Tea or Books? #74: YA (yay or nay?) and Stoner vs The Easter Parade

Young Adult fiction – are we fans? And Richard Yates vs John Williams.   In the first half of this episode, we venture into potentially controversial territory as we discuss young adult (YA) fiction, and whether or not we think

Young Adult fiction – are we fans? And Richard Yates vs John Williams.

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In the first half of this episode, we venture into potentially controversial territory as we discuss young adult (YA) fiction, and whether or not we think it should be in our reading diet. In the second half, we pit two mid-century American novels against each other: Stoner by John Williams and The Easter Parade by Richard Yates.

Do let us know what you’d choose! The article about Stoner that I mention is on Victoria’s blog here.

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Books and authors we mention in this episode are:

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm by Gil North

Dickens by Osbert Sitwell

Mrs Tim Carries On by D.E. Stevenson

Diana Tempest by Mary Cholmondeley

Red Pottage by Mary Cholmondeley

Point Horror

Sweet Valley High

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk

Thomas Hardy

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

The Spare Room by Helen Garner

I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

Anne of Green Gables

The Easter Party by Vita Sackville-West

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

Young Hearts Crying by Richard Yates

Time Will Darken It by William Maxwell

Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes