Hey YA
Episodes
#44: I'm Not The Teen Who Makes It To The Epilogue
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about abortion and reproductive rights in YA, highlight summer reads (and not in the way you imagine), and share their summer TBRs...
#43: Precious Plant Nurturing Boys
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about teens who love gardens and the outdoors, as well as the wave of excellent YA books about music hitting shelves this year. Th...
#42: A Penchant For Beheading Shoplifters
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eric, Kelly, and special guest Alyssa Wees talk about debut YA novels, dark fairy tales, and haunted billboards. This episode is sponsored by Book Ri...
#41: Everyone Dies At The Dance
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about YA prom stories and great verse novels for National Poetry Month. This episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, Never-Contented T...
#40: The Corn Uprising
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about climate fiction and YA books set all around the world. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Inebriated, and H...
#39: Gritty, The Gritty YA Novel
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about YA adaptations of all stripes and share their spring YA TBRs. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, The Iliad ...
#38: Death Metal Songs You Can Slow Dance To
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about the YA books they’ve read that no one else has read and highlight a wealth of excellent teen books to read for Women’s H...
#36: The Backstreet Boys Have A New Album, Guys
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly offer up book recommendations when you don’t want to read a love story for Valentine’s Day, then they share awesome YA gift ideas f...
#35: Mystery, Mystery, Murder, Murder
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about their reading resolutions past, present, and mostly failed, as well as highlight an array of excellent sophomore YA novels. ...
#34: Swoony Robots
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about perfect books for tackling genre-related YA book resolutions and share their winter TBRs. This episode is sponsored by The ...
#33: Dolly Parton, Patron Saint of YA
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly reflect on the biggest YA stories of the year, highlight some great YA memoirs (& memoirs they’d like to see), and talk about some of...
#32: Olds Like Us
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly pack your gift-giving itineraries and your TBRs with YA books. Sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Dragonshadow by Elle Katharine White...
#31: Pterodactly Boyfriend, Again
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about the Goodreads Choice awards in YA (and the lack of nonfiction for young readers), this year’s Best Of lists so far, and hi...
#29: Perfect For Fans of Magic Mike
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about recent YA releases that you may have missed, great explorations of friendship in YA, and highlight some 2019 titles to get o...
#28: Can We Even Say That Word?
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly dive into the big, wide world of YA anthologies and shout about excellent YA books from small and indie presses. Hey YA is sponsored by...
#27: Oh, and Zombies
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric, Kelly, and special guest Patrick Flores talk about YA road trip novels, this year's National Book Award long list titles in Young People's Liter...
#26: What Do You Get Your Podcast Partner On The First Anniversary?
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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#25: Are You Or Someone You Know Suffering From Romance?
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about the soap incident, then delve into great YA romances, must-read YA comics, and wrap up the show sharing the books they’re ...
Episode 23: Dark Playtime Stuff
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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#22: Hatchet Harder
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly and Eric discuss a disturbing call for censorship in South Carolina, offer up what their YA summer reading list for teens (and adults!) would lo...
#21: Teens and Tiny Houses
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about their reading habits while traveling, what 2018 YA books you have missed so far this year and need to pick up ASAP, and off...
#20: Fathers You've Seen In 80s Movies
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly highlight some of the latest news in the world of YA, talk about where the books about teens in the military are (and are not), and wra...
#19: You’re in Space! Look At Some Stars!
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk good books about mental illness, dream author duos and the books they’d create, and wrap up the show highlighting some of their ...
#18: A Low Grumbling Sound and Enough With Hatchet
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly and Eric talk about a great article about the development of YA literature following the history of the teen culture, highlight awesome YA books...
Bonus: Malinda Lo Recommends
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this bonus excerpt, courtesy of the Recommended podcast, featuring Malinda Lo recommending Sarah Waters' Tipping the Velvet. See omnyst...
#17: The YA Reading Sandwich
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about indie bookstores that do YA lit really well, explore the growth of YA thrillers over the last few years, and finally, highli...
#16: Would You Say You Wolfed It Down?
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about YA books in verse for National Poetry Month, dig into Frankenstein and why it has landed so well in the YA world, and highli...
#15: Hot Pterodactyls Playing Baseball
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly discuss the ways graphic novels and YA have excellent crossover appeal, consider why we don’t see enough animals in YA fiction, and r...
#14: Does Time Have Meaning?
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about the latest diversity numbers in YA lit from the CCBC along with the #KidLitWomen discussions around the web, YA books about ...
#13: Sliding Into the YA Category's DMs
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about this year’s slate of Norton Award titles and titles of years past, then dig into the differences between YA and middle gra...
Ep. #12: If Judy Blume's Characters Had Tumblr
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly discuss the big YA winners at this year’s Youth Media Awards and dig into the (very wrong) New York Times piece about the lack of sex...
Ep. #11: Like The Fast & The Furious: FAMILY!
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about the new think piece about the death of YA adaptations, highlight some excellent books from YA authors before they hit it big...
Ep #10: YOWZA, it’s ADORBZ
24 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about love stories for YA readers, dig into the whys and hows of music and its power in YA lit, and offer up YA book recommendatio...
Ep. #9: Sorry, But You're Old
10 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly discuss YA books from 10 years ago, talk about some of the most eye-catching YA book covers hitting shelves this year, and then share t...
Ep. #8: Say “Whoa” Like Keanu Reeves
03 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly share YA titles you should read based on your New Year’s Resolutions, dig into a positive NPR piece on teens and reading YA dystopia,...
Ep. #7: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about the recent pulling of THE HATE U GIVE from a Texas school district, YA anthologies are worthwhile reads, and how to be the b...
Ep. #6: Speaking of Shipwrecks...
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly discuss alternate format YA books, under-the-radar 2017 reads, and talk about why 1997 was a great year in pop culture (with book recs,...
Ep #5: Sad Man Books
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly discuss YA books with older protagonists, dig into the first of this year’s “Best Of” lists, and highlight an upcoming online ser...
Ep. #4: Oh, The Youths!
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about Malinda Lo’s annual LGBTQ YA data count, dig into the problem of the media’s take on “suicide” as a “trend” in Y...
Ep. #3: Are The Aliens Rich?
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly share their tips and tricks for talking about YA with YA skeptics, talk about good and not-so-good "meets" pitches, and offer up YA hor...
Ep. #2: Whatever Happened To Tookie De La Creme?
04 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly discuss YA authors who’ve successfully jumped genres, celebrity YA books, and dramatically read from Tyra Banks’s unfinished trilog...
Episode #1: Jeans Are Self-Cleaning
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about what makes a book a "YA" book, what they do and don't want to see in an all-female film adaptation of LORD OF THE FLIES, and...
Episode 0: I Like It When Books Do Weird Things
02 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Eric and Kelly talk about their first experiences reading YA and what adult authors they'd love to see pen a YA novel in this teaser episode of Hey YA...