Figures last year were the lowest for 11 years, with an overcrowded market and focus on ‘worthy’ books among the factors blamed

From John Green to The Hunger Games, teen/YA fiction is a bit like the fashion industry in that once something becomes ‘on trend’, there’s a tendency for everyone to jump on the bandwagon. However, is this really what we should be doing?

Silverfish: ‘a fast-paced novel, bursting with surprises’

Books aimed at teenagers are becoming more and more simplistic in their language and formulaic in their plots, argues site member Hawwa. Why is this and what can be done about it?

Did you know every two days, humans generate as much data as we did from the dawn of history up until 2003? AJ Steiger on how the internet means teenagers are more connected and empowered than ever before… but more vulnerable too – and how our books reflect this duality

As the world becomes ever more urbanised and with fewer opportunities to connect to the wild, teens are turning to dystopian fiction, such as The Hunger Games and Divergent, to get their fix of nature