Welcome back to Season 3 of Bridges & Books!  

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On this episode, Frances and Robin talk about family relationships and interview Akemi Dawn Bowman, author of Starfish, The Infinity Courts, and many other YA novels. 

THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Animal Crossing villagers Dobie and Erik
• Three Ninjas
• The Cruel Prince
• Pride and Prejudice
• Pride and Prejudice: The Musical
• Percy Jackson
• Radio Silence
• Once and Future

SUPPORT AKEMI DAWN BOWMAN: 

• Starfish
• Summer Bird Blue
• Harley in the Sky
• The Infinity Courts
• The Genesis Wars
• Akemi’s middle-grade novels: Generation Misfits and Where the Lost Ones Go
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Website

Welcome back to Season 3 of Bridges & Books!  

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On this episode, Omisa & Robin talk about the importance of female friendships and interview Sajni Patel, author of The Knockout and My Sister’s Big Fat Indian Wedding.  

THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
• Emily Henry
• Roshani Chokshi 
• X-Men (TV Series)
• Mary Sue
• Percy Jackson series
• Calvin and Hobbes
• Emery Lord

SUPPORT SAJNI PATEL: 

• The Knockout
• My Sister’s Big Fat Indian Wedding
• Sajni’s adult romance novels: The Trouble with Hating You and First Love, Take Two  
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Website

Welcome back to Season 3 of Bridges & Books!  

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On this episode, Omisa & Frances talk about the publishing industry and interview Aden Polydoros, author of The City Beautiful, Project Pandora and its sequel Project Prometheus. He also has an upcoming novel, Bone Weaver, releasing this fall.  

Things Mentioned in this Episode: 

Harper Collins

Penguin Teen 

Scholastic

Cinderella

Publishing jobs

Antique fairs

Persephone and Hades

Achilles

Percy Jackson

Stephen King

Brass Armadillo

Antique folk belts

Online role plays

Dark Fantasy

Horror

Imperial Russian history

Grishaverse

Six of Crows series by Leigh Bardugo

Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

Star Wars

Support Aden Polydoros:

Project Pandora

Project Prometheus

The City Beautiful

Website

Twitter

Instagram

Facebook

Welcome back to the final episode of Season 2 of Bridges & Books!  

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On this episode of Bridges & Books, Riley and Tobi talk about being vulnerable when writing and interview Emery Lord, author of The Start of Me and You duology, The Names They Gave Us, and other books about teenage girls.  

Things mentioned in this episode:

Cake or real

Meet Cute

Dhionelle Clayton

Ashley Woodfolk

A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib

Saved!

Mandy Moore

Spotify Round-up

Support Emery Lord:

Open Road Summer

The Start of Me and You

When We Collided

The Names They Gave Us

The Map From Here To There

Website

Twitter

Instagram

Welcome back to Season 2 of Bridges & Books!

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On this episode, Robin, Molly, and Tobi talk about history we don’t hear about in school and Robin & Molly interview Christina Hammonds Reed, author of The Black Kids.

Things Mentioned in this Episode

• Clueless (1995)
• Colson Whitehead
• The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DÍaz
• One True Loves by Elise Bryant
• Elise Bryant
• Afterparties: Stories by Anthony Veasna So
• Yolk by Mary H. K. Choi
• LA Times - Understanding the Riots
• The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins by Brenda Stevenson
• Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 by Anna Deavere Smith
• A Love Song for Latasha

Support Christina Hammonds Reed

• The Black Kids
• Instagram

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On this episode of Bridges & Books, hosts Nick and Robin talk about sex education and consent and interview Sonia Hartl, author of The Lost Girls, Not Your #Lovestory, and Have a Little Faith in Me. 

Things Mentioned in this Episode:

• Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey
• I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre
• Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
• Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
• The Rope: A True Story of Murder, Heroism, and the Dawn of the NAACP by Alex Tresniowski

Support Sonia Hartl:

• The Lost Girls
• Not Your #Lovestory
• Have A Little Faith In Me
• Instagram
• Twitter

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On this episode, Robin & Riley talk about misogyny and interview Namina Forna, author of The Gilded Ones.  Later in the episode, we share an excerpt of Starless Skies and Broken Dreams, a self-published novel by teen author Sophia Kunkel. 

THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Redwall by Brian Jacques
• Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
• The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
• Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
• A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown
• Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
• Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
• I May Destroy You 
• Promising Young Woman 
• Cuties 
• 300

SUPPORT NAMINA FORNA: 

• The Gilded Ones
• The Merciless Ones
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Website

SUPPORT SOPHIA KUNKEL 

• Starless Skies and Broken Dreams 
• Instagram
• Blog  

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On this episode, Molly & Nick talk about the way the pandemic changed school activities and interview David Valdes, author of Spin Me Right Round.  Later in the episode, Tobi & Omisa interview Riley Kirk, the 2nd place winner of the 2021 Ralph Munn Creative Writing Contest in the “Short Prose” category.

THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Drive by the Cars
• Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves
• Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey
• Vitamin String Quartet
• Bridgerton
• Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
• Toni Morrison 
• The Boston Globe 
• Ready Player One (book and movie)
• The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Cordova
• Felix Ever After by Kacen Callendar
• They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
• The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
• Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
• Maurice by EM Forster
• Stranger Things
• Back to the Future
• Shameless
• Butterfly Effect
• Hamilton
• Taylor Swift
• Bo Burnham 
• Ralph Munn Creative Writing Contest (2021)
• Normal People by Sally Rooney
• John Green
• Out of Love by Hazel Hayes

SUPPORT DAVID VALDES:

• Spin Me Right Round
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Website

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On this episode, Tobi & Molly talk about joyful YA stories and interview Emery Lee, author of Meet Cute Diary.  Later in the episode, they interview high school student Dylan Shapiro and talk about his work in advocating for youth voices in policy movements.

THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Mulan
• Hero’s Journey
• All Signs Point to Yes edited by G. Haron Davis, Cam Montgomery, and Adrianne White
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
• Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
• Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
• Pittsburgh Public Schools: Student Voice 
• Steel City Stonewall Democrats

SUPPORT EMERY LEE: 

• Meet Cute Diary
• Pre-Order Café Con Lychee
• Pre-Order All Signs Point to Yes
• Twitter
• Instagram
• Website

 FOLLOW PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS: STUDENT VOICE 

• Instagram

CONTENT WARNING:  Please note that this episode of Bridges & Books contains discussions about death and grief.  We encourage you to take care of yourself and only listen to what makes you feel safe and comfortable. 

Welcome back to Season 2 of Bridges & Books!  

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On this episode, Molly & Riley talk about writing about therapy and interview Mason Deaver, author of I Wish You All the Best and The Ghosts We Keep. Later in the episode, Nick & Molly interview Connor Dalgaard, a teenage mental health advocate. 

THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

• Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli 
• Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender 
• Fools in Love: Fresh Twists on Romantic Tales edited by Ashley Herring Blake & Rebecca Podos
• Billie Eilish 
• Lady Bird 
• Honey Boy 
• Hereditary 
• The Farewell
• The Trevor Project
• The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson
• Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon 
• You Will Get Through This Night by Daniel Howell
• Stand Together 
• Hart’s Ladder of Youth Participation 

SUPPORT CONNOR DALGAARD: 

• Read Connor’s article on PublicSource “Activism beyond trends: How I went from a teenage reposter to a real world advocate”

SUPPORT MASON DEAVER:

• I Wish You All the Best 
• The Ghosts We Keep
• Pre-Order The Feeling of Falling in Love
• Instagram
• Website