MY TOP 17 OF 2017

According to Goodreads, I read 83 books on this past revolution around the sun. Of those, here are my 17 favorite in no particular order. To be clear, these are not "THE TOP 17 BOOKS OF THE YEAR!!" or anything like that. They're simply the books I liked most of the ones I read. Some …

WELCOME HOME COVER REVEAL

Today, YA Books Central is hosting the cover reveal and a giveaway for WELCOME HOME, the adoption-themed anthology edited by Eric Smith in which I have a story! The other contributors include Adi Alsaid, Nic Stone, Dave Connis, Helene Dunbar, Libby Cudmore, Lauren Gibaldi, Matthew Quinn Martin, Mindy McGinnis, Sammy Nickalls, Shannon M. Parker, Karen Akins, Erica M. …

MY FAV READS OF 2016

Happy holidays, friends! According to Goodreads, I read 77 books this year. Of those, I tweeted a thread of my favorite 16 starting here. Retweet this tweet by the end of 2016 (Pacific Time) for a chance to win your choice from my favs. (Sorry, US only!)

SUMMER READING 2016

When I first began teaching at my current school, I basically commandeered the summer reading assignment from my department chair at the time. Thankfully, he was a good sport about it. Being an avid YA reader, making this list of options has been one of my favorite things to do each year. Sadly, since I'm …

THE 1%

I received an email from Goodreads today telling me I'm in the top 1% of reviewers (in terms of number of reviews written). I don't know why, but I found it funny--especially since it included a link to my most popular review: Deep, right? Anyway, if you're over on Goodreads, send me a friend request. …

AUGUST IN REVIEW

Here's what I've been up to: What I've been writing... Still working on rewriting that weird YA dark fantasy. I'm about halfway through the rewrite, and I've actually been having a tough time making much progress. Sometimes that's just how it goes, though. Also, I think anxiety about my impending book release and the start …

JULY IN REVIEW

Here's what I've been up to: What I've been writing... I'm about a third of the way through a complete rewrite of a story I drafted in the fall/winter. I don't want to give too much away, but it's a YA dark fantasy featuring a girl, a boy, a goblin, a talking whale, a cult, …

JUNE IN REVIEW

Here's what I've been up to: What I've been writing... I finished a round of revisions on my WIP. Hoping to send it out on submission soon. As of now, it's titled WHEN SOMETHING DISAPPEARS LIKE IT NEVER EXISTED. Elevator pitch: It's a contemporary/urban YA about two former best friends named Nasir and Bunny. Bitter about Bunny's …

MY FIRST TWITTER GIVEAWAY!

Ahoy, party people. I'm running my FIRST EVER giveaway for AN INFINITE NUMBER OF PARALLEL UNIVERSES over in the Twittersphere. Check it out below and act quickly! https://twitter.com/randyribay/status/610880181478232065

UPCOMING MG/YA BOOKS IN 2015

Are you that super cool kid who likes to know about stuff BEFORE everyone else? I bet you are, you sly devil. In that spirit, here's a great list compiled by Ami Allen-Vath of middle grade and young adult books hitting the shelves in 2015. I might be biased, since mine's on there!