Bookish: How did wewe decide on a YA novel adaptation for your inayofuata project?
Evan Daugherty: I was looking at a lot of things – a lot of comic books–and kusoma a lot of books, and in the process of that…I read five of these YA books. I read “Pure” kwa Julianna Baggott, “Legend” [by Marie Lu], “Delirium” [by Lauren Oliver] and “This Dark Endeavor” [by Kenneth Oppel]–it’s kind of a cool, young adult version of the “Frankenstein” story.
Bookish: So wewe obviously read some maarufu stuff being shopped around–why did wewe choose to adapt ”Divergent?”
ED: It’s a mutual...

Teen Read Week was October 14th through 20th, but here at The Hub, we’re celebrating for ten days so we can bring wewe interviews, guest posts, videos, and zaidi with each of the authors whose vitabu made this year’s Teens’ juu Ten. Today we feature Veronica Roth, whose book Divergent is #1 on this year’s list.

Divergent is a book about bravery, self-determination, friendship, family, loyalty, and making choices. It is a book that positively captivated (not just) teen readers across the nation, myself included. When aliyopewa the opportunity, I jumped at the chance to ask Veronica Roth a few...