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This week, Erica speaks with Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson about being a 16-year-old NYS and NYC Youth Poet Laureate Finalist and co-founder of a literary arts magazine, and Kelly talks with author Veronica Chambers about Ida In Love and Trouble, Black historical YA, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Sign up today at mytbr.co This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books, Media, and Writers Discussed Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson Chen Chen  Tony Hoagland Danez Smith A Tale for the time being by Ruth Ozeki  Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner Magical/Realism: Essays on Music, Memory, Fantasy, and Borders by Vanessa Angélica Villarreal An Academy for Liars by Alexis Henderson Ida, In Love and Trouble by Veronica Chambers Veronica Chambers at The New York Times Suffs on Broadway Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton The Memphis Diaries by Ida B. Wells Ida: A Sword Among Lions by Paula Giddings Quinceanera Means Sweet Fifteen by Veronica Chambers Amigas: Fifteen Candles by Veronica Chambers Sabaa Tahir The Davenports by Krystal Marquis The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee Saving Savannah by Tonya Bolden Babel by R. F. Kuang Resist: 35 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice by Veronica Chambers Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter by Jennifer Harlan and Veronica Chambers The New York Times writing contests for teens Playlist for Ida in Love and Trouble Follow Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson's art and literature magazine at Noor.org and on Instagram Donate to Noor.org on Gofundme Follow Veronica Chambers on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly talks about Summer Scares and highlights several awesome YA horror books honored as part of the program. Get ready to get the chills. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Summer Scares Resource Page All These Bodies by Kendare Blake #MurderTrending by Gretchen McNeil Dead Flip by Sara Farizan Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Lisa Sterle Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly and Erica discuss August's new must-read YA releases. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tirzah and Erica discuss a few cozy YA books set during the holidays. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. SHOW NOTES  National Book Awards Winner of Young People’s Literature Award All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir Whiteout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Nicola Yoon Talk Santa to Me by Linda Urban The Christmas Clash by Suzanne Park How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia Arlow New Year’s Kiss by Lee Matthews Eight Nights of Flirting by Hannah Reynolds Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah shares two newer YA books by Indigenous authors for Native American Heritage Month. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS AND LINKS DISCUSSED; The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson Walking in Two Worlds by Wab Kinew Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley Heartdrum Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah and Erica have a (spoiler-y!) discussion of their buddy read of The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. SHOW NOTES: The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson Carrie by Stephen King Daniel Smith, one of the last living children of enslaved Americans, dies at 90 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica kicks off Native American Heritage Month by talking about a few YA graphic novels by Indigenous authors that everyone should pick up. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. SHOW NOTES Pemmican Wars by Katherena Vermette, illustrated by Scott B. Henderson  Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett, illustrated by Natasha Donovan Prism Stalker by Sloane Leong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tirzah and Erica lean into spooky season and discuss some YA horror novels they’ve been loving or looking forward to reading. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. SHOW NOTES Hayley Kiyoko To Write YA Novel Based on Hit Song Enter to win Book Riot’s Reading the Stars with an Obvious State celestial print, notebook, and tote bundle through October 31st. White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass All These Bodies by Kendare Blake Bad Witch Burning by Jessica Lewis Dead Flip by Sara Farizan Undead Girl Gang and Scout’s Honor  by Lily Anderson The Gathering Dark edited by Tori Bovalino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah shares what new titles are on her seasonal October reading list! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Show Notes The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer, and Berenice Nelle The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglas What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher The Clackity by Lora Sent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Erica and Tirzah share some of the most mouth-watering foodie fiction in YA! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Show Notes National Book Award finalists are in! Cover reveal of Ibi Zoboi’s Nigeria Jones Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim Hungry Hearts edited by Elsie Chapman and Caroline Tung Richmond Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau My Fine Fellow by Jennieke Cohen Cafe Con Lychee by Emery Lee With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin A La Carte by Tanita S. Davis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Erica discusses a couple YA short story collections worth picking up and adding to your TBR. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed: A Phoenix Must First Burn, edited by Patrice Caldwell Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens  by Marieke Nijkamp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tirzah and Erica discuss some fab YA books by Latine authors to read for Latine Heritage Month and beyond. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and Links: Reading the Stars by Book Riot Reading the Stars giveaway National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Longlist announced Self-Made Boys by Anna Marie-McLemore The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes Our Shadows Have Claws edited by Yamile Saied Méndez  Lulu and Milagro’s Search for Clarity by Angela Velez American Street by Ibi Zoboi Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado Burn Down, Rise Up Vincent Tirado Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero Want to send us your feedback, requests, and recommendations? Email us at HeyYA@bookriot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah shares some thoughts on Banned Books Week and how to take action beyond “read banned books.” Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Show Notes: How to Fight Book Bans Banned Books Week Official Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica mixes and matches her summer playlist with YA books that keep the same energy. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah and Erica talk about all the things that bring fall vibes to their reading lists! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and Links: Enola Holmes 2 is coming! Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade by Nancy Springer Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell and Faith Erin Hicks The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O’Donoghue Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker, illustrated by Wendy Xu (Collector’s Edition)  Spell on Wheels by Kate Leth, illustrated by Megan Levens and Marissa Louise  The Keeper of the Night by Kylie Lee Baker Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw Want to send us your feedback, requests, and recommendations? Email us at HeyYA@bookriot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica discusses some fun and unique graphic novels and manga — both new and a little older — that she’s been reading lately. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed: The Girl from the Other Side by Nagabe Squire by Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah and Erica talk about some their favorite audiobook narrators. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Show Notes:  A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow is being made into a movie! Books narrated by Frankie Corzo post Frankie Corzo: What I Want You to See by Catherine Linka Never Coming Home by Kate M. Williams A Cuban Girl’s Guide Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Nameyn Kevin R. Free: The Haunting of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens James Fouhey: Field Guide to a North American Teenager and Charming as a Verb by Ben Phillipe Grace Rolek: A Thousand Steps Into Night and We Are Not Free by Traci Chee Soneela Nankani: Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju The Knockout by Sajni Patel Natalie Naudus: Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan ( Skyhunter by Marie Lu I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston Emily Woo Zeller: Gloria Chao’s books like Rent A Boyfriend, etc. Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee It’s Not Like It’s a Secret by Misa Sugiura Christie Moreau: The Inheritance Games and Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at HeyYA@bookriot.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah talks about all the sequels she actually got around to reading this summer! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED: All Our Hidden Gifts, The Gifts That Bind Us, and Every Gift a Curse by Caroline O’Donoghue This Poison Heart and This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron Six Crimson Cranes and The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim The Inheritance Games, The Hawthorne Legacy, and The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Erica and Tirzah read some of the most popular books on TikTok and talk about their insights into why some of these books are so popular among users. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Show Notes: First Kill has been canceled at Netflix Most popular YA books on TikTok TikTok has an official book club The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at HeyYA@bookriot.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica discusses a couple books that center artists and their journey. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Show Notes: Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey by Akiko Higashimura, translated by Jenny McKeon  Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tirzah and Erica discuss the books they’re most excited to read that are coming out in the fall. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Show Notes Sanaa Lathan directing adaptation of On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Try a demo of the Insiders Index Well, That Was Unexpected by Jesse Q. Sutanto  Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson Rust in the Root by Justina Ireland The Depths by Nicole Lesperance Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang Coven by Jennifer Dugan and Kit Seaton The First to Die At the End  by Adam Silvera If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at HeyYA@bookriot.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah shares all her (spoiler-free!) thoughts on the Amazon Prime adaptation of Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Show Notes: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han We’ll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han The Summer I Turned Pretty Hits No. 1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Erica and Tirzah recommend YA books for Disability Pride Month! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. SHOW NOTES I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston is an inaugural Walmart Book Club Pick Eddie Ndopu on what makes a space accessible The State of Disability Representation in Children’s Literature Breathe and Count Back from Ten by Natalia Sylvester The Degenerates by J. Albert Mann The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest Every Time You Go Away by Abigail Johnson Disability Visibility (Adapted for Young Adults) edited by Alice Wong One For All by Lillie Lainoff Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker, illustrated by Wendy Xu If you want to send an email with feedback or show suggestions, you can reach us at HeyYA@bookriot.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica discusses a few YA novels that have road trips at their core. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED: The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest Me (Moth) by Amber McBride Lulu and Milagro’s Search for Clarity by Angela Velez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica talks about recent library finds and Kelly interviews author and editor Rob Costello about short story collections, horror, and queer reads. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tirzah and Erica discuss some of the best books they’ve read in 2022. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and Sites Discussed: Digital Marketing Manager position Locus award winners Barnes & Noble Best Books of the Year (So Far) 2022 72 Most Popular Books on Goodreads A Thousand Steps Into Night by Traci Chee The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan Demon Slayer by Koyoharu Gotouge Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis The Last Laugh by Mindy McGinnis All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O’Donoghue The Gifts That Bind Us by Caroline O’Donoghue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah recommends three YA novels about reproductive freedom. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed: Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan Aftercare Instructions by Bonnie Pipkin Girls Like Us by Rani Pink Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Erica and Tirzah discuss some great resources for free YA books for teens this summer! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and Sites Discussed: Queer book sales surge with YA books leading the way NYPL is giving away 500,000 books Riveted Lit Tor.com The Novl SYNC Audiobooks Free comics resources In Purpose Banned Books for Teens Overdrive The Big Library Read Kings, Queens, and In–Betweens and Bruised by Tanya Boeteju When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey We Are the Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson Autoboyography by Christina Lauren In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth Sweet and Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley Five Total Strangers by Natalie D. Rishcardson Reverie by Ryan La Sala The Girl With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson Dear Martin by Nic Stone All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson Honestly Ben by Bill Konigsburg This is My America by Kim Johnson Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson Sisters of the Snake by Sasha and Sarena Nanua Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica discusses a couple new YA books that retell familiar stories in new and interesting ways. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed: One for All by Lillie Lainoff Alice in Kyoto Forest by by Mai Mochizuki, illustrated by Haruki Niwa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tirzah and Erica celebrate Pride Month by discussing some great YA books that center asexual people and characters. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Links Discussed: We’re hiring a Digital Marketing Manager! Applications are due July 10, 2022, 8:45pm Pacific Time. Make sure to check out Riveted Lit’s list of free books for the month of June that we will discuss in the next full episode! Rachel Zegler To Star in Hunger Games Prequel Film Book Riot list of asexual books Epic Reads list of asexual books LGBTQA+ Reads list of books with different representations Books Discussed A Quick and Easy Guide to Asexuality by Molly Muldoon and Will Hernandez Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kahn Loveless by Alice Oseman Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko Arden Grey by Ray Stoeve Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman Now Entering Addamsville by Francesca Zappia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah kicks off Pride Month with a bunch of recommendations of 2022 LGBTQ+ YA releases! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley Woodfolk The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes Just Your Local Bisexual Disaster by Andrea Mosqueda Out of the Blue by Jason June Epically Earnest by Molly Horan A Little Bit Country by Brian D. Kennedy Youngblood by Sasha Laurens The Killing Code by Ellie Marney None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica and Tirzah talk about graphic memoirs for YA readers and how this comics format makes for some great nonfiction storytelling! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Links and Books Discussed: House to hold hearing on classroom censorship Read the letter from 1300 authors condemning book banning Colin Kaepernik is releasing a graphic memoir WeNeedDiverseBooks to send care packages to LGBTQ+ teens and how you can donate Passport by Sophie Gluck Almost American Girl by Robin Ha Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook AOC Huda F Are You? By Huda Fahmy They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott The Fire Never Goes Out by Noelle Stevenson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Erica discusses some anime and manga she’s been enjoying. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and Links How to read manga Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami Demon Slayer by Koyoharu Gotouge Dr. Stone by Riichiro Inagaki Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama Spy x family by Tatsuya Endo Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki *Honorable mention: Blue Exorcist by Kazue Kato Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Tirzah and Erica as they discuss YA news and Queen of the Tiles in a special book club episode. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Links and Books: Book Riot Survey Jenny Han, author of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before has signed an overall deal with Amazon Prime — the trailer for The Summer I Turned Pretty has been released on Amazon Prime. It’s out June 17. Adaptation of Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen is now available on Netflix Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alfa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah recommends two YA books with some prom night shenanigans! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed: Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Dhillon The Night When No One Had Sex by Kalena Miller Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kelly highlights some of the most exciting YA nonfiction hitting shelves this fall, including several works of graphic nonfiction. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 Gone by 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, Mija by Christine Suggs  I Was There American Dream by Malaka Gahrib Visitations by Corey Egbert (November 19) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica and Tirzah talk about the rise of dark academia in YA, what it is, and recommend some great dark academia reads across genres! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Links and Books: The New York Public Library makes banned books available for all Federal library budget increases and how to advocate for them We Need Diverse Books offers educator grants to fight book bannings The New York Times explores the origin of dark academia Dark academia YA books New dark academia YA books releasing in 2022 The Obsession and The New Girl by Jesse Q. Sutanto Very Bad People by Kit Frick The Chandler Legacies by Abdi Nazemian Why Would I Lie? by Adi Rule Strange Sweet Song by Adi Rule If You Could See the Sun by Ann Liang The Devil Makes Three by Tori Bovalino  Not Good for Maidens by Tori Bovalino A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee  Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica highlights three YA historical fiction books, plus one historical nonfiction, that take place everywhere from the U.S. Civil Rights movement of the ’60s to Berlin, Germany in 1932. Two of them are even in verse. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed All That Glitters (Enchantee) by Gita Trelease Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin by Kip Wilson And We Rise by Erica Martin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tirzah and Erica discuss some exciting YA book news and some great YA mysteries. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and Links Oscar-Nominated Flee To Be Adapted As YA Book Netflix has added nine actors to the cast for XO, Kitty, its upcoming To All the Boys spinoff series. A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo cover reveal. Tirzah’s new book Sense and Second-Degree Murder is out now! Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson Cold by Mariko Tamaki The Red Palace by June Hur  Trouble is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly Very Bad People by Kit Frick The Drowning Summer by Christine Lynn Herman  How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah recommends two great new YA novels-in-verse for April is Poetry Month! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Lawless Spaces by Corey Ann Haydu Nothing Burns as Bright As You by Ashley Woodfolk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah and Erica dive into the world of YA cover design and chat about some of their favorite design elements and YA covers in recent years. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and Links The Heartstopper official trailer dropped! Starling by Isabel Strycachz Six Crimson Cranes & The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim A Sitting in St. James by Rita Williams-Garcia I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, Wednesday Books edition A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee This Poison Heart Kalynn Bayron  Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton Nina LaCour’s entire catalog: Hold Still, The Disenchantments, Everything Leads to You, We Are Okay, Watch Over Me Adams Cavarlho on Instagram Book Cover Designers to Follow on Instagram Wednesday Design Random House YA Design Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica discusses the movie Spirited Away 20 years later and a few books to read that share a lot in common with it. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed A Thousand Steps Into Night by Traci Chee The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axis Oh (*Correction: release date February 22, 2022) Half World by Hiromi Goto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tirzah and Erica discuss the book I Know What You Did Last Summer, as well as its film and TV adaptations. They also get into some other YA book to film or TV adaptations they’ve either enjoyed or are looking forward to. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Show Notes I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan show on Amazon First Kill by V.E. Schwab on Netflix Enola Holmes by Nancy Springer on Netflix Uglies by Scott Westerfeld on Netflix Legendborn by Tracy Deonn being adapted by Felicia D. Henderson Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi rights landed by Paramount Landscape with an Invisible Hand by M.T. Anderson being adapted by MGM and Plan B Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between by Jennifer E. Smith rights landed by Netflix The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith adaptation also in the works The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han coming to Amazon I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sánchez on Netflix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tirzah recommends four YA duologies that have a book two dropping in 2022! Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman In the Serpent’s Wake by Rachel Hartman This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis The Last Laugh by Mindy McGinnis Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim The Dragon’s Promise by Elizabeth Lim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Erica and Tirzah discuss the book challenges sweeping the nation and talk about practical ways to resist, beyond “read banned books.” Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Show Notes Texas Lawmaker Launches Inquiry into 850 Books via NPR An analysis of all 850 books on Krause’s list via Book Riot Only 27% of Texans trust politician judgment on book censorship via Book Riot Anti-Censorship Toolkit: How to Fight Book Bans and Challenges via Book Riot Anti-Racism Daily Books Back on Shelves in Walla Wall via Book Riot How to respond to a challenge via Book Riot Book Riot’s round up of censorship news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Erica discusses what’s been credited as the first queer novel featuring Black teens, as well as a couple other more recent Black queer YA novels. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Show Notes Ruby by Rosa Guy The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus Right Where I Left You by Julian Winters (out March 2022) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica and Kelly highlight some of the best new YA releases hitting shelves in July. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 One edited 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Tirzah and Erica as they discuss some wonderfully joyous YA novels featuring Black main characters! Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books and Links Dollywood Parks & Resorts covering tuition  Tiffany D, Jackson White Smoke TV news and new cover reveal Worldle-inspired merch, like mugs, hoodies, shirts, and a tote Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest Not Now, Not Ever by Lily Anderson Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk , and Nicola Yoon Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle Charming as a Verb by Ben Phillipe One True Loves by Elise Bryant Love is a Revolution by Renée Watson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah recommends two great YA fantasy novels inspired by the fairy tale The Wild Swans. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Show Notes Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier A Rush of Wings by Laura E. Weymouth Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Erica and Tirzah talk about the 2022 ALA Youth Media Awards winners and honors, including the Printz Award! Editor’s note: Erica misspoke on the podcast and The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros takes place in Chicago, IL. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. For our extra long list of books discussed in this episode (because they won't all fit in here), visit our website. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices