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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.

Hey YA Book Riot

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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.

    More Amenable to His Wooing: 25 Years of 10 Things I Hate About You

    More Amenable to His Wooing: 25 Years of 10 Things I Hate About You

    Vanessa and Erica discuss the treasure trove of late '90s nostalgia and hilarity that is the Shakespearean retelling 10 Things I Hate About You.
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    Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today!

    News:
    The High Cost of Ebooks Has Libraries Struggling and Seeking Legal Action
    Here are the Finalists for the 59th Nebula Awards

    Works Discussed:
    The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
    10 Things I Hate About You
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    • 1 hr 19 min
    Hey YA Extra Credit: 25-Year YA Anniversaries

    Hey YA Extra Credit: 25-Year YA Anniversaries

    Kelly is back to talk about 1999 YA—titles that are celebrating 25-year anniversaries this year.
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    Links
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower Turns 25
    The Most Studied YA Books in Colleges and Universities
    Walter Dean Myers Talks Book Banning, Writing for Troubled Kids
    8 YA Authors on Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
    15 years of Speak: An Interview with Laurie Halse Anderson

    Books Discussed
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
    Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
    Monster by Walter Dean Myers
    Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorthea Lange by Elizabeth Partridge
    Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta
    Who Are You?: Voices of Mixed Race Young People edited by Pearl Fuyo Gaskins (Note that this appears out of print, but there are still copies available to purchase—it was a groundbreaking title)
    Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
    Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
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    • 12 min
    Our Favorite Queer YA Books

    Our Favorite Queer YA Books

    Danika and Erica talk about their favorite queer YA books.
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    News
    ‘Twilight’ Animated Series Being Shopped by Lionsgate Television
    Reading Rainbow Documentary Trailer Drops
    The Creator of Dragon Ball, Akira Toriyama, Has Died
    The Lesbrary

    Books Discussed
    The Miseducation of Cameron Post by emily m. danforth
    The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
    The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
    Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku
    Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
    The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin by Kip Wilson
    Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
    Into the Light by Mark Oshiro
    Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
    Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
    The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta
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    • 1 hr 11 min
    Hey YA Extra Credit: The Magic of Teen Writers

    Hey YA Extra Credit: The Magic of Teen Writers

    Erica explores some YA books that center teen girls who find their voices through writing, just in time for Women's History Month.
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    Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today!
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    Books Discussed
    We Are the Scribes by Randi Pink
    Off the Record by Camryn Garrett
    We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller
    The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
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    • 12 min
    Hotties, Hauntings, and Heists: Black YA Books to Get Into

    Hotties, Hauntings, and Heists: Black YA Books to Get Into

    Vanessa and Erica discuss the latest YA book news and some great books they've read by Black authors.
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    2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.
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    News
    Florida Residents Can Receive a Free Ripley’s Book
    Ben & Jerry's Article: In a Month Meant to Celebrate Black History, Some Are Trying to Erase It
    Libby Announces Their New Book Awards — Along With the Finalists
    Our past Buddy Read of The Weight of Blood by Tiffany Jackson

    Books Discussed
    Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury
    Seven Minutes in Candyland by Brian Wasson
    The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
    Out of Body by Nia Davenport
    This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
    Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender
    The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
    Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis

    Shoutouts
    The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
    Wild Tongues Can’t be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora, edited by Saraciea J. Fennell 
    Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney
    The Making of Yolanda la Bruja by Lorraine Avila
    Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party by Jetta Grace Martin, Joshua Bloom, and Waldo E. Martin Jr.
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    • 57 min
    Hey YA Extra Credit: Queer YA Classics Retellings

    Hey YA Extra Credit: Queer YA Classics Retellings

    This week, Tirzah talks about two great queer YA classics retellings!
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    To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!
    2024 is the tenth year of the Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons and diversify our TBRs. To get book recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. We’ll also keep you informed about other cool reading challenges, readathons, and more across the bookish internet. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with a community of passionate, like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. Visit bookriot.com/readharder to sign up.
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    Books Discussed
    Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
    Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney
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    • 8 min

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