Hey YA
342 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★ - 154 ratingsFrom great new books to favorite classic reads, from news to the latest in on-screen adaptations, Hey YA is here to elevate the exciting world of young adult lit.
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94.5: Extra Credit: Community is Everything
June 02, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutesTirzah talks about the fifth anniversary edition of an important queer YA book! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed: You Know Me Well by David Levithan and Nina LaCour Late to the Party by Kelly Quindlen Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya ...
We Murdered No One, and There Were No Bacchanals
May 26, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutesTirzah and Hannah welcome special guest Sheba Karim, whose latest book is about a topic near and dear to Hannah and Tirzah’s hearts–stories about college and other post-high school experiences. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Show Notes Books for Hope The M...
93.5: Extra Credit: Were You An Extracurriculars Teen or After School Job Teen?
May 19, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutesThis week on Hey YA: Extra Credit, Tirzah talks about some great YA books that highlight working class teens with jobs! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Books Discussed: My Best Everything by Sarah Tomp Jackpot by Nic Stone Get It Together, Delilah! by Erin Gough Permanent Record by Mary H.K. Choi Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King Charming As a Verb by Ben Ph...
It Doesn't Add Up, and It's Not Because I'm Bad at Math
May 12, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutesHannah and Tirzah talk generation gaps, chronological problems, intergenerational relationships, and multigenerational stories. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Show notes The Bookseller mixup Cases of mistaken identity: Adam Silvera and Mohsin Zaidi Hannah and Stephanie Kuehn Tirzah and Angeline Boulley Books! The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen The Assignmen...
92.5: Extra Credit: The Things I'd Do For a New Melina Marchetta Book
May 05, 2021 10:00 - 19 minutesThis week, Tirzah discusses her love of everything written by Australian author Melina Marchetta, provides a run-down of her YA fiction, and recommends a few different entry points! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Books Discussed: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marc...
Everything Is Feudal Europe
April 28, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutesHannah and Tirzah talk about exciting news from Disney-Hyperion and then dive into standalone high fantasy. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Show notes Disney-Hyperion news “Brown for No Reason” article Beauty by Robin McKinley Sunshine by Robin McKinley C...
91.5: Extra Credit: Coming Soon to a Podcast and VOD Near You
April 21, 2021 10:00 - 7 minutesSummer’s nearly here, and everybody loves summer reading! Hannah is here to give you a preview of some of the books she and Tirzah plan on reading (or revisiting) this summer in order to watch the video on-demand screen adaptations of, and then they’ll be talking about them on the podcast. Please read and watch alongside us, and let us know what you’re thinking on social media! And stay tuned for episodes all summer long, of course. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, ...
I Found Myself in Walmart
April 14, 2021 10:00 - 50 minutesHannah and Tirzah give a lesson on the history of publishing’s paperback and hardcover divide, and intersections with socioeconomic classes, capitalism, and more….then they talk about small and indie presses, which makes for a lot of overlap with the paperback conversation, actually! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you bu...
90.5: Extra Credit: It's Too On the Nose
April 07, 2021 10:00 - 10 minutesHappy Poetry Month! Hannah dives into twenty years’ worth of narrative verse–and a little standalone poetry, too. Also, Kelly’s baby is here and adorable, hooray! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Show Notes Elizabeth Acevedo Melanie Crowder Allan Wolf Stop Pretending by Sonya Sones Saving Red by Sonya Sones The Lightning Dreamer by Margarita Engle A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson How I Discovered Poetry ...
Abraham Lincoln Was Gay!
March 31, 2021 13:37 - 1 hourKelly departs for maternity leave a few days early, so Hey YA gives an early welcome to its new interim co-host, Book Riot’s own Tirzah Price! Tirzah and Hannah already co-host the Read Harder podcast, part of Book Riot’s InsidEars perks, so they recommend a number of YA books that hit many of the Read Harder challenge tasks. This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Show Notes Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore Miss Me...
89.5: Extra Credit: Bookishly Honoring the Victims of the Atlanta Shootings
March 24, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutesThere is a lot more important work to be done, but it didn’t seem right to ignore the white supremacist terrorist act last week in Atlanta, so Hannah invited Japanese-American author Misa Sugiura to the podcast to discuss some AAPI YA authors that are a little more under the radar than the ones you’ve heard of. One book for each author is linked; the show discusses the authors’ bodies of work. Misa is the author of It’s Not Like It’s a Secret, Love and Other Natural Disasters, and This Time ...
What Do We Do When We're Done With Nancy Drew?
March 17, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourHannah and Kelly talk about awesome YA historical fiction featuring female leads and dig into YA mysteries — where have they gone? Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES Mazie by Melanie Crowder The Degenerates by J. Albert Mann Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed The Kingdom of...
88.5: Hey YA Extra Credit: In Honor of My Job Interviews...
March 10, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutesIn honor of job interview season in the academic world, Hannah gets introspective and considers what makes a good educator, highlighting five YA books with dope educators in them. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Show Notes Education for Critical Consciousness by Paulo Freire Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire Dear Martin by Nic Stone A Cloud of Outrag...
Black Futures and More
March 03, 2021 11:00 - 56 minutesHannah and Kelly talk about teens and traumatic content, then highlight a range of Black science fiction and fantasy reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. SHOW NOTES “A Utah School Made Black History Month Optional. Then It Reversed Itself.” “Utah School Re...
Extra Credit: YA Horror and the Summer Scares
February 24, 2021 11:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBKelly highlights this year’s YA Summer Scares horror selections. Get to know some rad horror books and a rad horror-focused program. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. SHOW NOTES Summer Scares 2021 Winners and Program Information The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Di...
87.5: Extra Credit: YA Horror and the Summer Scares
February 24, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutesKelly highlights this year’s YA Summer Scares horror selections. Get to know some rad horror books and a rad horror-focused program. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. SHOW NOTES Summer Scares 2021 Winners and Program Information The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Di...
The Romance Elephant
February 17, 2021 11:00 - 56 minutesHannah and Kelly dive into YA books without romance, then highlight excellent romance YA books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. SHOW NOTES 100 Must-Read YA Books With Little or No Romance Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Su...
86.5: Extra Credit: YA for Tweens and Younger Teens
February 10, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutesKelly and guest author Tiffany Schmidt talk about Cynthia Leitich Smith’s recently re-released book Rain Is Not My Indian Name and dig into where the YA for younger YA readers is. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Show Notes Get a Clue by Tiffany Schmidt Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler See omnystudio.com/lis...
Nightmare in a Crowd
February 03, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourHannah and Kelly talk about the ALA Youth Media Award winners and honorees, then dig into imaginary YA book titles, pairing them with real YA books and/or dream titles. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. SHOW NOTES ALA Youth Media Award announcements All Thirte...
85.5: Extra Credit: When I Hear "Steam Engine," I Think Of Jack and Kate Running Through the Boiler Room
January 27, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutesHannah and special guest Emily Blaeser compare their experiences on YALSA’s Amazing Audiobooks committee and talk about the best in YA recordings….but first about Mary Roach, Anastasia Krupnik, and Kristy Thomas’ girl gang. Hannah forgets the word but knows some examples of antanaclasis in English and French. Also, it’s Lupin, not lapin 🐇! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA new...
Coming Soon: Smizecream
January 20, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutesHannah and Kelly talk about YA books set in super short time frames, as well as YA books about the end of the world. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. SHOW NOTES Tyra Banks’s Smizecream Modelland by Tyra Banks The Wig, the Bitch and the Meltdown by Jay Manuel...
84.5: Extra Credit: Food and Wine, Chips and Cheese, Picture Books and YA
January 13, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutesHannah recommends recent picture books that go well with some YA favorites and under-sung gems. She is also happy to provide potato chip and cheese pairings upon request via Twitter or Instagram 😉 Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Show Notes Balletball by Erin ...
You Wear a Belt for That?
January 06, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutesHannah and Kelly talk about YA books that have been reissued, modernized, or turned into graphic novels and highlight great writing guides by YA authors. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES Finding My Voice by Marie Myung-Ok Lee Judy Blume (including Forever) Graceling by Kristin Cashore Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta Winterkeep by Kristin ...
Extra Credit: Fat Girls in YA
December 16, 2020 17:35 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBKelly and guest Crystal Maldonado talk about the 2007 YA book My Big Fat Manifesto by Susan Vaught and how FAT isn’t a bad word. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado My Big Fat Manifesto by Susan Vaught “Headless Fatties” by Dr. Charlotte Cooper Crystal on Instagram and Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener ...
83.5: Extra Credit: Fat Girls in YA
December 16, 2020 17:35 - 47 minutesKelly and guest Crystal Maldonado talk about the 2007 YA book My Big Fat Manifesto by Susan Vaught and how FAT isn’t a bad word. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado My Big Fat Manifesto by Susan Vaught “Headless Fatties” by Dr. Charlotte Cooper Crystal on Instagram and Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener f...
The R Word and the X Word and YA in Translation
December 09, 2020 11:00 - 56 minutesKelly and Hannah take a deep dive into YA nonfiction and YA books in translation, two categories deserving of more love and attention. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES SET (the game) “The Five Types of Nonfiction” by Melissa Stewart All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott Not Funny Ha-Ha by Leah Hayes Almost Americ...
82.5: Extra Credit: Backlist Gems from YA Award Winners
December 02, 2020 11:00 - 12 minutesKelly highlights five excellent award-winning YA authors and the backlist titles of theirs you shouldn’t miss. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES Bone Gap by Laura Ruby Bad Apple by Laura Ruby Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds Yaqui Delgado Wants To Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina ...
The Holiday All-Request Recommendation Show
November 25, 2020 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBKelly and Hannah answer listener requests for book recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES Short story collection. Preferably fiction and/or fun/uplifting Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet; Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan; Take the Mic edited by Bethany C. Morrow; Snow in Love; Hope Nation edited by Rose Brock; The Radical ...
81.5: Extra Credit: Fascism! That's Cheery!
November 18, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutesIn her first solo Extra Credit episode, Hannah tries not to get too mired in despair and instead focuses on the lessons she learned from Mark Bray on antifascism. This episode is sponsored by Kingdom of Sea and Stone by Mara Rutherford, published by Inkyard Press. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Show Notes Antifa: The Antifascist Handbook by Mark Bray Anger i...
Oops/You're Welcome
November 11, 2020 11:00 - 50 minutesHannah and Kelly record a podcast during the longest week ever and talk about under the radar 2020 reads and books they plan to read before the year ends. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer with Fierce Reads; and Kingdom of Sea and Stone by Mara Rutherford, published by Inkyard Press. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To ge...
80.5: Extra Credit: Becoming a Teacher and YA Reader with Tim Milner
November 04, 2020 14:41 - 33 minutesHannah and special guest Tim Milner reminisce about high school together and talk becoming YA readers a little late in life and becoming teachers after brief forays into other careers. Tim is a bit lacking in his TBR and needs your book recommendations! This episode is sponsored by Smash It! by Francina Simone, published by Inkyard Press Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA news...
Welcome To Hey YA
October 29, 2020 20:00 - 2 minutesFrom great new books to favorite classic reads, from news to the latest in on-screen adaptations, the Hey YA podcast is here to elevate the exciting world of young adult lit. Join hosts Kelly Jensen and Sarah Hannah Gómez on Wednesdays for recommendations, news, and lots of discussion about all things YA! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What Even Is An Oak Tree?
October 28, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutesKelly and Hannah take a look at the settings present and absent in YA books and what they wish they saw more commonly, then highlight YA set in the rural US and across the globe. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer with Fierce Reads; and Smash It! by Francina Simone, published by Inkyard Press. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitche...
79.5: Extra Credit: Ghost Stories
October 21, 2020 10:00 - 12 minutesKelly dives into the wide world of YA ghost stories. This episode is sponsored by Skyhunter by Marie Lu, with Fierce Reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Show Notes I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina We Speak in Storms by Natalie Lund Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour The Forgotten Girl by India Hill Brow...
Get In Loser. We're Going Podcasting.
October 14, 2020 10:00 - 57 minutesKelly and new Hey YA host Hannah talk about girls in sports and dig into great stand-alone YA science fiction and fantasy books. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s mystery thriller podcast, Read or Dead; Winter White and Wicked by Shannon Dittemore; and White Fox by Sara Faring, with Fierce Reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES “Why We Need M...
78.5: Extra Credit: Book Clubbing SLOPPY FIRSTS with Kristina Forest
October 07, 2020 10:00 - 48 minutesKelly and YA author Kristina Forest talk about Megan McCafferty’s Sloppy Firsts, digging into suburban angst, finding yourself, and Marcus Flutie. This episode is sponsored by How to Do It Now by Leslie Josel from Lerner Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Show Notes I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest Sl...
I Put A Spell On You
September 30, 2020 10:00 - 42 minutesVanessa and Liberty are sitting in this week, talking about recent YA releases and which witchy YA reads they love, witch, er, which makes for a spellbinding new episode! This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; Oni Lion Forge Publishing Group; and Macmillan Audio. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our ...
77.5: Extra Credit: Extolling The Virtues of Darius The Great Is Not OK
September 23, 2020 13:29 - 10 minutesSpecial guest Jessica Pryde, of our When In Romance podcast, dives into Darius The Great Is Not OK by Adib Khorram. This episode is sponsored by Tor Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Live Experience
September 16, 2020 10:00 - 52 minutesEric and Kelly come to you LIVE from YA-Hoo Fest!, talking great books for new YA readers and what they can’t wait to read this fall. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life, My Riot by Rick Spears (Author) Emmett Helen (Illustrator) from Oni Lion Forge Publishing Group, and Dead Dudes by Christopher Sebela (Author) Ben Sears (Illustrator) from Oni Lion Forge Publishing Group. Subscribe to the podc...
Extra Credit: Retellings
September 09, 2020 10:00 - 15 minutesSpecial guest Jessica Pryde, of our When In Romance podcast, talks about her favorite YA retellings! This episode is sponsored by Lerner Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Books Discussed: Pride by Ibi Zoboi Heart of Iron and Soul of Stars by Ashley Poston The Only Thing Worse than Me is You by Lily Anderson Stone Field by Christy Lenzi The Wrath and t...
Your Heart Still Has Feeling
September 02, 2020 10:00 - 37 minutesEric and Kelly talk about YA where fandoms clash, followed by a recommendationpalooza of recent YA horror. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life., Ever After by Olivia Vieweg, from Lerner Books, and Like Spilled Water by Jennie Liu from Lerner Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in ...
Extra Credit: Cemetery Boys and Bad Choices with Aiden Thomas
August 26, 2020 10:00 - 17 minutesEric is joined by Aiden Thomas, author of the highly anticipated debut novel Cemetery Boys, to talk favorite backlist titles and bad reading location decisions. This episode is sponsored by Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest, with Fierce Reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Bl...
The Real Deal On IP
August 19, 2020 10:00 - 37 minutesEric and Kelly talk YA romance you may have missed this year and take a deep dive into what IP work is and why it’s likely you love it. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; Amulet Books and Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko; and Skyhunter by Marie Lu. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA ...
Extra Credit: Latinx YA Extravaganza
August 12, 2020 16:04 - 44 minutesKelly and guest host Carmen of @TomesandTextiles offer up a pile of incredible Latinx backlist YA books for your reading needs. This episode is sponsored by Random House Books for Young Readers and GetUnderlined.com. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork Labyrinth Lost by Zo...
Teens Who Raise Their Voices
August 05, 2020 10:00 - 37 minutesEric and Kelly take a deep dive into YA books that feature protests, as well as YA books with extensive casts. This episode is sponsored by Read or Dead, Book Riot’s mystery/thriller podcast; TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; and Flatiron Books, publishers of Court of Lions by Somaiya Daud. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for ...
Extra Credit: The Get Booked Handsell
July 29, 2020 10:00 - 7 minutesAs a special bonus for Hey YA listeners, please enjoy this ode to Meg Medina from Get Booked’s Amanda Nelson. This episode is sponsored by the Kids These Days Podcast. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Time Is Meaningless
July 22, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutesEric and Kelly are back to talk about YA set in the ’90s and short YA reads for short attention spans. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes made by Book Riot, The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune, and Avatar, The Last Airbender: The Rise of Kyoshi. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA news...
72.5: Extra Credit: Must-Read Fantasy Series
July 15, 2020 10:00 - 13 minutesJenn Northington of Get Booked and SFF Yeah fills in for Eric to talk about two must-read fantasy series! This episode is sponsored by The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee The Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choi...
The Baby-Sitters Club Adaptation is Everything
July 08, 2020 10:00 - 58 minutesKelly and special guest Amma Marfo talk about The Baby-Sitters Club on Netflix. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes made by Book Riot, Flatiron Books, publishers of Mirage by Somaiya Daud, and In the Neighborhood of True By Susan Kaplan Carlton, new from Algonquin Young Readers. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations,...
71.5: Extra Credit: Katie Cotugno and the Rules for Being a Girl
July 01, 2020 13:30 - 18 minutesEric is joined by Katie Cotugno, New York Times bestselling author of novels like 99 Days, and recently, Rules for Being a Girl with Candace Bushnell, to talk favorite backlist titles and what it’s like working with a legend. This episode is sponsored by Humanity’s Gauntlet: The Archons Rise by Brian A. Sieteski. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES 99 D...