A Few New Books and Revisiting a Great Past Episode
Erica shares a few new books to start the month off with. Then, we revisit a great past episode where Kelly and Erica discuss the first book of the super-popular 1980s/1990s series Sweet Valley High. We also find out who is more of a Jessica/Elizabeth.
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News:
Graphic novels are booming in popularity. It’s changing children’s relationship with books
LA Book Prize finalists announced
Books Discussed:
Audre & Bash Are Just Friends by Tia Williams
The Glittering Edge by Alyssa Villaire
Death in the Cards by Mia P. Manansala
Salvación by Sandra Proudman
Double Love (Sweet Valley High No. 1) by Francine Pascal
From the ghostwriter
On Again, Awkward Again by Erin Entrada Kelly and Kwame Mbalia
The Apothecary Diaries, Vol. 11 by Natsu Hyuuga, illustrated by Nekokurage, translated by Julie Goniwich
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1:17:14
An Interview With Huda Fahmy, Plus Cute YA Books to Read as It Gets Warmer
Erica gets into some cutesy/cozy YA books, and Kelly speaks to Huda Fahmy about her fictionalized memoir series.
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Books Discussed
If You’ll Have Me by Eunnie
I Shall Never Fall in Love: A Graphic Novel by Hari Conner
If We Were a Movie by Zakiya N. Jamal
Off Menu: A Graphic Novel by Oliver Gerlach, illustrated by Kelsi Jo Silva
Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui
If You're Not the One by Farah Naz Rishi
Huda F Wants to Know by Huda Fahmy
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1:18:47
The Threat of an Exorcism: April's Best YA New Releases
Kelly and Erica discuss their most anticipated YA books coming out in April.
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News
LJ Smith Dies at 66
The Gossip Mill
Sunrise on the Reaping sees phenomenal early sales
Books Discussed
Messy Perfect by Tanya Boteju
Somadina by Akwaeke Emezi
Run Away With Me by Brian Selznick
Sunlight Playing over a Mountain by Selina Li BiÂ
We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBrideÂ
The House No One Sees by Adina King
Renegade Girls by Nora Neus and illustrated by Julie Robine
Get to know Nellie Bly
The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum
The Payback Girls by Alex Travis
The Summer I Ate the Rich by Maika Moulite
They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown by Candace Fleming
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1:04:48
"Nothing Is Original" An Interview with Ava Reid — Plus New YA Graphic Novels to Read This Year
Erica gets into some new YA graphic novels that she's excited about, and Kelly interviews YA author Ava Reid about her latest release, the art of homage, and being a life-long Hunger Games fan.
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Article discussed
Graphic novels are booming in popularity. It’s changing children’s relationship with books
Books Discussed
Raised By Ghosts by Briana Loewinsohn
Brielle and Bear: Volume 1 Salomey Doku
Strange Bedfellows by Ariel Slamet Ries
Huda F Wants to Know? By Huda Fahmy
Renegade Girls: A Queer Tale of Romance and Rabble-Rousing by Nora Neus, illustrated by Julie Robine
Fable at the End of the World by Ava Reid
Juniper and Thorn by Ava Reid
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi
Legend series by Marie Lu
Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
The Fever King series by Victoria Lee
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater
An Ember in the Ashes series by Sabaa Tahir
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1:05:43
That Cover Goes B-A-N-A-N-A-S: YA Books Out in March to TBR
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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