YA, We Read It!

Interview with Kaitlyn Cavalancia

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Hello and welcome to a very special episode of YA, We Read It! In which Laura and Meggie are sitting down with author Kaitlyn Cavalancia to talk about...

Mystery Royale + Hunting the Strange

22 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Special SPEED RUN episode brought to you by beloved hosts and best friends Meggie and Laura. Kaitlyn Cavalancia's debut novel and its sequel (Mystery ...

Final Thoughts: Percy Jackson & The Olympians

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Come sit around the fire and let us gaze into the flames as we look back on the 20th season of YA, We Read It! Rick Riorden's Percy Jackson and the Ol...

The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson & The Olympians #5)

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meggie and Laura are back at their respective virtual recording studios to regale you with their discoveries after reading the fifth and final Percy J...

The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson & The Olympians #4)

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Another summer is here and Luke and Kronos are still a threat to Camp Half-Blood. Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson team up and head way down below i...

The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson & The Olympians #3)

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Well, well, well, if it isn't another episode of YA, We Read It! (It is!!!!) Meggie and Laura are back in the saddle and Percy is on winter break. Cal...

The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson & The Olympians #2)

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Another summer approaches for Percy and he's kind of getting used to this whole Half-Blood thing. When nightmares of Grover in need combined with susp...

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson & the Olympians #1)

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Season 20 of YA, We Read It is here! It's time to lock into a middle-grade series from the aughts: Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Meggie and Laura a...

People We Meet on Vacation

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SPECIAL EPISODE ALERT! As Laura and Meggie gear up for their next season they both read Emily Henry's People We Meet on Vacation. So, welcome to a ve...

Interview with Lynn Painter

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for a very special episode of YA, We Read It! in which Meggie and Laura are sitting down with author Lynn Painter to discuss her writing, th...

Final Thoughts: The Lightlark Saga

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Once every 100 years six rulers fight to break the curses given to their realm. And once every Wednesday Laura and Meggie release the audio track of t...

Crowntide

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's time the 4th book in Alex Aster's Lightlark series and Laura and Meggie are ready to portal themselves into Isla's ever-unfolding story. Now that...

Skyshade

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's book 3 in Alex Aster's Lightlark series, Skyshade. Picking up directly after the massive war on Lightlark that was supposed to (in Isla's eyes) c...

Nightbane

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lock in, it's book 2 in the Lightlark series: Nightbane. It's after the Centennial and Isla is staying on Lightlark enjoying the stress of her win as ...

Lightlark

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In our world of podcasts, there is Laura and Meggie's YA, We Read It! bringing you a new season. And in a far away world there is the fantasy world of...

Fake Skating

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another episode of YA, We Read It! where once again Meggie and Laura dive into the romantic world of another Lynn Painter novel: Fake Skati...

Nothing Like the Movies

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Laura and Meggie are SAT for the sequel to Lynn Painter's Better Than the Movies, titled Nothing Like the Movies.  Two years after Liz and Wes got to...

Better Than the Movies

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you ask us the only thing better than the movies is Meggie and Laura finally returning to their microphones for Season 18 of YA, We Read It!  That...

Final Thoughts: The Remnant Chronicles + Morrighan

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Winding down the 17th season Meggie and Laura have reunited in person to discuss not only the Remnant Chronicles prequel, Morrighan but also their las...

The Beauty of Darkness (Remnant Chronicles #3)

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Laura and Meggie are sat for the big finale in The Remnant Chronicles series as they crack open the near-700-page The Beauty of Darkness. Some might ...

The Heart of Betrayal (Remnant Chronicles #2)

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Picking up right where we left off last book The Heart of Betrayal kicks off with Lia and Rafe held captive in Venda and immediately thinking of their...

The Kiss of Deception (Remnant Chronicles #1)

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! Happy Summer it's the 17th season of YA, We Read It! Join Meggie and Laura as they read through the Remnant Chronicles series, starting with: T...

Boys with Sharp Teeth (Interview w/ Jenni Howell)

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Come one, come all to a very special episode of YA, We Read It! Meggie and Laura are reading through then sitting down with author Jenni Howell to dis...

Sunrise on the Reaping - Part 2

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The sun has risen once more for Laura and Meggie to conclude their discussion of Suzanne Collin's latest Hunger Games venture: Sunrise on the Reaping ...

Sunrise on the Reaping - Part 1

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The book? Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. The time? Right now. Meggie and Laura are back at their insanely hot mics ready to cover the late...

Final Thoughts: The 100 series

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Meggie and Laura for their sit down session of divulging every last thought they possibly have on Kass Morgan's post-apocalyptic The 100 series. ...

The 100 - Rebellion

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's been over a month since the 100 crash landed on Earth and it's been filled with danger at every turn. With preparations for a peaceful feast with...

The 100 - Homecoming

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Laura and Meggie wish they could tell you that The 100: Homecoming is about everyone having a nice big dance on Earth, but unfortunately that's not th...

The 100 - Day 21

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Well, well, well it's been 3 weeks since our convicted-felon-teens made their way to Earth and Clarke is fearful of radiation poisoning finally settli...

The 100

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Laura and Meggie plunge into YA, We Read It!'s 16th season with Kass Morgan's book series turned CW series: The 100.  In the future, Earth has become...

First Love Language (Interview w/ Stefany Valentine)

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Catie's life is turned upside down when her and her family leave their life in sunny California behind to go live with family in Utah. Still grappling...

Final Thoughts: The Inheritance Games Series

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A microphone, a laptop, a YA novel, a notepad... these aren't clues to your next Tobias Hawthorne puzzle, instead it's time once again for Laura and M...

The Final Gambit

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

CHECK MATE as they say! It's time for one final mystery to take place at Hawthorne House and your resident hosts and puzzle-makers Meggie and Laure ar...

The Hawthorne Legacy

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gather round ye' listener! For another tale of puzzles, riddles, deception, and love triangle! Laura and Meggie are back at the mic to discuss the sec...

The Inheritance Games

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You know what they say: New Year, New Season of YA, We Read It!  Laura and Meggie are back for their 15th season and strapping in for the Inheritance...

The Davenports: More Than This (Interview w/ Krystal Marquis)

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's end 2024 traveling back in time to 1910 Chicago where four young women are going through the ups and downs of social life, society, and romance ...

Final Thoughts: The Lady Janies Series

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Once again Meggie and Laura have gathered to bid farewell to another book series. After losing their vir-JANE-ity this season (nice) reading the antho...

My Calamity Jane

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rounding out the My Lady Janies series is My Calamity Jane a wild west historical/fictional take on Calamity Jane, Annie Oakley and others from the ti...

My Plain Jane

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for book number 2 in the Lady Janies series and much to your hosts surprise, its an anthology series! That's right, a whole new Jane and a w...

My Lady Jane

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello world! It's us, Meggie and Laura and we are back for our 14th season. My Lady Jane (the first book in the Lady Janies series) written by Jodi Me...

Red, White & Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Meggie and Laura for a very special one-off YA, We Read It! ahead of their next season where they are reading Red, White & Royal Blue by Case...

Final Thoughts: Twilight

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It was 2005 when Twilight first graced the world with its presence, and now 19 years later Meggie and Laura have finished reading the entire series fo...

Breaking Dawn (Part 2)

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If there is anything breaking: it's our hearts. The time had come to say goodbye to reading Twilight with the lukewarm conclusion to Breaking Dawn. L...

Breaking Dawn (Part 1)

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Meggie and Laura are BACK to finish up the Twilight series with their insight on the first half of Breaking Dawn.  You know what they say: first c...

Eclipse (Part 2)

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After discovering that the impending threat to our cast of characters is a constructed vampire army made entirely up of new vampires, it's time to tak...

Eclipse (Part 1)

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Bella and Edward's relationship is officially back on! But at what cost? Jacob is not talking to Bella, Charlie has grounded her, and with the limited...

New Moon (Part 2)

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Resident monster-apologist, Bella Swan has just learned her best friend Jacob Black is a werewolf. When Jacob's wolf pack finds out Bella has insider ...

New Moon (Part 1)

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Laura and Meggie are cliff diving into Twilight's follow-up New Moon, where Bella and Edward have been living out their human-vampire-relationship fa...

Twilight (Part 2)

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ah, romance: your partner watching you sleep, telling you he could kill you, wanting to drink your blood... all the normal romance stuff.... Now that...

Twilight (Part 1)

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to lucky number season 13 of YA, We Read It! Bella Swan had everything in Phoenix: warm weather. Her life is turned upside down when her mothe...

Final Thoughts: Gossip Girl

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hello Upper East Siders and Podcast Listeners, the time has come for yet another bittersweet close to yet another YA, We Read It! season. Laura and ...

I Will Always Love You (Gossip Girl #12)

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

  Hello Upper East Siders! It's time to find out what happens to our Gossip Girl gang after the initial final book in this flash forward sequel: I Wi...

Don't You Forget About Me (Gossip Girl #11)

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The summer is finally coming to an end and our resident upper east siders are preparing for the next steps in their lives: college. Nate and Blair ha...

Would I Lie to You (Gossip Girl #10)

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen up, Laura and Meggie would NEVER lie to you, our dear listener and we have to be honest that this book was ROUGH and we can't wait to lament th...

Only in Your Dreams (Gossip Girl #9)

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dreams do come true! Or do they? It's officially summer and Serena, Vanessa, and Blair are all working on big shot director Ken Mogul's next blockbust...

Nothing Can Keep Us Together (Gossip Girl #8)

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Graduation is fast approaching and Serena and Blair are once again not friends. But, love is in the air as Serena has decided to double down on her ...

Nobody Does It Better (Gossip Girl #7)

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nobody does Gossip Girl talk quite like Laura and Meggie so get ready for this! Blair and Nate are finally back together and finally doing the deed (a...

You're the One That I Want (Gossip Girl #6)

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Some want money, some want fame, but right now most of our Gossip Girl gang just want to get into their top college picks. Apparently, this is easy fo...

I Like it Like That (Gossip Girl #5)

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The things we like? Reading YA books, talking about them, and podcasting our little hearts out. It's springtime in the world of Gossip Girl and if th...

Because I’m Worth it (Gossip Girl #4)

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you miss us over the holidays? Meggie and Laura are ready to dive back into the world of the rich in Gossip Girl. Dan continues to be a top tier ...

All I Want Is Everything (Gossip Girl #3)

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This one really does have EVERYTHING! It's Christmastime in the big apple and everyone's paired off: Serena and Blair are besties, Nate and Jenny are ...

You Know You Love Me (Gossip Girl #2)

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Did you miss us? Because we missed you! Laura and Meggie are back at their microphones to pick up right where they left off: the second Gossip Girl bo...

Gossip Girl

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 12th season of "YA, We Read It!" where for the next few weeks you'll be getting a deeply sophisticated and very rich deep dive into the...

A Study in Drowning (w/ Ava Reid)

31 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A special episode of YA, We Read It! has once again come to fruition and this time your hosts ie are reading Ava Reid's upcoming YA debut novel "A Stu...

One of Us Is ... Karen M McManus (Interview with the Author)

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Just when you thought Meggie and Laura had no tricks left up their sleeves for the eleventh season: you thought wrong and you were absolutely mistaken...

One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying #3)

25 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Big surprise and a very special TUESDAY release of beloved YA, We Read It! Today, is the day that Karen M McManus' highly anticipated third book in he...

One of Us Is Next (One of Us Is Lying #2)

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Well, well, well look what we have here: someone who couldn't get enough of YA, We Read It! and just HAD to come back for the next episode in season 1...

One of Us Is Lying

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pay close attention and you will be in for the ride of your life. It's an all new season of YA, We Read It! and two hosts are mic'd up in the studio. ...

Final Thoughts: The Summer I Turned Pretty

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It feels like the summer is only just beginning, yet our time reading Jenny Han's hit YA-trilogy turned hit Amazon Prime Show: The Summer I Turned Pre...

We’ll Always Have Summer (Summer Trilogy #3)

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Always and forever besties, just remember you'll always have Laura and Meggie ready to talk YA with you. It's the final book of Jenny Han's The Summer...

It’s Not Summer Without You (Summer Trilogy #2)

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

and Laura reading the second book in Jenny Han's Summer trilogy: It's Not Summer Without You. One year after Belly and Conrad kissed at Cousins Beach ...

The Summer I Turned Pretty

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It wouldn't be the summer of YA, We Read It!'s 10th season without diving into a series about all of our favorite summer things: beach houses, love tr...

Final Thoughts: John Green

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alas, another YA, We Read It! season has come to a close. Tune in as Laura and Meggie go through their ultimate ranking of each and every John Green b...

Turtles All the Way Down (John Green)

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here we GO! It's time for John Green's most recent YA book, Turtles All the Way Down. Aza and her bestie Daisy are investigating the disappearance of ...

Will Grayson, Will Grayson (John Green and David Levithan)

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Will Grayson, meet Will Grayson the other protagonist of Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Also meet Laura and Meggie, the hosts of YA, We Read It! This wee...

The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on YA, We Read It! Laura and Meggie are joined by Elena Bruess to read and discuss John Green's heart-wrenching and extremely popular novel ...

Paper Towns (John Green)

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Continuing forward with the ultimate John Green Season, Meggie and Laura are joined by Ana Mandujano to read Paper Towns. Quentin is your average guy ...

Let it Snow (Maureen Johnson, John Green, Lauren Myracle)

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Laura and Meggie are dashing through their John Green season by reading the Let It Snow anthology. Once again, gracing the soundwaves ofYA, We Read It...

An Abundance of Katherines (John Green)

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here at YA, We Read It! We pride ourselves on our abundance of amazing vibes, abundance of great company, and abundance of thoughts on John Green's A...

Looking for Alaska (John Green)

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the 9th season of YA, We Read It! This season, beloved hosts Laura and Meggie are reading John Green's entire anthology (and enlisting some...

Final Thoughts: You

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oh, You. And also you! You stuck with us the whole season while we flipped through You and we couldn't be more appreciative that you came along for th...

You Love Me (You #3)

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You waited all week and now you are once again pressing play on YA, We Read It! so you can find out what happens next to resident bad guy Joe Goldberg...

Hidden Bodies (You #2)

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You are back! Listening to the second episode of the eighth season of YA, We Read It! You were enthralled with Meggie and Laura's big dive into adult ...

You (by Caroline Kepnes)

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There you are. You. You're listening to this podcast, and you can't help but wonder: What's this? A twist in the standard YA, We Read It! source mater...

Interview with Kate Brian (w/ Kieran Scott)

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Back in the third season of YA, We Read It! Meggie and Laura read through the Private Series and today they are revisting those books with none other ...

Final Thoughts: The Maze Runner Trilogy

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We ran through The Maze, survived The Scorch, finally found safety (and even got some prequel action) and the time has yet again come for Meggie and L...

The Fever Code (The Maze Runner #5; Prequel #2)

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on YA, We Read It! Laura and Meggie are joined by Arthur Howell (creator of 2 Cents Critic blog & podcast) for a lovely stroll into the ...

The Kill Order (The Maze Runner #4; Prequel #1)

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You might be thinking The Kill Order would refer to a particular ranking of who needs to die and when, but after reading this book we can assure you i...

The Death Cure (The Maze Runner Trilogy #3)

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In a world where the only cure is Death... Kidding, we'll be honest the title of this book doesn't really make sense, because there is minimal death a...

The Scorch Trials (The Maze Runner Trilogy #2)

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Aw babe, is it hot in here or did you just get dropped off in a deserted wasteland that's 1000 degrees? For our surviving Gladers, it's the latter. Af...

The Maze Runner

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alright shuckfaces and slintheads, listen up: Season 7 starts now! Your resident Keepers Laura & Meggie are racing through James Dashner's The Maz...

Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hey, Dash & Lily's Book of Dares meet Meggie & Laura's YA Podcast, we think you'll like it here. That's right listeners, ahead of what's sure ...

Find Me In the Time Before (w/ Robin Stevens Payes)

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gather round all ye time travelers for a very special episode of YA, We Read It!!! Meggie and Laura read "Find Me in the Time Before" (#4 in the Edge ...

Final Thoughts: To All the Boys Trilogy

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dear Sweet Listeners, we're really happy you joined us this season! And while we dove deep into the books as we read them week by week, the truth is w...

Always and Forever, Lara Jean (To All the Boys #3)

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dear Sweet Listeners, just as quickly as it seems this season started it's already time to finish it up with the final installment of To All the Boys....

P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys #2)

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dear Sweet Listeners, it's time for the second installment of To All the Boys and we can't wait to talk about it with you. First things first: Lara J...

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dear Sweet Listeners, we love you, we really love you and we want to humbly welcome you to our 6th season where we are reading Jenny Han's To All the ...

Final Thoughts: The Vampire Diaries

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dear Sweet Listener, the time has come for Laura and Meggie to once again sit down and live out their final thoughts and feelings as the sun sets on t...

The Salvation: Unmasked (The Vampire Diaries #13)

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

IT'S THE BIG FINALE! We left off in book 12 with so many questions and pieces that needed to be wrapped up and instead, we're taken in a completely di...

The Salvation: Unspoken (The Vampire Diaries #12)

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Okay book 12 out of 13 lets POP OFF. Laura and Meggie are dying to discuss the tea! What's the tea? Stefan is dead, Elena is mourning but still attrac...