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63.5: Extra Credit Backlist Picks with Shveta Thakrar! Mar 11, 2020

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Eric is joined by Shveta Thakrar, author of Star Daughter, to talk about two of their favorite backlist titles that you should be reading… and a few more.

This episode is sponsored by NOVL.

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Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar

The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy by Kate Hattemer

The Feminist Agenda of Jemima Kincaid by Kate Hattemer

Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman

Taken by Erin Bowman

Contagion by Erin Bowman

When the Moon Was Ours by Anna Marie McLemore

Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

Gunslinger Girl by Lyndsay Ely

Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson

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Live: Podcasting While Eating Chocolate Cake Mar 04, 2020

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Eric and Kelly come to you live, highlighting a ton of upcoming YA books, as well as audience recommended reads.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Tor Teen, and Flatiron Books, publisher of Anna K by Jenny Lee .

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SHOW NOTES

Big thank you to The Book Stall in Winnetka, Illinois, for hosting us!

We Are The Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian

Damsel by Elana K. Arnold

Almost American Girl by Robin Ha

We Didn’t Ask For This by Adi Alsaid

War and Speech by Don Zolidis

Fell of Dark by Caleb Roehrig

Followers by Raziel Reid

Deepfake by Sarah Darer Littman

Smash It! by Francina Simone

Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power

My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmerman

Again Again by E. Lockhart

Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

Bent Heavens by Daniel Kraus

The Toll by Neal Shusterman

Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore

When The Stars Lead To You by Ronni Davis

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62.5: Backlist for Black History Month Feb 26, 2020

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Kelly recommends three must-read backlist YA titles for Black History Month.

This episode is sponsored by Oni Press.

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Monster by Walter Dean Myers

Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes

The Truth of Right Now by Kara Lee Corthron

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Catching Feels for YA Dads Feb 19, 2020

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Eric and Kelly talk about P.S., I Still Love You, swoony fathers in YA, and what YA rom-coms they’re itching for in 2020.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge, Wednesday Books, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt .

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SHOW NOTES

Don’t forget to see us live at The Book Stall in Winnetka, Illinois, on February 25 at 6:30!

Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis

Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles

King of the Dragonflies by Kacen Callendar

P.S., I Still Love You on Netflix!

The Summer of Everything by Julian Winters

Music From Another World by Robin Talley

Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales

Ten Things I Hate About Pinky by Sandhya Menon

I’ll Be The One by Lyla Lee

Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao

I Kissed Alice by Anna Birch

Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan

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61.5: Loving On Jenny Han's SHUG Feb 12, 2020

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Kelly and New York Times bestselling author Siobhan Vivian talk about SHUG, Jenny Han’s debut novel.

This episode is sponsored by b, Book, and Me by Kim Sagwaa, translated by Sunhee Jeong.

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We Are The Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian

The List by Siobhan Vivian

Shug by Jenny Han

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

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Burnt Toast Feb 05, 2020

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Eric and Kelly talk about this year’s winners of the Youth Media Awards and highlight great YA by Black authors coming soon.

This episode is sponsored by The Handsell, Echoes Between Us by Katie McGarry, and Scammed by Kristen Simmons.

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Don’t Read The Comments by Eric Smith

Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry

One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega

2020 Youth Media Awards

The New Kid by Jerry Craft

Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

Ordinary Hazards by Nikki Grimes

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

Field Guide to the North American Teen by Ben Phillippe

That Dedication

Free Lunch by Rex Ogle

Amelia Bloomer/RISE Project

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby

With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo

All American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney

Rebel Girls by Elizabeth Keenan

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Kahn

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

Watch Us Rise by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagen

SHOUT by Laurie Halse Anderson

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

Cursed by Karol Ruth Silverstein

The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles

The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert

The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert

The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow

All The Things We Never Knew by Liara Tamani

When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk

We Used To Be Friends by Amy Spalding

You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson

A Phoenix First Must Burn by Patrice Caldwell

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60.5: Extra Credit: I Hope You Get This Backlist with Farah Naz Rishi Jan 29, 2020

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Eric is joined by Farah Naz Rishi, author of I Hope You Get This Message to talk about two of their favorite backlist titles that you should be reading… and a few more.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s newest podcast, Novel Gazing.

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SHOW NOTES

I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi

Mirror in the Sky by Aditi Khorana

Library of Fates by Aditi Khorana

Want by Cindy Pon

The Bone Witch by Rin Chupircho

Infinity Son by Adam Silvera

Loveboat Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen

FML by Shaun David Hutchinson

The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley by Shaun David Hutchinson

The Deathday Letter by Shaun David Hutchinson

We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson

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One Chonky Beautiful Book Jan 22, 2020

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Eric and Kelly offer up a boatload of YA book recommendations for this year’s Read Harder tasks.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s 2020 Read Harder Challenge, Macmillan Audio, and Tor Teen.

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SHOW NOTES

The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming

The Great and Only Barnum by Candace Fleming

Queer There and Everywhere by Sarah Prager

Blanca and Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore

Pride by Ibi Zoboi

Gentlemen by Michael Northrop

Almost American Girl by Robin Ha

Relish by Lucy Knisley

Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash

A Storm Too Soon by Michael Tougias

Aftershocks by Marisa Reichardt

Outrun The Moon by Stacey Lee

Saving Savannah by Tonya Bolden

Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Ruse by Cindy Pon

Firestarter by Tara Sim

Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab

Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry

Dress Codes for Small Towns by Courtney Stevens

I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

I Was Their American Dream by Malaka Gharib

Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnis

The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson

The Astonishing Color of After by Emily XR Pan

Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufmann

First Day on Earth by Cecil Castellucci

The Newcomers by Helen Thrope

A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman

You’re Welcome Universe by Whitney Gardner

Brave Enough by Kati Gardner

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Foreshadow YA

Cricket Magazine

Crazy Horse’s Girlfriend by Erika T. Wurth

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59.5: Extra Credit: The Walls Around Us And Phil Stamper Jan 15, 2020

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Eric is joined by Phil Stamper, author of The Gravity of Us, to talk one of their favorite backlist titles from Nova Ren Suma, The Walls Around Us.

This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s newest podcast, Novel Gazing.

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The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper

Timekeeper by Tara Sim

Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim

The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma

17 and Gone by Nova Ren Suma

Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma

Interview with Nova Ren in School Library Journal

Handbook for Mortal saga