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May 11, 2022 Book Club Discussion: Queen of the Tiles
Join Tirzah and Erica as they discuss YA news and Queen of the Tiles in a special book club episode.
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Links and Books:
Book Riot Survey
Jenny Han, author of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before has signed an overall deal with Amazon Prime — the trailer for The Summer I Turned Pretty has been released on Amazon Prime. It’s out June 17.
Adaptation of Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen is now available on Netflix
Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alfa

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57 min
May 04, 2022 Prom Night Shenanigans: Hey YA Extra Credit
This week, Tirzah recommends two YA books with some prom night shenanigans!
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Books Discussed:
Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Dhillon
The Night When No One Had Sex by Kalena Miller

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12 min
April 27, 2022 From TikTok Aesthetic to BookTok Craze: All Things Dark Academia!
Erica and Tirzah talk about the rise of dark academia in YA, what it is, and recommend some great dark academia reads across genres!
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Links and Books:
The New York Public Library makes banned books available for all
Federal library budget increases and how to advocate for them
We Need Diverse Books offers educator grants to fight book bannings
The New York Times explores the origin of dark academia
Dark academia YA books
New dark academia YA books releasing in 2022
The Obsession and The New Girl by Jesse Q. Sutanto
Very Bad People by Kit Frick
The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian
Why Would I Lie? by Adi Rule
Strange Sweet Song by Adi Rule
If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang
The Devil Makes Three by Tori Bovalino
Not Good for Maidens by Tori Bovalino
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

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1 hr 3 min
April 20, 2022 Extra Credit: When You Lose Your Wig and Other Conundrums in Historical YA Books
Erica highlights three YA historical fiction books, plus one historical nonfiction, that take place everywhere from the U.S. Civil Rights movement of the ’60s to Berlin, Germany in 1932. Two of them are even in verse.
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Books Discussed
All That Glitters (Enchantee) by Gita Trelease
Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai
The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin by Kip Wilson
And We Rise by Erica Martin

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20 min
April 13, 2022 The YA Reader in the Library With the Candle Stick: YA Mysteries
Tirzah and Erica discuss some exciting YA book news and some great YA mysteries.
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Books and Links
Oscar-Nominated Flee To Be Adapted As YA Book
Netflix has added nine actors to the cast for XO, Kitty, its upcoming To All the Boys spinoff series.
A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo cover reveal.
Tirzah’s new book Sense and Second-Degree Murder is out now!
Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson
Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
Cold by Mariko Tamaki
The Red Palace by June Hur
Trouble is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly
Very Bad People by Kit Frick
The Drowning Summer by Christine Lynn Herman
How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao

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55 min
April 06, 2022 Add Some Poetry to Your TBR: Hey YA Extra Credit
This week, Tirzah recommends two great new YA novels-in-verse for April is Poetry Month!
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Books Discussed
Lawless Spaces by Corey Ann Haydu
Nothing Burns as Bright As You by Ashley Woodfolk

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11 min
March 30, 2022 Judging Books By Their Covers
This week, Tirzah and Erica dive into the world of YA cover design and chat about some of their favorite design elements and YA covers in recent years.
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Books and Links
The Heartstopper official trailer dropped!
Starling by Isabel Strycachz
Six Crimson Cranes & The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim
A Sitting in St. James by Rita Williams-Garcia
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, Wednesday Books edition
A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin
A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee
This Poison Heart Kalynn Bayron
Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier
Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
Nina LaCour’s entire catalog: Hold Still, The Disenchantments, Everything Leads to You, We Are Okay, Watch Over Me
Adams Cavarlho on Instagram
Book Cover Designers to Follow on Instagram
Wednesday Design
Random House YA Design

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1 hr 2 min
March 23, 2022 Extra Credit: YA Books Like Spirited Away
Erica discusses the movie Spirited Away 20 years later and a few books to read that share a lot in common with it.
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Books Discussed
A Thousand Steps Into Night by Traci Chee
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axis Oh (*Correction: release date February 22, 2022)
Half World by Hiromi Goto

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14 min
March 16, 2022 I Know What You Did Last Adaptation: YA Adaptations to Look Forward to
Tirzah and Erica discuss the book I Know What You Did Last Summer, as well as its film and TV adaptations. They also get into some other YA book to film or TV adaptations they’ve either enjoyed or are looking forward to.
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Show Notes
I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan show on Amazon
First Kill by V.E. Schwab on Netflix
Enola Holmes by Nancy Springer on Netflix
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld on Netflix
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn being adapted by Felicia D. Henderson
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi rights landed by Paramount
Landscape with an Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson being adapted by MGM and Plan B
Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between by Jennifer E. Smith rights landed by Netflix
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith adaptation also in the works
The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han coming to Amazon
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sánchez on Netflix

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57 min
March 09, 2022 Extra Credit: YA Duologies for Your TBR
Tirzah recommends four YA duologies that have a book two dropping in 2022!
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Books Discussed
Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
In the Serpent’s Wake by Rachel Hartman
This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron
The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis
The Last Laugh by Mindy McGinnis
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim

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17 min

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