Not So Young Adults
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 28: Percy Jackson & the Olympians Part 3: The Titan's Curse
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our discussion of the Percy Jackson Series continues with book three, The Titan's Curse!!We'll be back in two weeks (we promise) with book thr...
Episode 27: Percy Jackson & the Olympians Part 2: The Sea of Monsters
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our review of the Percy Jackson Series continues with book two, The Sea of Monsters!! We'll be back in two weeks (we promise) with book three, Th...
Episode 26: Percy Jackson & the Olympians Part 1: The Lightning Thief
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We so back!!! After a long (long) hiatus NSYA returns covering the smash hit series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians! We kick things off discussing bo...
Episode 25: Books for the Boys Pt. 3: The Outsiders
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our salute to the books boys love concludes with tuffest sad boy book in world, The Outsiders! We'll be back in two weeks to start our new series....
Episode 24: Books for the Boys Pt. 2: Holes
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The boys (but mostly girls) are back in town again with the latest addition to our Books for the Boys series. This week we are so excited to talk to y...
A Pod of Thirst and Theories Episode 1: Crescent City Recap
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off a new bonus series reacting to and discussing the latest sexy fairy classic book, House of Flame and Shadow!! Is this a young adult book? ...
Episode 23: Books for the Boys Pt. 1: Hatchet
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The boys (but mostly girls) are back in town! That's right, February is no longer for lovers or even presidents birthdays, it's for the boys! ...
What We Want to Read in 2024
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We wanted to talk about the books we're looking forward to in 2024 in our New Years special, but after several hours of mildly coherent book rants...
Our Favorite Books of 2023!
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jess and Spencer review their favorite books from 2023 in a trendy and convenient top 5 format! They also discuss their reading goals for 2024! If...
Episode 22: The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We (finally) conclude our Fall Festival of Fantasy with book three of the Folk of the Air series, The Queen of Nothing!! We'll be back in a week w...
Winter Fete 2023 - A Very Merry Crossover with Into the Fold Pod
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are so honored and excited to join Geoff and Julianna from Into the Fold on their annual Winter Fete episode! If you like this episode be sure to g...
Episode 21: The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We (finally) continue our Fall Festival of Fantasy with book two of the Folk of the Air series, The Wicked King!! We'll be back in two weeks discu...
Minisode: Spooky Stories from the World of Literature
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Aaaaannddd we're back!! Sorry for being gone so long, but we've valiantly returned with a special Halloween episode! We talk about some spook...
Episode 20: The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're kicking off Fall Festival of Fantasy with book one of the Folk of the Air series, the Cruel Prince!! We'll be back in two weeks discussi...
Minisode - 5 Weirdest Book Genres
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're hard at work on our next big series, but in the mean time here's a special mini-episode to subdue your insatiable craving for our melodi...
Episode 19: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - This entire episode is a moron
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sad Boy Summer concludes with the other hit 2012 book about a girl with cancer, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews! Be sure to check us o...
Episode 18: Looking For Alaska Part 2 - After
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sad Boy Summer continues with part two of the award winning boarding school novel, Looking For Alaska! We'll be back in two weeks discussing Me an...
Our Favorite Books of 2023 (So Far)
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We take a break from Sad Boy Summer to talk about our favorite books of the first half of 2023! We'll be back next week with the conclusion of our...
Episode 17: Looking For Alaska Part 1 - Before
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off Sad Boy Summer with part one of the award winning boarding school novel, Looking For Alaska! We'll be back in two weeks covering the r...
Episode 16: A Series of Unfortunate Events Finale
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The end is finally here! We wrap up our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events covering all the last bits and bobs we didn't get to before. We ...
Interview with author Greg Triggs!
24 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have a very special episode interviewing writer, director, actor and all around nice guy, Greg Triggs!! We talk about his writing, publishing and g...
Episode 15: ASOUE: The End - Part 2
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events with the final book in the series, The End!! We'll be back in a week to finish our discus...
Episode 14: ASOUE: The End - Part 1
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events with the final book in the series, The End!! We'll be back in a week to finish our disc...
Regard the Bard Episode 1: Shakespeare and his world
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing our new show Regard The Bard! This time Spencer is (finally) going solo and he's more pretentious than ever before! In this series h...
Episode 13: ASOUE: The Penultimate Peril - Part 2
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events with book 12, The Penultimate Peril (part 2)!! If you want yo read along we'll be back i...
A Series of Unfortunate Events Movie - A Very Fun Discussion with Into the Fold
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two titans of young adult book podcasting come together to discuss the Academy Award winning film A Series of Unfortunate Events (among MANY other top...
Introducing our new show, Regard the Bard!
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your favorite book boy is going solo! In an attempt to connect more with today's youth, Spencer is reviewing the work of the hottest Gen-Z celeb a...
Episode 12: ASOUE: The Penultimate Peril - Part 1
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events with book 12, The Penultimate Peril (part 1)!! If you want yo read along we'll be back ...
Episode 11: ASOUE: The Grim Grotto
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events with book 11, The Grim Grotto! If you want yo read along we'll be back in two weeks discu...
Episode 10: ASOUE: The Slippery Slope
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events with book 10, The Slippery Slope! If you want yo read along we'll be back in two weeks discus...
Episode 9: ASOUE: The Carnivorous Carnival
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events with book , The Carnivorous Carnival! If you want yo read along we'll be back in two weeks di...
Episode 8: ASOUE: The Hostile Hospital
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events with book 8, The Hostile Hospital! If you want yo read along we'll be back in two weeks discu...
Minisode: Spencer's Top 5 Book Club Picks
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's another special Spencer Solo episode! Jess was unfortunately unable to record this week, so instead Spencer is here with his favorite books to ma...
New Years Special: Our favorite books of 2022!
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're ringing in the new year by discussing our favorite books from 2022! We also talk about our book resolutions for 2023 and the exciting things com...
Episode 7: ASOUE: The Vile Village
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events with book 7, The Vile Village If you want yo read along we'll be back in two weeks with our N...
Episode 6: ASOUE: The Ersatz Elevator
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events with book 6, The Ersatz Elevator! If you want yo read along we'll be back in two weeks discus...
Episode 5: ASOUE: The Austere Academy
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events with book 5, The Austere Academy! If you want yo read along we'll be back in two weeks discus...
Episode 4: ASOUE: The Miserable Mill
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events with book 4, The Miserable Mill! If you want yo read along we'll be back in two weeks discuss...
Minisode: Spencer's Top 5 Halloween Reads
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a special Spencer Solo episode! Jess was unfortunately unable to record this week, so instead Spencer is here with his favorite books to get you ...
Episode 3: ASOUE: The Wide Window
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events with book 3, The Wide Window! If you want yo read along we'll be back in two weeks discussing...
Episode 2: ASOUE: The Reptile Room
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our review of A Series of Unfortunate Events with book 2, The Reptile Room! If you want yo read along we'll be back in two weeks discussin...
Episode 1: ASOUE: The Bad Beginning
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Be sure to check us out on Twitter and Instagram with the handle @NYSApod or you can tell us how confused you are by our life choices by emailing us a...
Episode 0: What is YA?
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
And it begins... We're back discussing their favorite subject in the world, books made for teenagers! However, its been brought to our attention that ...
Trailer
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The book obsessed hosts of Twi-LIT: A Literary Podcast are back with a brand new show covering the world of Young Adult literature! Each episode Spenc...