Hey YA

Eric and Kelly explore summer YA books, as well as highlight incredible new and upcoming queer YA books.

This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes made by Book Riot and Abrams, Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Illustrated by Wendy Xu , and Private Lessons by Cynthia Salaysay.

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SHOW NOTES

Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

It’s Kind of a Cheesy Love Story by Lauren Morrill

Grace and the Fever by Zan Romanoff

Again, Again by E. Lockhart

Forest of Souls by Lori M. Lee

“The Ultimate Guide to YA Short Stories”

In A Perfect World by Trish Doller

You Say It First by Katie Cotugno

My Summer of Love and Misfortune by Lindsay Wong

Girl Out of Water by Laura Silverman

Mariam Sharma Hits The Road by Sheba Karim

Wild Swans by Jessica Spotswood

“Rad Older Adults in YA”

Second Chance Summer by Emery Lord

Meet Me Here by Bryan Bliss

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

Summer Days and Summer Nights by Stephanie Perkins

Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan

Out Now edited by Saundra Mitchell

Camp by Lev Rosen

I Kissed Alice by Anna Birch

You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson

The State of Us by Shaun David Hutchinson

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callendar

All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson

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Eric is joined by Middle Grade and Young Adult author Jamie Pacton, to talk about her recent release, The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly.

This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes.

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SHOW NOTES

The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly, by Jamie Pacton

Ruthless Gods, by Emily A. Duncan

Wicked Saints, by Emily A. Duncan

Today Tonight Tomorrow, by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Tigers Not Daughters, by Samantha Mabry

Queens of Geek, by Jen Wilde

The Disenchantments, by Nina LaCour

The Disasters, by M.K. England

The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak, by Brian Katcher

The Exact Opposite of Okay, by Laura Steven

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Eric and Kelly discuss the problematic idea of “boy books,” highlight recent YA with male leads, and dream up surprise books from favorite authors.

This episode is sponsored by Lit Stitch: 25 Cross-Stitch Patterns for Book Lovers made by Book Riot and Abrams, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes, and The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall from Candlewick Press.

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SHOW NOTES

YA-Hoo fest

Shuri by Nic Stone

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki

Bloom by Kevin Panetta

Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott

Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

The Gospel of Winter by Brendan Kiely

Dear Justyce by Nic Stone

Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner

Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Phillippe

Hold Me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride

Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles

Deposing Nathan by Zach Smedley

Camp by LC Rosen

A Peculiar Peril by Jeff VanderMeer

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Charm and Strange by Stephanie Kuehn

Hero by Perry Moore

Rotters by Daniel Kraus

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

Talker 25 by Joshua McCune

Bumped by Megan McCafferty

September Girls by Bennett Madison

A Room Away From The Wolves by Nova Ren Suma

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Eric is joined by Jordyn Taylor, author of forthcoming The Paper Girl of Paris, to talk about World War II YA novels, her debut novel, and two of their favorite backlist picks.

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SHOW NOTES

The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor

Between Shades of Gray, by Ruta Sepetys

Salt to the Sea, by Ruta Sepetys

Prisoner of Night and Fog, by Anne Blankman

Traitor Angels, by Anne Blankman

Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein

Mare’s War, by Tanita S. Davis

Turtle All the Way Down, by John Green

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Eric and Kelly talk about YA Star Wars books and feel-good YA books.

This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes, Sword In The Stars: A Once & Future Novel - by Cori McCarthy and Amy Rose Capetta, and  Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community.

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SHOW NOTES

Ruthless Gods by Emily A. Duncan

The Lightness of Hands by Jeff Garvin

The Fire Never Goes Out by Noelle Stevenson

War and Speech by Don Zolidis

Parachutes by Kelly Yang

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

A Crash of Fate by Zoraida Cordova

Black Spire by Deliliah S. Dawson

Ahsoka by E.K. Johnston

The Queen's Shadow by E.K. Johnston

Rebel Rising by Beth Revis

From a Certain Point of View Anthology

"Project Lumos"

 Who In The World Is Carmen Sandiego by Rebecca Tinker

Waking The Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power by Pam Grossman

Stranger Things: Runaway Max by Brenna Yovanoff

Riverdale: The Day Before by Micol Ostow

A Werewolf in Riverdale by Caleb Roehrig

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl by Gretchen McNeil

We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly

My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma

Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty

The Trouble with Destiny by Lauren Morrill

The New Guy by Amy Spalding

Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Talk Nerdy To Me by Tiffany Schmidt

Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann

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Kelly recommends three must-read backlist female-led YA titles that are laugh-out-loud funny.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders.

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SHOW NOTES

Noteworthy by Riley Redgate

The Truth Commission by Susan Juby

The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo

We Are The Perfect Girl by Ariel Kaplan

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Eric and Kelly talk about YA takes on Shakespeare, as well as offer up some great sports books for YA readers.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot ffor the Book Riot community, Flatiron Books, publishers of The Night Country by Melissa Albert, and Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert.

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SHOW NOTES

Note: audio quality isn't what it tends to be because of an unidentified issue on Kelly's end.

Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan

When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk

Wicked Saints by Emily Duncan

Ruthless Gods by Emily Duncan

Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy edited by Kelly Jensen

Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry

The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson

Exit, Pursued By A Bear by EK Johnston

As I Descended by Robin Talley

Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin

If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson

Speak Easy Speak Love by McKelle George

Falling for Hamlet by Michelle Ray

If I’m Being Honest by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegmund-Broka

We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry

Miranda Kenneally books

Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee

We Are The Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian

Shut Out by Kody Keplinger

Break The Fall by Jennifer Iacopelli

"More Gymnastics Books, Please!"

A Short History of the Girl Next Door by Jared Reck

Here To Stay by Sara Farizan

Gravity by Sarah Deming

Running With Lions by Julian Winters

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Kelly and Samantha Mabry talk about the weird, wonderful, and highly-discussable book THE MOTH DIARIES by Rachel Klein

This episode is sponsored by Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit by Lilliam Rivera.

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SHOW NOTES

Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry

The Moth Diaries by Rachel Klein

All Our Pretty Songs by Sarah McCarry

The Smaller Evil by Stephanie Kuehn

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Eric and Kelly talk about reading they are -- and aren't -- doing during quarantine and share some recent and soon-to-release YA debuts.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot ffor the Book Riot community, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi from NOVL, and Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry from Algonquin Young Readers.

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SHOW NOTES

Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon

It's Kind of a Cheesy Love Story by Lauren Morrill

We Are The Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian

The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson

Salty, Bitter, Sweet by Mayra Cuevas

What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter

You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson

The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly by Jamie Pacton

Unscripted by Nicole Kronzer

The Edge of Anything by Nora Shalaway Carpenter

Rural Voices edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter

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Eric is joined by Claribel Ortega, author of forthcoming Ghost Squad, to talk about ghosts in YA, podcasting, and some favorite backlist titles from ten (or a million) years ago.

This episode is sponsored by Macmillan Audio.

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SHOW NOTES

Ghost Squad, by Claribel Ortega

Wicked Fox, by Kat Cho

Howl’s Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo, by F.C. Yee

White Cat by Holly Black

Anna Dressed in Blood, by Kendare Blake

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs

Now Entering Addamsville, by Francesca Zappia

Shutter, by Courtney Alameda

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