Podcast: Hey YA

Vanessa and Erica get into a wide range of YA poetry, novels-in-verse, and other poetry-adjacent works in celebration of Poetry Month.
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News
10 Queer Historical YA Novels That Reclaim LGBTQ History
Vibe Check episode with United States Poet Laureate Ada Limón

Books Discussed
Blood Water Paint and Enter the Body by Joy McCullough
Poemhood: Our Black Revival by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, Taylor Byas
When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez
Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo
Home is Not a Country by Safia Elhilio
William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls by Ian Doescher, illustrated by Kent Barton
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet by Tony Keith Jr.
Just Another Epic Love Poem by Parisa Akhbari
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Erica highlights some new YA books out this week, which include a contemporary YA novel, a fantastical Lipan Apache mystery, a Caribbean-inspired fantasy, and an aro-ace contemporary romance.
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Books Discussed
We're Never Getting Home by Tracy Badua
Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger, illustrated by Rovina Cai
King of Dead Things by Nevin Holness
Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao
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It's time for a book club episode! This time, Vanessa and Erica discuss Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross.
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News
Watch the Trailer for TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN, Based on the John Green Novel

Books Discussed
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
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Erica discusses some new books she's been reading, which include a realistic graphic novel, a mystery/thriller, and a translated Korean dystopian novel.
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Books Discussed
Freshman Year by Sarah Mai
Six Truths and a Lie by Ream Shukairy
Snowglobe by Soyoung Park, translated by Joungmin Lee Comfort
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Vanessa and Erica discuss the treasure trove of late '90s nostalgia and hilarity that is the Shakespearean retelling 10 Things I Hate About You.
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News:
The High Cost of Ebooks Has Libraries Struggling and Seeking Legal Action
Here are the Finalists for the 59th Nebula Awards

Works Discussed:
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
10 Things I Hate About You
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Kelly is back to talk about 1999 YA—titles that are celebrating 25-year anniversaries this year.
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Links
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Turns 25
The Most Studied YA Books in Colleges and Universities
Walter Dean Myers Talks Book Banning, Writing for Troubled Kids
8 YA Authors on Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
15 years of Speak: An Interview with Laurie Halse Anderson

Books Discussed
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorthea Lange by Elizabeth Partridge
Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
Who Are You?: Voices of Mixed Race Young People edited by Pearl Fuyo Gaskins (Note that this appears out of print, but there are still copies available to purchase—it was a groundbreaking title)
Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
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Danika and Erica talk about their favorite queer YA books.
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News
‘Twilight’ Animated Series Being Shopped by Lionsgate Television
Reading Rainbow Documentary Trailer Drops
The Creator of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, Has Died
The Lesbrary

Books Discussed
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin by Kip Wilson
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Into the Light by Mark Oshiro
Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta
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Erica explores some YA books that center teen girls who find their voices through writing, just in time for Women's History Month.
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Books Discussed
We Are the Scribes by Randi Pink
Off the Record by Camryn Garrett
We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
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Vanessa and Erica discuss the latest YA book news and some great books they've read by Black authors.
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2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.
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News
Florida Residents Can Receive a Free Ripley’s Book
Ben & Jerry's Article: In a Month Meant to Celebrate Black History, Some Are Trying to Erase It
Libby Announces Their New Book Awards — Along With the Finalists
Our past Buddy Read of The Weight of Blood by Tiffany Jackson

Books Discussed
Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
Seven Minutes in Candyland by Brian Wasson
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
Out of Body by Nia Davenport
This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis

Shoutouts
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
Wild Tongues Can’t be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora, edited by Saraciea J. Fennell
Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney
The Making of Yolanda la Bruja by Lorraine Avila
Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party by Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, and Waldo E. Martin Jr.
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This week, Tirzah talks about two great queer YA classics retellings!
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Books Discussed
Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney
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Tirzah and Erica discuss romantic YA books of different genres — from mystery to fantasy and beyond.
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News
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez Adaptation In Development
A first look at the Adaptation of John Green's Turtles All the Way Down
Miami-Dade School Asks Parents for Consent for Black History Month Activities
1 in 4 Books Sold in France Are Comics

Books Discussed
Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
Northranger by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo
When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
Graceling series by Kristin Cashore
Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher
Before the Devil Knows You’re Here by Autumn Krause
The King Is Dead by Benjamin Dean
Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
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Erica talks about a new book out this week, as well as new historical fiction she's excited about.
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Books Discussed
Out of Body by Nia Davenport
A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur
A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic by Yi Shun Lai
This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings
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Tirzah and Erica discuss the ALA Youth Media Awards and some great YA short story collections.
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News
This Year’s Winners of the ALA Youth Media Awards

Books Discussed
Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater
The Collectors: Stories edited by A.S. King
Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter
Magic Has No Borders edited by Sona Charaipotra and Samira Ahmed
(Ab)Solutely Normal edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter
Man Made Monsters by Andrea L. Rogers, illustrated by Jeff Edwards
Study Break edited by Aashna Avachat
At Midnight: 15 Beloved Fairy Tales Reimagined edited by Dahlia Adler
Night of the Living Queers edited by Shelly Page
The Black Girl Survives in This One edited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell (April 2)
The Gathering Dark edited by Tori Bovalino
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This week, Tirzah recommends two funny madcap YA mysteries for your TBR!
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2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.
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Books Discussed
Murder on a School Night by Kate Weston
Trouble is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly
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Tirzah and Erica discuss YA nonfiction books that help with different avenues of self-improvement — from becoming more informed to money management.
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News
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
IA judge block SF 496
Illinois officially only state to ban book bans
Books Discussed
A Quick & Easy Guide to Consent and other A Quick & Easy Guide To books
The Sum of Us (Adapted for Young Readers): How Racism Hurts Everyone by Heather McGhee
Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us by Berna Anat, illustrated by Monique Sterling
This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell
This Is What I Know About Art by Kimberly Drew, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky
How to Money by Jean Katzky, Kathryn Tuggle, Nina Cosford
Wait, What?: A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up by Heather Corinna, illustrated by Isabella Rotman
Things We Haven’t Said edited by Erin Moulton
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Erica chops it up with a few new YA books with dragons.
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Books Discussed
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
Murtagh by Christopher Paolini
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Tirzah and Erica discuss some of their most-anticipated books for 2024 and make some book trend predictions.
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It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you (or a reader you know and love) hate carrying around bulky hardcovers, you're on a budget, you want a wider range of recommendations, or all of the above, you can now get a paperback subscription from TBR, curated just for you by one of our Bibliologists. The holidays are here, and we've got three different levels for gifting to suit every budget. Get all the details at mytbr.co.
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News
My Life with the Walter Boys renewed for season 2 already
Book Drama
Books Discussed
Starcrossed by Elizabeth C. Bunce
A Drop of Venom by Sajni Patel
Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
This Book Won’t Burn by Samira Ahmed
Into the Sunken City by Dinesh Thiru
Kill Her Twice by Stacey Lee
You’re Breaking My Heart by Olugbemisola Rhuday Perkovich
There is a Door in This Darkness by Kristin Cashore
The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton
The Brightwood Code by Monica Hesse
Poemhood: Our Black Revival, edited by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, and Taylor Byas
Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Ayimidi-Ibike and Adiba Jaigirdar
Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo
Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield
Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender
First Test: The Graphic Novel by Tamora Pierce, Devin Grayson, and Becca Farrow
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Tirzah and Erica are off this holiday week, but we thought it would be fun to share a rerun of our most anticipated books of 2023, which originally aired on January 4, 2023.
Tirzah and Erica discuss some YA books coming out in the first half of 2023 that they're super excited about.
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Show Notes:
The 2023 Reading Log!
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
The Lake House by Sarah Beth Durst
The Buried and the Bound by Rochelle Hassan
Break Up From Hell by Ann Davila Cardinal
Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood
All That’s Left to Say by Emery Lord
My Flawless Life by Yvonne Woon
When the Vibe is Right by Sarah Dass
She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
Wolfwood by Marianna Baer
The Sum of Us (Adapted for Young Readers): How Racism Hurts Everyone by Heather McGee
You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron
Mysteries of Thorn Manor by  Margaret Rogerson
Every Gift a Curse by Caroline O'Donoghue
Some Shall Break by Ellie Marney
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Tirzah and Erica take a look at the best YA books they've read this year, talk adaptation news, and discuss a few things they want to watch for the holidays.
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News
Adaptation of Lara Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Donnell is in the works!

Books Discussed
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
Invisible Son by Kim Johnson
Enter the Body by Joy McCullough
The Apothecary Diaries by Natsu Hyuuga, illustrated by Nekokurage
A Long Stretch of Bad Days by Mindy McGinnis
The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
Into the Bright Open by Cherie Dimaline
Look Back by Tatsuki Fujimoto
The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz
Northranger by Rey Terciero, illustrated by Bre Indigo
Cat + Gamer Wataru Nadatani
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter
A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti
The entire Graceling series by Kristin Cashore
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) by Natsu Hyuuga, illustrated by Touko Shino
Our Cursed Love by Julie Abe
Accountable by Dashka Slater
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This week, Tirzah recommends two books with grumpy/sunshine pairings in YA romance!
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Books Discussed
Charming as a Verb by Ben Phillipe
Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
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