Hey YA

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. 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...

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. 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 The Gravity of Us by Phil Stam...

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. 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 The Grav...

Eric and Kelly talk about their 2020 reading goals, then offer up an array of their most-anticipated upcoming YA books. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Scavenge The Stars by Tara Sim from Amazon Publishing, and Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign...

Eric and Kelly highlight some of the undersung YA of 2019 and scream about what they’re reading this winter. This episode is sponsored by The Read Harder Journal, Regretting You by Colleen Hoover from Amazon Publishing, and Book Riot’s 2020 Read Harder Challenge. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our Wh...

You asked, and Kelly and Eric answered. It's the holiday YA book recommendation extravaganza! This episode is sponsored by The Read Harder Journal and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, publisher of The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black. 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 news...

Kelly and Eric talk about underrated YA gems of the last decade and highlight great reads for Native American History Month. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s TBR, Supernova by Marissa Meyer, and Rebel by Marie Lu. 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 Tri...

Kelly and guest host Amanda Nelson talk about crossover reads, as well as their Swiss Army YA recommendations. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Blind Date With A Book, Penguin Random House Audio, and A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs. 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!...

Kelly and Eric talk about the return of vampires and go deep into YA book cover trends for 2020. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Blind Date With A Book, I'm Not Dying With You Tonight, and What Makes Us. 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 Thirteen Doorw...

Eric and Jenn talk about speculative YA, and their wishlists for YA writers who should take on comic characters. This episode is sponsored by Read This Book,  The Grey Sisters by Jo Treggiari, and Bezkamp by Samuel Sattin and Jen Hickman. 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!...

Kelly and Eric talk about YA book-writing duos then highlight some of the fall titles that are falling under the radar — but shouldn’t. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Mystery Giveaway, Libro.fm, and Penguin Random House Audio’s Frankly In Love by David Yoon. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for o...

Kelly and Eric talk about YA books that’d make great picks for college freshman to prepare for their school lives, then scream about their huge fall YA TBR lists. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Mystery Giveaway, Have A Little Faith In Me by Sonia Hartl, and Crown of Coral and Pearl by Mara Rutheford. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more...

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Kelly and Eric celebrate their 50th episode and 2nd podcast anniversary with 50 rapid-fire backlist YA recommendations. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant, and The Undoing of Thistle Tate by Katelyn Detweiler. 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...

Kelly and special guest Brandy Colbert talk about Norma Klein’s Mom, The Wolfman, and Me, well-rendered non-traditional family dynamics, city life for 11-year-olds, and more in this Hey YA: Extra Credit episode. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!   SHOW NOTES The Revolution of Bird...

Kelly and guest host Tirzah Price talk about 2019’s queer YA offerings and dive deep into the full-names-in-book-titles trend. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders and Swipe Right for Murder by James Patterson. 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 The L...

Kelly digs into No More Saturday Nights, the lack of teen fathers in YA, and more in this Hey YA: Extra Credit episode. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!   Show Notes: No More Saturday Nights by Norma Klein Kirkus Review Hey YA Extra Credit schedule     See omnystudio.com/listener...

Eric and Kelly talk about vacations from hell and then share ghost stories to be enjoyed on said vacations. This episode is sponsored by #BookSquadGoals and TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations. 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: Wilder Girls by Rory Power Sawk...

Kelly and special guest Tom Ryan talk about Norma Klein’s Breaking Up, progressive representation of queer couples, toxic adults, and more in this Hey YA: Extra Credit episode. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!   Show Notes: Keep This To Yourself by Tom Ryan Breaking Up by Norma K...

Eric and Kelly talk about trends in YA this year they’ve seen, as well as offer up some cool reading for summer and hot reading for winter. This episode is sponsored by #BookSquadGoals Podcast and The Best Lies by Sarah Lyu. 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...

Kelly talks about Norma Klein’s Love Is One Of The Choices, immature adult figures, and student-teacher relationships in the third Hey YA: Extra Credit episode. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!   Show Notes: Love Is One Of The Choices by Norma Klein Hey YA Extra Credit schedule S...

Eric and Kelly talk about their favorite YA books of the year so far, highlight 2019 YA comics, and scream about the upcoming Hunger Games prequel. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm and The Virtue of Sin by Shannon Schruen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!   Shownotes: “Untit...

Kelly talks about Norma Klein’s Family Secrets, problematic weight stuff, and childish adults on the second Hey YA: Extra Credit episode. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!   Show Notes: Kirkus Review of Family Secrets (scroll down — linking directly takes you to an entirely differ...

Kelly and special guest Sarah Dessen talk about teen life today, how YA has grown and changed in the last two decades, and what “strong female characters” means. This episode is sponsored by All The Books, Where You End and I Begin by Preston Norton, from Disney Publishing Worldwide and Amazon Publishing. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and r...

Kelly talks about Norma Klein’s Domestic Arrangements, manipulative adults, and teen love on the first Hey YA: Extra Credit episode. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!   Show Notes: Kirkus Review of Domestic Arrangements Domestic Arrangements by Norma Klein Hey YA Extra Credit sche...