There is so much to talk about when you talk about YA! From relationships to gender to diversity…the list never ends. That’s why we were excited when Teenreads.com reviewer Charles Payseur said he’d break down two YA panel discussions that he recently attended at WisCon, a feminist science fiction convention that takes place in Wisconsin every year. The first featured guest of honor Hiromi Goto and talked about YA novels that don’t fixate on romance. The second, which featured guest of honor N.K. Jemisin, talked the role of race and identiy in YA fantasies. Read below for more details on these fascinating talks and the convention as a whole --- maybe you’ll be inspired to attend in the future!

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