Tea or Books?

Tea or Books? #74: YA (yay or nay?) and Stoner vs The Easter Parade


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Young Adult fiction – are we fans? And Richard Yates vs John Williams.

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In the first half of this episode, we venture into potentially controversial territory as we discuss young adult (YA) fiction, and whether or not we think it should be in our reading diet. In the second half, we pit two mid-century American novels against each other: Stoner by John Williams and The Easter Parade by Richard Yates.

Do let us know what you’d choose! The article about Stoner that I mention is on Victoria’s blog here.

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Books and authors we mention in this episode are:

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm by Gil North
Dickens by Osbert Sitwell
Mrs Tim Carries On by D.E. Stevenson
Diana Tempest by Mary Cholmondeley
Red Pottage by Mary Cholmondeley
Point Horror
Sweet Valley High
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
Thomas Hardy
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
The Spare Room by Helen Garner
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Anne of Green Gables
The Easter Party by Vita Sackville-West
Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
Young Hearts Crying by Richard Yates
Time Will Darken It by William Maxwell
Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes

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