This week, Kelly highlights two YA books from last year that feature high-stakes board games, survival, and sharp, complicated teen girl protagonists.
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New Releases and More for July 7, 2026
This week, Liberty and Emily discuss An Infinite Love Story, The Great Wherever, False Prophet, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. ... Show More
42m 22s
Jul 3
All the (More!) Books! July 3, 2026
This week, Liberty talks about several books that are in her orbit right now! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Keep track of new releases with Book Ri ... Show More
11m 52s
Jun 30
New Releases and More for June 30, 2026
This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Cursed Ever After, Moss'd in Space, Winners & Liars, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Kee ... Show More
47m 17s
Dec 2022
The Best YA We Read in 2022!
This week, Tirzah and Erica talk about some of the best YA books they read this year.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!This content contains affiliate lin ... Show More
54m 19s
Jan 2022
Most Anticipated Reads of 2022
Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about their most anticipated releases for the upcoming year.
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47m 21s
Apr 2023
Extra Credit: We Stan a Warrior Queen — Arab American YA
Erica celebrates Arab American History month by sharing some YA books by Arab American authors.Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!This content contains aff ... Show More
12m 33s
Dec 2024
Hey YA Extra Credit: 2025 YA Anthologies
This week on Hey YA, Kelly talks about five upcoming 2025 YA anthologies you'll want on your TBR.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 YA newsletter!At Tailored Book Recommendations, ... Show More
16m 46s
Jun 2021
Fiction Just As Strange As Reality
Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about books that will appeal to readers of true crime, podcasts and everything in between.
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52m 49s
Apr 2022
From TikTok Aesthetic to BookTok Craze: All Things Dark Academia!
Erica and Tirzah talk about the rise of dark academia in YA, what it is, and recommend some great dark academia reads across genres!Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsl ... Show More
1h 2m
Jun 2022
Mid-Year Way Too Much to Read Freak Out
Tune in as Katie and Nusrah talk about their anticipated mystery and suspense reads for the second half of 2022.
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44m 48s
Jul 2024
"Monsters Are The Ultimate Other" [Corrected file]
Erica talks about recent library finds and Kelly interviews author and editor Rob Costello about short story collections, horror, and queer reads.
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1h 2m
Dec 2021
Best Books of 2021- Young Reader's Literature- Kelly Loy Gilbert
On our second Best Books episode, Kelly Loy Gilbert discusses When We Were Infinite (Simon & Schuster, March). Gilbert’s “beautifully, achingly cathartic” YA novel (starred review), is one of Kirkus’ Best Books in young readers’ literature for 2021. Then young readers’ editor Lau ... Show More
48m 7s