You can, of course, but anthologies are designed for picking up and putting down, meaning they can be great for slumps or for short reads between big books.
One thing that makes YA anthologies an awesome reading option is that you don’t have to read them cover to cover. This year and next year are promising a host of exciting and necessary YA anthologies, with something for every kind of reader. Be sure to follow along with us on our Bookstagram account on Instagram. Read our site’s other literature reviews.
There are new editors and voices within these collections, as well as established and beloved creators. Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America, edited by Ibi Zoboi, is out now from Harper Collins. They’re covering a wide range of fascinating topics across a big swath of genres and styles. We continue to be in an age where YA anthologies are thriving. Why did the editors choose these authors or arrange the contents in a specific way? As someone who has edited three YA anthologies, I find anthologies even more fascinating than I did prior to doing the behind-the-scenes work. You get a taste of an author’s writing without committing to a whole book, you get to see how different authors take on a theme or topic, and you get the opportunity to consider the choices that went into the creation of the anthology. There are so many things about anthologies that make them compelling.
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