Episodes

  • 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 hr and 3 mins
  • 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 mins
  • "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 hr and 8 mins
  • 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 mins
  • Lies x3: June's Best YA Releases

    Lies x3: June's Best YA Releases
    Jun 19 2024
    Kelly and Erica talk about an exciting book release + adaptation combo and get into YA books released this month that you should have on your TBR. 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 New Hunger Games book + Movie! Books Discussed Kelly's Picks: Adventures of Mary Jane by Hope Jahren Adventures of Huck Finn by Mark Twain James by Percival Everett The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson Sundown Towns by James Loewen There Is A Door in the Darkness by Kristin Cashore Where Wolves Don’t Die by Anton Treur Shift Happens: The History of Labor in the United States by J. Albert Mann Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning by Ibrim X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds Erica's picks: Girls Like Her by Melanie Sumrow The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson Sleep Like Death and Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron We Shall Be Monsters by Tara Sim Dancers of the Dawn by Afzal Zulekha Huda F Cares? by Huda Fahmy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Hey YA Extra Credit: Popular Manga Every Librarian Should Have on Their Shelves This Summer

    Hey YA Extra Credit: Popular Manga Every Librarian Should Have on Their Shelves This Summer
    Jun 12 2024
    If you're a librarian looking to boost your manga stock, these are some bangers to have on your shelves for summer reading. 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 One Piece by Eiichiro Oda Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi Kaguya-sama: Love Is War by Aka Akasaka Cardcaptor Sakura by CLAMP Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama Demon Slayer by Koyoharu Gotouge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 mins
  • History Repeats Itself; So Does Hope: YA SFF + A Conversation with Paula Yoo

    History Repeats Itself; So Does Hope: YA SFF + A Conversation with Paula Yoo
    Jun 5 2024
    This week, guest host Sharifah offers up some excellent backlist science fiction and fantasy recommendations, and Kelly chats with author Paula Yoo about YA nonfiction 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! Head to mytbr.co to subscribe. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher Rising From The Ashes by Paula Yoo From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement by Paula Yoo Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away by Candy J. Cooper Revolution in Our Time by Kekla Magoon Made in Asian America: A History for Young People by Erika Lee and Christina Soontornvat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Hey YA Extra Credit: 2024 YA Adaptation News So Far

    Hey YA Extra Credit: 2024 YA Adaptation News So Far
    May 29 2024
    Kelly highlights several of the YA adaptation news stories from 2024 so far, including queer romance, a lush historical story, a reboot, 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! Head to mytbr.co to subscribe. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News The Maze Runner Reboot Sky’s End Film In Nightfall Adaptation The Davenports Adaptation at Amazon Prime The Gossip Mill from The New Yorker Elliot Page options The Darkness Outside Us I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter to Amazon with America Ferrera The Sky Blues adaptation A live-action Teen Titans is in the works Is there an animated Twilight in the works? Little White Lies by Jennifer L. Barnes optioned for adaptation Alex Van Helsing adaptation news Hook’s Daughter adaptation news The Ranger’s Apprentice adaptation news Heartbreakers–a series by Life With The Walter Boys author Ali Novak–optioned for adaptation, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins