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Erica discusses some new YA fantasy novels that you should TBR ASAP (no Rocky). 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! Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Dark Place by Britney S. Lewis The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker Brooms by Jasmine Walls, illustrated by Teo Duvall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica and Tirzah discuss some backlist YA titles you should check out. 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! Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. News: Heartstopper Season Two Trailer Dropped New App Gives Free Access to Banned Books Depending On Area This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed: The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky The Do-Over by Lynn Painter Look Back by Tatsuki Fujimoto The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas East by Edith Pattou The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett, illustrated by Natasha Donovan and Donovan Yaciuk Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi Book Club Book: A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah recommends great graphic novel adaptations of popular YA 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! What do S.A. Cosby, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Bakewell, and Yahdon Israel have in common? They've been guests on Book Riot's newest podcast, First Edition whereBookRiot.comco-founder Jeff O'Neal explores the wide bookish world. Subscribe to hear them and stay to hear Book Riot's editors pick the "it" book of the month. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Graceling by Kristin Cashore and Gareth Hinds Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina and Mel Valentine Vargas(September 5) Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds and Danica Novgorodoff 8 Great YA Novels Adapted into Graphic Novels Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tirzah and Erica look back at some well-established YA authors' debuts. 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! What do S.A. Cosby, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Bakewell, and Yahdon Israel have in common? They've been guests on Book Riot's newest podcast, First Edition where BookRiot.com co-founder Jeff O'Neal explores the wide bookish world.To subscribe, search "First Edition" in your podcast player of choice. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News: The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 2 drops Announcing the 2023 Hugo Award Finalists Books Discussed: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim And Reflection by Elizabeth Lim for Disney Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds The Key to the Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir Ash by Malinda Lo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica highlights some interesting YA books with tropical settings, full of folklore and history. 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! What do S.A. Cosby, Khaled Hosseini, Sarah Bakewell, and Yahdon Israel have in common? They've been guests on Book Riot's newest podcast, First Edition whereBookRiot.comco-founder Jeff O'Neal explores the wide bookish world. Subscribe to hear them and stay to hear Book Riot's editors pick the "it" book of the month. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed The Moonlit Vine by Elizabeth Santiago, Illustrated byMcKenzie Mayle Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall Wildblood by Lauren Blackwood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica and Tirzah discuss the YA books they've read so far this year that they've loved. 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! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News: The YA winner of the Lambda Awards Books Discussed: The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros Enter the Body by Joy McCullough All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes Invisible Son by Kim Johnson A Long Stretch of Bad Days by Mindy McGinnis Cat + Gamer, Vol. 1 and 2 by Wataru Nadatani The Do-Over by Lynn Painter Non YA book briefly mentioned: Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Tirzah recommends three creepy horror novels set during summer, perfect for reading around the campfire! 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! Looking for fascinating stories, informed takes, useful advice, and more drawn from our collective experience as power readers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and bookish professionals? Subscribe to The Deep Dive, a biweekly newsletter featuring stories to inform and inspire readers, to get exclusive content delivered to your inbox! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron The Depths by Nicole Lesperance Five Midnights by Ann Dávila Cardinal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tirzah and Erica discuss some YA books they are super excited about that are coming out the second half of 2023. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Sign up for our new newsletter The Deep Dive. Your first read (The Power Reader's Guide to Reading Logs & Trackers) is free. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News College Board Defends LGBTQ+ Lessons Against Florida Restrictions Books Discussed The Dark Place by Britney S. Lewis Before the Devil Knows You’re Here by Autumn Krause A Tall Dark Trouble by Vanessa Montalban Betting on You by Lynn Painter The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White Sleepless in Dubai by Sajni Patel Everyone's Thinking It by Aleema Omotoni Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix by Cherie Dimaline Ride or Die by Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu The Only Girl in Town by Ally Condie Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce. Read about the 40th Anniversary of Alanna. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica discusses a few graphic novels she's read lately that highlight and center queer 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! Subscribe to The Deep Dive! Your first read is free (The Power Reader's Guide to Reading Logs & Trackers). Sign up here bookriot.substack.com. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, illustrated by Jenn St. Onge and Joy San Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tirzah and Erica discuss some recent queer YA reads for Pride and beyond. 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! Sign up for our new newsletter The Deep Dive. Your first read (The Power Reader's Guide to Reading Logs & Trackers) is free. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News: Inaugural Poem by Amanda Gorman Banned After Single Complaint Nonprofit to Make Book Fairs Accessible to Underserved Students A Poem is Going to Jupiter's Moon Europa (& You Can Go, Too) Books Discussed: We’ll Never Tell by Wendy Heard Forever Is Now by Mariama J. Lockington Epically Earnest by Molly Horan Transmogrify! by g. haron davis Northranger by Ray Terciero and Bre Indigo The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices