Tirzah and Erica get all in their fantasy feels and share their favorite YA fantasy.
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Oct 2025
The Cat’s Out of the Bag: This Is Our Last Episode
Kelly and Erica look back on 8 years of Hey YA, highlighting their favorite (and messy!) YA moments, their most memorable episodes, and some YA books they think deserve more attention. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and reco ... Show More
1h 3m
Sep 2025
Colombo Had the Right Idea: Interviews with Author Mariko Tamaki, Illustrator Nicole Goux and Author Hannah V. Sawyerr
In the first half of this two-part episode, Erica goes back in time to the late '80s with Mariko Tamaki's and Nicole Goux's sapphic murder mystery This Place Kills Me. Next, Kelly Jensen speaks to Hannah V. Sawyerr about her novel-in-verse Truth Is. Subscribe to the podcast via R ... Show More
1h 13m
Sep 2025
That Was Extremely Libra of You: September's Best New YA Releases
Kelly and Erica highlight the best of September's new YA books, including some feminist nonfiction, thrilling mysteries, goth-y fun, and more. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in ... Show More
55m 22s
Apr 2022
It’s Probably Something Adorable
Jess and Trisha share some listener recommendations and other updates, announce a new book club book, and talk about authors who are new to them.
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52m 56s
Sep 2022
Time for a Different Form
Jess and Trisha talk about unreasonable expectations of authors and then offer a few “if you like this, try that” romance recs.
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53m 5s
May 2022
Finger, Pulse, Etc.
Jess and Trisha talk about their current reads, romance novel cover history, and backlist books to add to – or move up on – your TBR.
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49m 28s
Apr 2023
Normal People with Quirky Friends
Jess and Trisha do a bit of follow-up from last time, talk about why romance book adaptation news so often goes nowhere, and recommend some favorite romances with STEM characters.
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46m 44s
Oct 2023
Continuing the Podcast Magic
Jess and Trisha talk about the current “steaminess” discourse in romance and new books with some of their favorite tropes.
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58m 58s
Nov 2020
Feathers, Scales, and an Accidental Kidnapping
It’s recommendation request time!! Jess and Trisha offer recs to readers looking for soapy drama, storylines related to social justice, SFF without the alpha males, funny and quirky narrators, and more.
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59m 54s