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Hey YA Book Riot
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4.4 • 138 Ratings
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From great new books to favorite classic reads, from news to the latest in on-screen adaptations, Hey YA is here to elevate the exciting world of young adult lit.
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Reproductive Freedom is a YA Issue
This week, Tirzah recommends three YA novels about reproductive freedom.
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Books Discussed:
Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan
Aftercare Instructions by Bonnie Pipkin
Girls Like Us by Rani Pink
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Free Books For All!
This week, Erica and Tirzah discuss some great resources for free YA books for teens this summer!
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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
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It’s Giving Zendaya As Joan of Arc: Retellings for Hey YA Extra Credit
Erica discusses a couple new YA books that retell familiar stories in new and interesting ways.
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Books Discussed:
One for All by Lillie Lainoff
Alice in Kyoto Forest by by Mai Mochizuki, illustrated by Haruki Niwa
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Let’s Talk About Asexuality in YA!
Tirzah and Erica celebrate Pride Month by discussing some great YA books that center asexual people and characters.
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Links Discussed:
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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
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Happy Pride, YA Readers!
This week, Tirzah kicks off Pride Month with a bunch of recommendations of 2022 LGBTQ+ YA releases!
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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
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Excellent YA Graphic Memoirs
Erica and Tirzah talk about graphic memoirs for YA readers and how this comics format makes for some great nonfiction storytelling!
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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
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Customer Reviews
Very informative
I like this pod a lot because I want to know what to read next. V informative with all the recommendations but... I wish there was more substance! Maybe do a couple episodes every quarter digging deep into a single book or two, with guests and a spoiler disclaimer?
Also, a small note: Paper Girls is by Brian K Vaughn, rather than Bryan Lee O’Malley as the podcast and episode notes say.
Down hill after Kelly left
I loved when Kelly hosted! She was always bringing great books from all different points of view.
But lately Erica has been getting way too political. I come here to get away from politics. We hear about this stuff all the time and I read to escape a lot of it.
Recommendations you won’t find anywhere else
I am an avid YA reader, and sometimes I get sick of BookTube, Epic Reads, and other online bookish spaces because they recommend the same, mostly white, books on rotation. When I discovered this podcast, I found so many new recommendations in the first episode I listened to alone. Kelly and Eric (and now Kelly and Sarah) KNOW YA, and they KNOW indie books. In every episode, I find new reads that not only fit my reading tastes but are fantastic titles that are not getting nearly enough attention. For example, I picked up The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls a few years ago based on Kelly’s recommendation, and I still swoon over the book to this day. If Kelly hadn’t recommended it, I wouldn’t have picked it up and I would have missed out on my favorite read of that summer. If you are looking for recommendations that aren’t the 5 “hot” new titles being publicized that you’ve already read, PLEASE listen to this phenomenal podcast. Also, and this won’t persuade you to listen, but the hosts and I have similar reading tastes and bookish-sphere topics that interest us and it makes me happy :)