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Hey YA Extra Credit: YA Authors Debuting Adult Fiction Aug 21, 2024

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This week, Kelly highlights several YA authors who are debuting their adult novels this year.

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Books Discussed

Running With Lions by Julian Winters

As You Walk On By by Julian Winters

I Think They Love You by Julian Winters

Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling by Elise Bryant

One True Loves by Elise Bryant

It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant

The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera

Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera

Tiny Threads by Lilliam Rivera

All These Monsters by Amy Tintera

Ruined by Amy Tintera

Reboot by Amy Tintera

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

Growing Up: YA Authors With Debut Adult Novels in 2024

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Movies Are Too Dark and Books Are Too Long Aug 14, 2024

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Kelly and Erica discuss August's new must-read YA releases.

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News

Francine Pascal dies at 92

A first look at the Uglies Netflix adaptation

The Uglies adaptation is actually happening

Books Discussed

Hovergirls by Geneva Bowers

Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang

The Girl with No Reflection by Keshe Chow

A Banh Mi for Two by Trinity Nguyen

This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings

The Medici Heist by Caitlin Schneiderhan

The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko

Come Out, Come Out by Natalie C. Parker

Ruin Road by Lamar Giles

Imaginary Borders by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky

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Hey YA Extra Credit: Books That Match My Summer Playlist Aug 07, 2024

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Erica mixes and matches her summer playlist with YA books that keep the same energy.

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Songs Mentioned

Mamushi by Meg Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba

Good Luck, Babe by Chappell Roan

Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter

Nasty by Tinashe

Books Discussed

A Song Below Water and A Chorus Rises by Bethany C. Morrow

A Thousand Steps Into Night by Traci Chee

The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

Café Con Lychee by Emery Lee

A Girl's Guide to Love & Magic by Debbie Rigaud

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"Monsters Are The Ultimate Other" [Corrected file] Jul 31, 2024

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Erica talks about recent library finds and Kelly interviews author and editor Rob Costello about short story collections, horror, and queer reads.

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Books Discussed

My Lady Jane (on Prime)

Cat + Gamer by Wataru Nadatani

A Certain October by Angela Johnson

A Sign of Affection, Vol. 2 by Suu Morishita

Space Trash Vol. 1 by Jenn Woodall

We Mostly Come Out of Night edited by Rob Costello

Rural Voices: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter

Looking for Love in All The Haunted Places by Claire Kann

The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey

Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick

The Marbury Lens and Passenger by Andrew Smith

All These Bodies by Kendare Blake

Wrath Becomes Her by Aden Polydoros

The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters

Monstrous Affections edited by Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant

Slasher Girls & Monster Boys edited by April Genevieve Tucholke

Night of the Living Queers edited by Shelly Page and Alex Brown

Our Shadows Have Claws edited by Yamile Saied Méndez and Amparo Ortiz

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Hey YA Extra Credit: Exciting Fall 2024 YA Nonfiction Releases Jul 24, 2024

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Kelly highlights some of the most exciting YA nonfiction hitting shelves this fall, including several works of graphic nonfiction.

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Books Discussed

Represent: The Unfinished Fight for the Vote by Michael Eric Dyson, Marc Favreau (September 10)

Shift Happens by J. Albert Mann

Unequal: A Story of America by Michael Eric Dyson and Marc Favreau

Spirit Sleuths: How Magicians and Detectives Exposed the Ghost Hoaxes by Gail Jarrow (September 10)

Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I’d Known by George M. Johnson and illustrated by Charly Palmer (September 24)

Don’t Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey from Sudan to America by Achut Deng, Keely Hutton (October 8)

A Long Way Goneby Ishmael Beah

Side Quest: A Visual History of Role Playing Games by Samuel Sattin and Steenz (October 8)

Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari (October 15)

Ay, Mijaby Christine Suggs

I Was There American Dreamby Malaka Gahrib

Visitations by Corey Egbert (November 19)

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Sus Watering Adventures Jul 17, 2024

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Erica and Kelly highlight some of the best new YA releases hitting shelves in July.

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News

The New York Times Best Books of the 21st Century

Books Discussed

Feed by MT Anderson

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Unbecoming by Seema Yasmin

We Don’t Have Time For This by Brianna Craft

Portrait of a Shadow by Meriam Metoui

The White Guy Dies First edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker

The Black Girl Survives In This Oneedited by Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell

We Mostly Come Out at Night edited by Rob Costello

Night of the Living Queers: 13 Tales of Terror Delight edited by Shelly Page

The Blonde Dies First by Joelle Wellington

Not About a Boy by Myah Hollis

So Witches We Became by Jill Baguchinsky

Mammoth by Jill Baguchinsky

The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Time and Time Again by Chatham Greenfield

Reese Witherspoon's LitUp Program

A Sign of Affection, Vol. 1 by Suu Morishita, translated by Christine Dashiell

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Hey YA Extra Credit: Celebrate Disability Pride Month With Righteous Fury and Changelings Jul 10, 2024

Show notes

Erica offers up some YA books led by disabled characters to celebrate Disability Pride Month. There's a queer Greek retelling, autistic changelings, and a little polyamory, as a treat.

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Books and Links Discussed

Disability Pride Month

Iron Widow's character bios

Disability Visibility for Young Readers by Alice Wong

Icarus by K. Ancrum

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman

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"Nobody Reads Like a YA Reader" Jul 03, 2024

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This week, Erica talks about YA from earlier in 2024 you may have missed and Kelly talks with author Hope Jahren about remixing classic literature for YA readers, writing for multiple audiences, and more.

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Books Discussed

Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, illustrated by Emily Cannon

Wander in the Dark by Jumata Emill

Blue Period by Tsubasa Yamaguchi, translated by Ajani Oloye

One Killer Problem by Justine Pucella Winans

Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzō, translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash

Adventures of Mary Jane by Hope Jahren

Lab Girl and The Story of More by Hope Jahren

James by Percival Everett

Hope Jahren's website (psst, educators: she does free Zoom visits!)

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Hey YA Extra Credit: 50 Years of THE CHOCOLATE WAR Jun 26, 2024

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Kelly talks about the history and legacy of Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War for its 50th anniversary, including its long-running favor among book banners.

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