Episodios

  • Movies Are Too Dark and Books Are Too Long

    Movies Are Too Dark and Books Are Too Long
    Aug 14 2024
    Kelly and Erica discuss August's new must-read YA releases. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News Francine Pascal dies at 92 A first look at the Uglies Netflix adaptation The Uglies adaptation is actually happening Books Discussed Hovergirls by Geneva Bowers Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang The Girl with No Reflection by Keshe Chow A Banh Mi for Two by Trinity Nguyen This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings The Medici Heist by Caitlin Schneiderhan The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko Come Out, Come Out by Natalie C. Parker Ruin Road by Lamar Giles Imaginary Borders by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Hey YA Extra Credit: Books That Match My Summer Playlist

    Hey YA Extra Credit: Books That Match My Summer Playlist
    Aug 7 2024
    Erica mixes and matches her summer playlist with YA books that keep the same energy. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Songs Mentioned Mamushi by Meg Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba Good Luck, Babe by Chappell Roan Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter Nasty by Tinashe Books Discussed A Song Below Water and A Chorus Rises by Bethany C. Morrow A Thousand Steps Into Night by Traci Chee The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes Café Con Lychee by Emery Lee A Girl's Guide to Love & Magic by Debbie Rigaud Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 m
  • "Monsters Are The Ultimate Other" [Corrected file]

    "Monsters Are The Ultimate Other" [Corrected file]
    Jul 31 2024
    Erica talks about recent library finds and Kelly interviews author and editor Rob Costello about short story collections, horror, and queer reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed My Lady Jane (on Prime) Cat + Gamer by Wataru Nadatani A Certain October by Angela Johnson A Sign of Affection, Vol. 2 by Suu Morishita Space Trash Vol. 1 by Jenn Woodall We Mostly Come Out of Night edited by Rob Costello Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter Looking for Love in All The Haunted Places by Claire Kann The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick The Marbury Lens and Passenger by Andrew Smith All These Bodies by Kendare Blake Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters Monstrous Affections edited by Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant Slasher Girls & Monster Boys edited by April Genevieve Tucholke Night of the Living Queers edited by Shelly Page and Alex Brown Our Shadows Have Claws edited by Yamile Saied Méndez and Amparo Ortiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 2 m
  • Hey YA Extra Credit: Exciting Fall 2024 YA Nonfiction Releases

    Hey YA Extra Credit: Exciting Fall 2024 YA Nonfiction Releases
    Jul 24 2024
    Kelly highlights some of the most exciting YA nonfiction hitting shelves this fall, including several works of graphic nonfiction. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote by Michael Eric Dyson, Marc Favreau (September 10) Shift Happens by J. Albert Mann Unequal: A Story of America by Michael Eric Dyson and Marc Favreau Spirit Sleuths: How Magicians and Detectives Exposed the Ghost Hoaxes by Gail Jarrow (September 10) Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I’d Known by George M. Johnson and illustrated by Charly Palmer (September 24) Don’t Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey from Sudan to America by Achut Deng, Keely Hutton (October 8) A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah Side Quest: A Visual History of Role Playing Games by Samuel Sattin and Steenz (October 8) Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari (October 15) Ay, Mija by Christine Suggs I Was There American Dream by Malaka Gahrib Visitations by Corey Egbert (November 19) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 m
  • Sus Watering Adventures

    Sus Watering Adventures
    Jul 17 2024
    Erica and Kelly highlight some of the best new YA releases hitting shelves in July. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News The New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century Books Discussed Feed by MT Anderson The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Unbecoming by Seema Yasmin We Don’t Have Time For This by Brianna Craft Portrait of a Shadow by Meriam Metoui The White Guy Dies First edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker The Black Girl Survives In This One edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell We Mostly Come Out at Night edited by Rob Costello Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror Delight edited by Shelly Page The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington Not About a Boy by Myah Hollis So Witches We Became by Jill Baguchinsky Mammoth by Jill Baguchinsky The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield Reese Witherspoon's LitUp Program A Sign of Affection, Vol. 1 by Suu Morishita, translated by Christine Dashiell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 3 m
  • Hey YA Extra Credit: Celebrate Disability Pride Month With Righteous Fury and Changelings

    Hey YA Extra Credit: Celebrate Disability Pride Month With Righteous Fury and Changelings
    Jul 10 2024
    Erica offers up some YA books led by disabled characters to celebrate Disability Pride Month. There's a queer Greek retelling, autistic changelings, and a little polyamory, as a treat. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and Links Discussed Disability Pride Month Iron Widow's character bios Disability Visibility for Young Readers by Alice Wong Icarus by K. Ancrum Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 m
  • "Nobody Reads Like a YA Reader"

    "Nobody Reads Like a YA Reader"
    Jul 3 2024
    This week, Erica talks about YA from earlier in 2024 you may have missed and Kelly talks with author Hope Jahren about remixing classic literature for YA readers, writing for multiple audiences, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, illustrated by Emily Cannon Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill Blue Period by Tsubasa Yamaguchi, translated by Ajani Oloye One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzō, translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash Adventures of Mary Jane by Hope Jahren Lab Girl and The Story of More by Hope Jahren James by Percival Everett Hope Jahren's website (psst, educators: she does free Zoom visits!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h y 8 m
  • Hey YA Extra Credit: 50 Years of THE CHOCOLATE WAR

    Hey YA Extra Credit: 50 Years of THE CHOCOLATE WAR
    Jun 26 2024
    Kelly talks about the history and legacy of Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War for its 50th anniversary, including its long-running favor among book banners. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier Cormier Archives on Censorship Cormier Archives letter to Liz New York Times on Cormier and The Chocolate War's Censorship Legacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 m