THE FUSE

Halloween is definitely in the air. There are pumpkins and mums aplenty, alongside creative home decorations of spiderwebs, skeletons (I unabashedly love both those 12-foot ones and the groundbreakers!), and black cats galore. This is the first year that my own daughter has had plenty of opinions about what she likes, piping up as she reads more and more outstanding Halloween picture books in anticipation of this year’s Saturday celebrations. Whether or not you’re all-in on Halloween, here’s another thing that’s popping off right now: new YA book releases.