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Tirzah and Erica discuss the ALA Youth Media Awards and some great YA short story collections.

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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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This Year’s Winners of the ALA Youth Media Awards

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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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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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.

Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Adaptation of Lara Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Donnell is in the works!

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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It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you 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. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming). Get all the details at mytbr.co.

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Charming as a Verb by Ben Phillipe

Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

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Tirzah and Erica discuss the state of YA cozy mysteries and mention a few to TBR.

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The best YA audiobooks of 2023

Diverse Cozy Mysteries

Make Room for the New Cozy Mysteries— We Want More

The Apothecary Diaries by Natsu Hyuuga and Nekokurage

A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee

Duels & Deception by Cindy Anstey

The Marvelous by Claire Kann

Goldie Vance by Hope Larson, illustrated by Brittney Williams

Lucy Clark Will Not Apologize by Margot Rabb

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Secret Key by Lena Jones

Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price

Other authors mentioned: Ally Carter, Nancy Springer, Olivia Twist, Aya de León

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This week, Tirzah recommends two backlist YA titles to get you in the holiday spirit this December!

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It's happening, readers — we're bringing paperbacks! Whether you 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. You can also gift it (and the holidays, they are coming). Get all the details at mytbr.co.

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Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah Reynolds

The Christmas Clash by Suzanne Park

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