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September 13, 2023 Fix Your Broken Heart, Blah Blah Blah — Indie YA Publishers
Erica and Tirzah discuss some Indie publishers that publish YA books that you should know about.
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News:
Illustrator of A Wrinkle in Time cover gets their due
23 Covers of A Wrinkle in Time Ranked
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Books Mentioned:
A Warning About Swans by R.M. Romero (Peachtree)
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero (Cinco Puntos)
The Queer Girl is Going to Be Okay by Dale Walls (Levine Querido) November 21, 2023
Forgive Me If I’ve Told You This Before by Karelia Stetz-Waters (Ooligan Press)
The Prince & the Coyote by David Bowles and Amanda Mijangos (Levine Querido) September 26, 2023
Get It Together, Delilah! by Erin Gough (Chronicle Books)
When a Brown Girl Flees by Aamna Qureshi (Lee & Low Books) September 19, 2023
Before the Devil Knows You’re Here by Autumn Krause (Peachtree) (October 3)

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1 hr 2 min
September 06, 2023 Hey YA Extra Credit: Start Off Back-to-School Season With These Dark Academia Novels
Erica discusses a few recent YA dark academia novels to help get into the spirit of fall.
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Books Discussed
Everyone's Thinking It by Aleema Omotoni
The Changing Man by Toni Oyemakinde
Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo

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10 min
August 30, 2023 The Best Book Recommendations: AI vs. Humans
Tirzah and Erica go up against ChatGPT to see who gives the best book recommendations.
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Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks.
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News:
New Hayat Miyazaki Movie!

Books Mentioned:

Erica's and Tirza's Picks
Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
Fire by Kristin Cashore
Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters
An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan
The Lovely War by Julie Berry
Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo
The Headmaster’s List by Melissa de la Cruz

ChatGPT's Picks:
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas
Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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53 min
August 23, 2023 Hey YA Extra Credit: September YA Adaptions for Your Watch List
This week, Tirzah talks about two backlist YA books that have been adapted into movies releasing this September.
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Notes
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Love at First Sight Trailer
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alice Sáenz
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe trailer

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9 min
August 16, 2023 Book Club: A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
Tirzah and Erica have a very non-spoilery discussion of Alechia Dow's A Song of Salvation.
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News:
Loveboat, Taipei is now Love in Taipei, available on Paramount Plus August 10
Landscape with an Invisible Hand is out in theaters August 18

Books Mentioned:
A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow
A Spark of White Fire by Sangu Mandanna
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

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47 min
August 09, 2023 Hey YA Extra Credit: A Witchy Fast and Furious and Other YA Fantasies to TBR
Erica discusses some new YA fantasy novels that you should TBR ASAP (no Rocky).
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Books Discussed
The Dark Place by Britney S. Lewis
The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker
Brooms by Jasmine Walls, illustrated by Teo Duvall

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11 min
August 02, 2023 Kitten Camaraderie and a Backlist Bonanza
Erica and Tirzah discuss some backlist YA titles you should check out.
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Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks.
News:
Heartstopper Season Two Trailer Dropped
New App Gives Free Access to Banned Books Depending On Area
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Books Discussed:
The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky
The Do-Over by Lynn Painter
Look Back by Tatsuki Fujimoto
The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas
East by Edith Pattou
The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett, illustrated by Natasha Donovan and Donovan Yaciuk
Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi
Book Club Book: A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow

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50 min
July 26, 2023 Hey YA Extra Credit: Graphic Novel Adaptations
This week, Tirzah recommends great graphic novel adaptations of popular YA books.
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What do S.A. Cosby, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Bakewell, and Yahdon Israel have in common? They've been guests on Book Riot's newest podcast, First Edition where BookRiot.com co-founder Jeff O'Neal explores the wide bookish world. Subscribe to hear them and stay to hear Book Riot's editors pick the "it" book of the month.
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Books Discussed
Graceling by Kristin Cashore and Gareth Hinds
Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina and Mel Valentine Vargas (September 5)
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds and Danica Novgorodoff
8 Great YA Novels Adapted into Graphic Novels

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15 min
July 19, 2023 Debut Novels from Some of Our Fave YA Authors
Tirzah and Erica look back at some well-established YA authors' debuts.
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What do S.A. Cosby, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Bakewell, and Yahdon Israel have in common? They've been guests on Book Riot's newest podcast, First Edition where BookRiot.com co-founder Jeff O'Neal explores the wide bookish world. To subscribe, search "First Edition" in your podcast player of choice.
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News:
The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 2 drops
Announcing the 2023 Hugo Award Finalists

Books Discussed:
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
And Reflection by Elizabeth Lim for Disney
Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds
The Key to the Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Ash by Malinda Lo

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54 min
July 12, 2023 Hey YA Extra Credit: Tropic Like It's Hot — YA Books With Tropical Settings
Erica highlights some interesting YA books with tropical settings, full of folklore and history.
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What do S.A. Cosby, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Bakewell, and Yahdon Israel have in common? They've been guests on Book Riot's newest podcast, First Edition where BookRiot.com co-founder Jeff O'Neal explores the wide bookish world. Subscribe to hear them and stay to hear Book Riot's editors pick the "it" book of the month.
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Books Discussed
The Moonlit Vine by Elizabeth Santiago, Illustrated by McKenzie Mayle
Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall
Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood

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12 min

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