YA Podcast: Recent Episodes
YA Podcast
A podcast about YA lit and what it can teach us - at any age. Join us as we review new releases and revisit old classics. Produced by Teffer Adjemian for the Upford Network! To suggest a book, email theyapodcast@gmail.com or tweet at us @yapodcast
After almost 5 wild and wonderful years, the YA Podcast is coming to an end. Join Kadi, Teffer, and Bailey as we reminisce over the years, the books, and the friendships we’ve shared. Stay in touch! Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com www.podcavern.
We're coming at you with another media review! Kadi and Teffer watched Season 1 of the Vampire Diaries and we're here to tell you all about low cut jeans, sexy vampire brothers, and racist small towns.Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/yapodcastMerch! www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-di…sion?ref_id=2539To suggest a book, email theyapodcast@gmail.com or tweet at us @yapodcastHosted by:Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbearBailey: @thebailzasaurusKadi Diop: @kadi_dEunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabookGreat Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/www.andrewvannorstrand.comwww.podcavern.com
Kadi and Teffer talk about art, light, gayness, coming out, coming of age, and queer community in this breathtaking novel by Malinda Lo. Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/yapodcastMerch! www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-di…sion?ref_id=2539To suggest a book, email theyapodcast@gmail.com or tweet at us @yapodcastHosted by:Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbearBailey: @thebailzasaurusKadi Diop: @kadi_dEunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabookGreat Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/www.andrewvannorstrand.comwww.podcavern.com
Kadi and Teffer talk crushes, cringe and criminal movie adaptations in Meg Cabot’s Y2K Marxist monarchy classic, Princess Diaries.
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.podcavern.com
Kadi and Teffer talk 2009, love triangles, and Twilight references in the Amazon Prime show & the book it’s based on! There's a reason Netflix passed on this one..
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.podcavern.com
This week, Kadi and Teffer talk about movie adaptation, romance tropes & the people they exclude, beach loving, terrible parents, and naturally, who can get it in Along For the Ride by Sarah Dessen and its Netflix adaptation. This baby has no redeeming qualities...
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
We’re back!! This week Kadi and Teffer talk about friendship, love, and witchcraft in Kat Leyh’s Snapdragon. Also, what our hiatus held and where we go from here!
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
We’re wrapping up our March graphic novel series with Heartstopper by Alice Oseman! Bailey and Teffer talk about low-conflict romances, himbos, b-plots and sports boys in this lovely book.
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
Bailey and Teffer talk about found family, cozy spaceships, colour, cults, and a world without men in On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden!
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
We continue our graphic novel series with Himawari House by Harmony Becker! Eunice and Teffer talk about multifaceted representation, multilingual storytelling, and time-limited narrative in this immersive gap year story.
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
A very special guest joins Teffer in the studio to talk about the Graceling graphic novel adaptation by Gareth Hinds!
YA: "166. Graceling: The Graphic Novel" -ads: OAF, NBF, G&G, QT, GM, NatToo, SGF1
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
This March, we’re reading graphic novels! We’re kicking it off with The Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag. Teffer and Bailey talk about selkie myths and generous love in this beautiful maritime tale.
Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcast Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 To suggest a book, email theyapodcast@gmail.com or tweet at us @yapodcast
Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
We wrap up February with a sweet tearjerker of a book, The Passing Playbook by Isaac Fitzsimons! Join Eunice and Teffer as we talk about finding queer community wherever you live, queerness and religion, and the delight of seeing trans representation grow in the genre.
Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/yapodcast Merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/up-for-discusssion?ref_id=2539 To suggest a book, email theyapodcast@gmail.com or tweet at us @yapodcast
Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
In February, we read romances by Black authors! This week, we’re talking about self love, generational love, and the importance of friends who love you in Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney.
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
We’re back!! This February we continue our tradition of reading romances by Black authors all month, and we’re kicking it off with Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender. Bailey and Teffer talk about trans joy, self love, art therapy, and what cis parents of trans kids need to know.
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
Kadi and Eunice put their holiday elf hats on and bring you drumroll THE 2021 YA HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE! They break it down by types of giftee and hope that you snag a little somethin for yourself at the same time.
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
We’re back in Stoneybrook! This week Bailey and Teffer talk about season 2 of The Baby-Sitter’s Club: who’s gay, who’s coping, who’s got a great new step dad. Also, lots about awkward dates!
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
Join Teffer and Eunice for a conversation about fairytale retellings, dragons, persimmons, and teen protagonists who actually act like teenagers in Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim.
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
This week, Teffer and Kadi talk about the complications of being a pastor’s kid, unraveling generational trauma, beautiful romances and refreshing bisexual representation with Jay Coles’ Things We Couldn’t Say.
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
Join Eunice and Teffer as we talk about K-Pop, romance, chasing dreams & finding happy endings in Axie Oh’s XOXO!
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
Bailey and Kadi go back in time to revisit the 1982 sapphic classic Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden. They talk about the place of books of a certain era, problematic adults and homophobia & faith. Also, please enjoy Bailey's pettiest book criticism of all time!!!
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
This week, Karter Powell of The CabotCast joins Teffer to talk about Vampire Academy, sexy boarding school books, homoeroticism, and growing up in the 2000s. Also Princess Diaries.
Check out The CabotCast socials! https://twitter.com/TheCabotCast https://www.instagram.com/thecabotcast/ https://linktr.ee/thecabotcast
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
Teffer and Kadi talk fluffy romance, low-friction narratives, self love & body diversity with Love is a Revolution by Renée Watson!
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
Kadi and Teffer take a break from book reviews to talk about TV! We’re reviewing the Netflix series Sex Education, talking about Gillian Anderson, the rise of fascism, teen sexuality, and what makes for good representation on TV.
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
This week Kadi and Bailey read Blackout by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon. We gush about this beautiful ensemble romance that celebrates Black love and talk about all the little details that make it such a delight to read.
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi_d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
Teffer and Eunice are back in the book review business with Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean! We talk about beautiful writing, complex characters, and the shift in YA from external to internal narrative tension. Since this is a new release, we’re trying to keep it spoiler free!
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi__d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
We’re back from hiatus with our 150th episode! Bailey and Teffer reminisce about the show, talk about our summer reading, and then get into reviewing the TIME 100 Best YA Books of All Time, the hits and misses. And it wouldn’t be an episode of YA if we didn’t talk about Twilight. A lot. Welcome back!
Find the TIME 100 Best YA Books list: https://time.com/collection/100-best-ya-books/ Listen to Teffer on No Bad Food! https://soundcloud.com/nobadfoodpod/19-salad-days-ft-teffer-adjemian
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi__d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
To wrap up our Summer Read-Through, we watched both Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants movies! We’re talking about casting, early oughts fashion (yay or nay?, Jesse Williams, sexy candles, and pants, just so many pants.
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi__d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
This week, we fast forward ten years to visit the sisterhood as adults in Sisterhood Everlasting! The whole gang’s here to talk about rich boyfriends, aimless careers, millennial angst, and Manic Pixie Dying Girls. Did Brashares finally figure out what to do with Tibby? Will Carmen ever get what she deserves? Tune in and find out!
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi__d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
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All four hosts got together this week to talk about the final book in the teen Sisterhood series. We’ve gotta lotta yikes and a little yay! What happened to Carmen? Why is Tibby always … like that? Is it ok to have sex, ever? We ask these questions and more!
Resources: docs.google.com/document/d/1hp7nl…/edit?usp=sharing
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi__d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
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Should girls wear pants? Should men only be lawyers? Bailey and Teffer talk about art classes, problematic romance and big feelings in our read through of the 3rd summer of the sisterhood!
Resources: docs.google.com/document/d/1hp7nl…/edit?usp=sharing
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi__d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
This week Kadi, Teffer and Bailey talk about the second story in the Sisterhood’s saga! We talk about French translation, parents who don’t parent, and cultivating self-compassion through cringe.
Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hp7nlP5UcH63FEl1kpPgxdO7Qw7iagcCTBfOPfPLuMg/edit?usp=sharing
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi__d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
Send us books! Upford Network ℅ Tom Zalatnai PO Box 22585 Monkland PO Montreal, Quebec H4A 3T4 Canada
We’re kicking off a read-through series of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares this week! Kadi, Eunice and Teffer talk about being a teen in the millennial era, letting teens be kids, and all the problematic stuff we did or didn’t remember about this classic series.
Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hp7nlP5UcH63FEl1kpPgxdO7Qw7iagcCTBfOPfPLuMg/edit?usp=sharing
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi__d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
Great Bear Music! greatbearmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.andrewvannorstrand.com
www.upfordnetwork.com
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Eunice and Teffer wrap up our food series with two families, both alike in dignity, in A Pho Love Story by Loan Le. We talk about the delights of drawn out flirtation, generational stories, and how this book is like a restaurant!
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Bailey and Teffer dive into Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau, a fluffy, wholesome graphic novel about love, baking, and finding your path. We talk about falling in love, pretty boys, tasty breads, and good parents!
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Teffer and Bailey sit down to talk about the books we're excited to read this summer. With a round-up of new releases and older favorites, we've got just the thing for your reading list!
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This week, as we continue our Food series, Kadi is joined by a special guest- our editor Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai)- to talk about The Music Of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg! We get into the value of setting boundaries with parents, the beauty of emotional vulnerability in friendships, and what we'd do if we could open our own food trucks.
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Kicking off a food themed June, Eunice and Teffer review The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo, a delicious story of food trucks, family, and falling in love. We talk about hot dads, best friends, and the risk that comes with opening your heart.
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This week, Teffer and Bailey review Faith by Julie Murphy! We’re talking healthy friendships, unhealthy relationships, and oh, right, superheroes, too.
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This week Eunice and Kadi talk about grief, the decolonization of magic and love triangles. And, because we just can’t help ourselves, we’re talking about Twilight (again)…
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Teffer and Bailey review Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu, talking about intergenerational feminism, riot grrrls, and what they liked (and didn't like) about the Netflix adaptation.
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Chris Walker of Nerdcraft Nation joins Eunice and Teffer to talk about Stamped, Jason Reynolds’ “remix” of Ibram X. Kendi’s antiracism work. We talk about highschool history class, institutional racism, and what anti-racist pedagogy might look like.
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This week, Kadi and Bailey review The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna. We talk about well-researched fantasy religions, the experience of living under oppressive systems, brilliant visual metaphors, and how dang much we want this incredible book to be made into a movie.
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Kadi & Eunice review Malinda Lo's Last Night At The Telegraph Club and talk about period pieces, romance novels, and the beauty of intersectional representation.
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This week, patron Maddy Dever joins Teffer to talk about The Art of Feeling by Laura Tims! We're talking about grieving, living with chronic pain, the surprising joy of finding people who value you, and the mortifying ordeal of being known.
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This week, Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan joined Teffer and Kadi to talk about relationships, sex, peer-to-peer education, and, of course, their new YA sex ed resource, Let's Talk About It! Join us for a conversation about taking the fear out of dating, who to talk to about what you want to do, and what to name your favourite beet!
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This week, Kadi and Eunice review Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley! We talk about communities going through hard times, intergenerational trauma & healing, and the importance of storytelling in marginalized communities. Then, we get vulnerable about recent events and our own experiences as cultural minorities. This book is so good, y'all. It's so good!!
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After 128 episodes of Teffer pestering the others to review a Ship Book, it finally happened! Listen in as Teffer and Bailey review Adrienne Young's high seas fantasy, Fable, and get into exactly what it is that makes a maritime adventure so much fun. We talk pseudo-love triangles, almost-queer-baiting, and which nautical daddies can get it.
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Kadi and Teffer review To All the Boys: Always and Forever, the Netflix adaptation of Jenny Han's Always and Forever, Lara Jean. Join us for Kadi's first foray into the himbo universe, the joys of boys who do sports, satisfying final chapters, and a surprising side order of Jon Hamm. Is anyone else hot?
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Teffer and Kadi return to the Graceling Realm with Kristin Cashore's new release, Winterkeep! We're talking about environmental anxiety, the Gen Z/Millennial tension, extended character development, generational trauma and generational healing, who can get it, and so much more.
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Patron Emily Pattyn joins us to talk about one of the hottest new releases of 2020: Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko. We talk about magic systems, the development of diverse fantasy in YA, and why The Lord of the Rings should be 200 pages shorter than it is. Like all our new release reviews, this one is spoiler free!
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Eunice and Teffer review Rent a Boyfriend, Gloria Chao's third book! We talk (a lot) about family dynamics, boundaries, compassion, and peer pressure. Also a little about love, and a lot about writing!
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This week Bailey and Teffer talk about a shiny new release: Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala! We’re chatting about crafts, glassblowing, competition shows, Boston, crafting in competition shows in Boston, love, parents, art, passion, and so much more!
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This week, we review Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant! Kadi, Eunice, and Teffer talk about baking, relationships, baking relationships, and relationships with baking, in this SPOILER-FREE review of this great new release!
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This week, we're reviewing Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas! This review is SPOILER-FREE! Kadi and Teffer talk about parenting, representation of Black fathers, the 90's, and, of course, who can get it.
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We wrap up our spirituality miniseries with Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry. Bailey and Teffer discuss interfaith community, changing things from the inside versus changing from the outside, and our own relationships with church, spirituality, and faith.
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We continue our series on religion and spirituality with Bombay Blues by Tanuja Desai Hidier! Kadi and Teffer talk about the particular introspection of being 19, what makes a really good travel book, and face our own personal discomforts around religion. The connection was a bit rough at the beginning because a storm was rolling in - sorry!
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We’re kicking off 2021 with a miniseries on faith, religion, and spirituality, starting with Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali. Eunice and Teffer talk about the importance of diverse faith communities, what it means to write responsibly about religion, and why we want to see more books that deal with faith coming from big presses!
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It’s our last episode of 2020! Teffer and Kadi are talking about the books we read, the changes we made to adapt to this wild year, the highlights, the downsides, and our hopes and plans for 2021!
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Hosted by: Teffer Adjemian: @tefferbear Bailey: @thebailzasaurus Kadi Diop: @kadi__d Eunice Hong: @theeunicornreadsabook
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SPOILERS: This review contains massive spoilers for the entirety of the Netflix series! You've been warned! After reviewing Dash & Lily's Book of Dares back in 2018, Bailey and Teffer return to review the new Netflix series Dash & Lily! We argue about whether or not it's good, whose faces need punching, and romance… but it might surprise you who's getting mushy this time.
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This week, Melody Simpson of Melanin in YA joins Teffer to talk about her "no excuses database" of the YA publishing world. We talk about the recent surge of representation in YA, the experiences that led her to create this database, and what "no excuses" really means.
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Kadi and Teffer round off the month with a gorgeous new release. This is the first time we’ve reviewed a graphic novel on the show! We talk about history, reparations, and the developing Indigenous representation we hope to see in YA lit going forward. Also, we’re tired. Are you tired? This year has been rough. We talk about that, too.
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This week, patron Maddy Dever joins Teffer to review Those Who Run in the Sky by Aviaq Johnston. We talk about coming of age, living in the shadow of our parents, emotional maturity, and the role of elders as we move through this visually stunning book.
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In this special bonus episode, Ben Philippe joins us for the second time! We talk about the process of writing a second book, trains, Pokémon, writing what you know, and his upcoming nonfiction debut.
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This week, we continue our series of books by Indigenous authors with Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson. We talk about whether or not it’s YA (and what that means), writing sadness while still writing hope, and what makes a good sex scene.
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All November, we’re reading books by Indigenous authors! We kick it off this week with a heartwarming YA romance. Is 6’3” the ideal heartthrob height? Can you ever separate the artist from the art- and should you? What the heck is a turkey trot? We answer all these, and more!
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To wrap up our Witchtober series, Kadi and Teffer talk about the history of witchcraft: where does our idea of “witch” come from? What sparked the witch hunts? And why are we so fascinated with witches in 2020?
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.myjewishlearning.com/article/witches-witchcraft/amp/ https://www.google.ca/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/07/witchcraft-economics-reformation-catholic-protestant-market-share https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.vice.com/amp/en/article/7x3jbq/the-true-story-of-tituba-the-slave-at-the-center-of-the-salem-witch-trials
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What do you get when you mix a classic YA coming of age romance with a coven of powerful witches? We head to Salem with a chat about elemental magic, paranormal mystery, casual queers casually existing, and the fun of a magic system based in our familiar world!
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We continue Witchtober with a dark debut novel full of blood and magic. We’re talking about curses, plagues, and fever dream world building, with a significant detour into... cottagecore?
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This week we’re kicking off a witch themed October with a thick fantasy tome! We’re talking about elemental magic, fantasy pacing, the fun of seeing a fantasy universe based in Asia, and necromancy as a good thing!
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This week, we review Ben Philippe’s second book, Charming as a Verb! We’re talking about the pressure of university admissions, the subtlety of writing strong family dynamics, and how fun it is to see your hometown written in a book!
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This week, we’re talking about a childhood seagoing classic! One of us loves it, the other, not so much. We debate whether it’s really YA, talk about the difficulties of reading middle grade mystery as adults, and discuss the particular appeal of the open sea.
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This week, we review the Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. We’re talking about queer subtext, the unapologetic writing of a villain’s backstory, and what representation looks like when every character is evil.
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Bailey, Eunice and Teffer round up some of their favourite books for that back to school feeling! Do boarding school books just feel more school-y? What’s the difference between a school book and a summer book? Is autumn just a better time to read fantasy? We answer these questions and more!
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"He looks slimy but in a way that I'd put up with for jewelry" Is Edward an incel? Is Carlisle a zaddy? On this episode of YA, we decide—yes. Featuring longtime friend of the show Candice Pye (@candicepye)
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This week Eunice, Bailey and Teffer talk about the Netflix series adapted from the beloved Babysitters Club books. We share our opinions of the adaptation, which babysitters we most identify with, and what we hope for in season 2!
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This week Kadi, Bailey and Teffer get together (virtually) to talk about the last 100 episodes, reminisce on our favourite parts, discuss how the show has changed and how it has changed us, and go over your messages and memories with lots of laughter, fun, and vampire boners.
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This week, Teffer and Bailey talk about disability, boundaries, and medical bullshit in Sick Kids in Love, a book that provides much-needed representation of chronic illness in YA.
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Teffer hops on for a quick announcement about our upcoming 100th episode and how YOU can get involved by sending us your favorite memories at theyapodcast@gmail.com, then talks about some great new offers over at patreon.com/yapodcast available now!
This week, Eunice and Teffer go on a trip down memory lane with a book we both read in highschool! We’re talking about romance, responsibility, grief, and Taylor Swift. Grab your low rise capris and impossibly long tank top because we’re heading to 2004!
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This week, we’re looking at a book that puts a new spin on the geek-to-prom-Queen story. We talk about proms in general, our prom in particular, and where the idea of “highschool culture” comes from.
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This week, we plunge into some magical realism, exploring a world where sirens, merpeople, and gargoyles inhabit Portland. This book feels extremely relevant right now; we talk about the role of fantasy in social commentary, the current protests and police violence in Portland, and the cohesive look Morrow takes at misogynoir through her world building.
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This week, Kristina Forest joins us for a conversation about why she writes YA, how she started out, and where she gets her inspiration. We talk about preserving the things she loves in YA while adding the representation the genre needs, some of the books that have inspired her, and what it really means to write a coming of age story.
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This week is full of new stuff! We have a new host, Eunice Hong, and our first review of an upcoming release! We talk about the role of tropes in comfort reading, what makes an author an “automatic buy,” and how the YA landscape has improved since our highschool days.
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This week, we’re talking about one of our favourite fantasy books to date. We get into different approaches to worldbuilding, and have a long conversation about the impact of the fantasy brothel trope on conversations about sex work.
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This week we wrap up our unexpectedly fraught Harry Potter read through! Patron Catherine Wresche (@cwresche) joins us to talk about watching characters grow, slut shaming in the magical world, and what exactly redemption looks like for Snape.
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This week, our patron Catherine joins us to talk about Snape, new views on old characters, and the complexity of liking Harry Potter while abhorring its author.
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This week, we’re interrupting our scheduled content for a conversation about systemic racism in YA publishing. We’re also talking about some of our very favourite books by Black authors, and what we can do to encourage and amplify Black voices in YA! A big thank you to Andy Puth-Grey @cupcakeandy for letting us share his story.
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This week, Teffer is joined by patron Matt Dever to talk about Order of the Phoenix, spending a lot of time on Ginny, secondary characters, and the impact of seeing our heroes fall.
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We’re continuing our read through of Harry Potter with Goblet of Fire. Today, we talk about the bizarre ways this book portrays anyone who isn’t white and British, budding romance in Hogwarts, and what Harry’s type is (it’s not what you think!)
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This week we’re joined by long time patron and friend of the show Erica to talk about pedagogy at Hogwarts! We’re asking questions like, where did Lupin start his teaching career? What kind of a teacher might Hagrid have been with proper training? And how exactly does Dumbledore select educators??
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This week, Bailey and Teffer dig into Chamber of Secrets. We’re talking about Malfoys, Nearly Headless Nick’s backstory, and the many many ways the whole story is foreshadowed in this one book.
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This week we’re kicking off a long awaited Harry Potter read through. In our first episode, Bailey and Teffer talk about our Harry Potter origin stories, discuss unreliable narration in the series, and do a deep dive into Quirrell’s past. We also chat about cover art and movie casting!
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In our final Anne of Green April episode, we take on a book written twenty years after Anne of Green Gables. We talk about lesbians, fashion-forward fan fiction, lesbians, letter writing, lesbians, saviour complexes, and lesbians.
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This week our Anne series continues, with Anne going to college and falling in love. We talk about what distinguishes this series as a turn of the century work and the ways growing up makes us revise and reconsider our expectations. We also revisit our discussion of Anne... what happens when she’s not the quirkiest girl in the room?
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In our second installation of Anne of Green April, Kadi warms up to Anne a little, we talk about approaches to child care, make our predictions for the series, and talk about what makes YA, YA. Also, is Anne a Manic Pixie Dream Girl?!
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This April, we’re reading through the first four Anne of Green Gables books! Join us for a fresh take through totally virgin eyes, and passionate analysis from a long time fan! Help us decide... just how queer IS this book?
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In our last episode for Sequel Month, Kadi and Teffer read Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland! Join us as we talk about zombie lore, representation in the Wild West, and the historic connection between queer baiting and fan fic. Also, Teffer talks about corsets for a while.
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This week we continue Sequel Month with the sequel to Children of Blood and Bone! We talk about what sets this fantasy world apart from others, the importance of prioritizing intimate friendships, and the big mistakes that shaped our lives.
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To continue Sequels Month, we’re reviewing The Everlasting Rose by Dhonielle Clayton, the sequel to The Belles! We meander a little on this one to talk about pandemic preparedness, a world run by Libras, and our feelings on apocalyptic lit, but we’re still here to cast the movie and decide Who Can Get It.
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This week starts off Sequel Month! That’s right, for the whole month of March we’re reviewing sequels of books we have previously reviewed, and we’re kicking it off with P.S. I Still Love You! Join Bailey and Teffer for a heated debate about John Ambrose vs. Peter Kavinsky, bad boys vs good boys, and love right now vs love forever.
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For Black History Month, we’re doing a series on romances by black authors! This week we read “Full Disclosure” by Camryn Garrett. We talked about the incredible education work this book does around HIV, How refreshing it is to see a protagonist whose passion for the arts is in production, not performing, and how much we love the beautiful, tender and realistic relationships in this book!
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For Black History Month, we're doing a series on romances by black authors! This week, Kadi and Teffer put on our critical hats to talk about Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann! We’re talking about asexual representation, platonic relationships, and what a love story needs to feel satisfying. We also talk about the effects of editing vs writing on a story, and why we’re looking forward to reading Kann’s second novel!
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For Black History Month, we’re doing a series on romances by black authors, starting with I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest! Hannah and Teffer get into this light but heartfelt ballet road trip romance and talk about growing in self confidence, slow cooking romances, following your dreams and parental learning curves.
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This week, Kadi introduces us to her favourite comfort read: Twilight! Enjoy a very elaborate summary of Stephenie Meyer’s series as well as the movies, a thorough appreciation of cheesy all-encompassing romance, “guilty” pleasures, AND Hannah reveals some deep truths about their literary past...!!!
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This week we’re talking about Teffer’s comfort reading pick: Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn. We get into believable teen characters, believable family relationships, our own pseudo-goth pasts, and the nostalgia of 2000’s cafe culture.
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This week, to kick off a January of comfort reading, we’re reading Hannah’s pick, Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. We chat about the delights of casual diversity in a romance novel, different kinds of coming out narratives, and this week’s real-life Royal drama.
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2019 is ending at Kadi and Teffer are talking about our highlights of 2019, and what we’re looking forward to in 2020! Relive the books, the interviews, and good god the THIRST that made 2019 so great.
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This week we were going to talk about YA holiday books by non white authors, but things didn’t quite go to plan. We talk about the lack of diversity in holiday books, touch on J.K. Rowling, and spend a bunch of time drooling over the Great British Bake Off. Happy Holidays!
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Author Natalie Blitt met Teffer in studio to talk about NaNoWriMo, writing Christmas books when you’re super Jewish, the importance of teaching good sexual ethics, and how what you really want in your career is... failure? Thanks so much to Natalie for joining us!
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In YA! tradition, this week we offer you the second annual YA! List of Literary Gifts! Kadi and Teffer have suggestions for people who love YA, people who hate YA, and people who just want to learn to cook. Come on in for a festive glass of holiday gift giving cheer.
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For our first 2019 holiday episode, all three of us got together in our festive jammies to talk about Let It Snow: the story collection and the Netflix film! We’re talking about love, Starbucks, and, of course, a good dose of festive misogyny, manic pixie dream girls, and how very, very white Christmas romances are.
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This week, Teffer interviews Emil Sher, an author, screenwriter, and playwright. We talk about writing as a group effort, the process of adapting books for stage and screen, and writing about the holocaust for children.
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This week, we review The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline. We're talking about speculative lit that isn't so speculative, what it means to live as a settler on unceded land, and how we can reduce damage to the indigenous people with heritage rights to the places we live. We also talk about family - chosen and blood - as we sink into this incredible novel that should be on every school's curriculum.
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For our Remembrance Day episode, all three of us are talking about Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars and Eleanor Coerr’s Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, and thinking about how we teach kids about war. We talk about nuclear disarmament, allyship and privilege, family histories, and the complicated realities of living in the postcolonial world. Come for the serious conversation about war and hope, stay for the hilarity about Armenian food and Christmas calendars!
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To round out our spoooooky month, Hannah and Teffer discuss the Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray. We’re talking about witchcraft, boarding school, ambiguous laws of magic, colonialism, generational trauma, and oh boy SO much more. Pour yourself a cup of tea and charge your crystals in the moonlight, because we are getting WITCHY.
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For the second book of spoooooooky month, we read the Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson. We talk about how much we love nerdy emo ghost boys, the joys of fluffy reading, and taking the guilt out of guilty pleasures.
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This week, Teffer talks with Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation and its upcoming sequel, Deathless Divide! We talk zombies, Star Trek vs Star Wars, and the endless YA series. Hear Teffer lose her mind completely over details about Deathless Divide, and forget half the questions she wanted to ask! Also, we talk about the Good Place for a while.
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For the first episode of October's spooky theme, we're reviewing a new release from Brittney Morris, Slay! We talk about race (surprise, surprise), Jidenna (he can get it), code switching, monopoly in costumes, and go on a ramble about grad school and being too old for video games. And of course, we cast the movie that we hope to see made out of this book.
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This week, Hannah and Teffer finish off our month of classic YA, reviewing Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. Join us for a conversation about mental health, art as therapy, depression, sexual assault, and how this novel changed the course of YA lit!
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Our YA Classics series, or as we’re calling it, Bummer September, continues with Lois Lowry’s The Giver! Hannah and Kadi chat about morality, the importance of feelings and removing the notion of guilt from pleasure. Also, someone can get it...!
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Continuing our September theme of YA classics, this week we read Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D Taylor! Join Kadi and Hannah as they talk about misery porn, writing about oppression responsibly, the value of storytelling, and how much they both like soup.
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For the second week of a September full of YA classics, we’re talking about The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare! Join us as we take a deep dive into religion, gender roles and pilgrim sex...yes, you read that right.
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Kicking off a September full of YA classics, this week we’re reviewing the well beloved Little Women by Louisa May Alcott! Kadi and Teffer talk about movie adaptations, Transcendentalism, whether Amy is awful, whether Laurie is a fuccboi, and our hopes for the upcoming Greta Gerwig adaptation. And Teffer reveals a deep, shameful secret from her past...
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To wrap up our Pride series, on Queer week, we’re reviewing I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver! Hannah, Sania, and Teffer sit down to talk about coming out, anxiety attacks, family dynamics, pronoun use, and much, much more about this book that we all loved. It’s Hannah’s first episode back, and Sania’s last episode with us, so don’t miss this one!
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This week, Kadi and Teffer review Zenobia July, by Lisa Bunker, for the fourth instalment of our Pride series: Trans Pride! Zenobia July is a late middle grade / early YA cyber mystery featuring a stellar trans protagonist. We spend a lot of time talking about the emotional nuance of setting boundaries; chosen family, biological family, and the benefits and drawbacks we find in each; and, of course, a whole lot of time talking about how we can best support trans kids and youth in our lives! Listen to the end for a surprise cameo. Special thanks to Seth Day of Rad Child Podcast for recommending this one!
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This week, Sania and Teffer review Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde for bisexual week! Queens of Geek follows a trio of friends around SupaCon, as they meet their idols (and nemeses) and fall in love. We talk about fandom, fanfic, and ... comic drag? This book is a great reminder that representation and fluff make a great pair, and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
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For our second week of Pride month, Kadi and Teffer review David Levithan’s Two Boys Kissing, a beautiful book about community, coming out, and gay heritage. We get really in depth about the importance of finding our queer ancestors, and being good queer ancestors. We talk about supporting queer kids, what being a good ally means, and a little about our own experiences of connecting with our queer history.
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We’re spending August reading books about LGBTQ teens to celebrate Pride! For the next five weeks, we will review one book for each letter of the acronym (this year we’re going with LGBTQ, next year we may do one of the other acronyms!)
This week, Sania and Teffer review Ash by Malinda Lo, a retelling of Cinderella centred around a lesbian relationship. We talk a lot about writing and adapting fairy tales, but also about crushes, astrology, and whether or not the fairy godmother represents death? Apologies to all the fantasy fans, because Sania and Teffer don’t have the fantasy chops and occasionally get a little tangled up in world building.
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This week, Sania and Teffer review a Sarah Dessen classic from 2000. CW: We spend most of this episode talking about abuse in relationships, and while we don't get too graphic, we do talk about the cycle of abuse and red flags. This discussion may be triggering. We talk about the importance of educating teenagers on how to identify abusive behaviour, and touch on how YA lit can sometimes normalize abusive dynamics - and how this book really doesn't.
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This week Teffer and Kadi take a deep dive into The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon. We get into the big stuff- fate, dreams, and love. We also get a Big Real Love Story about Kadi’s parents!
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CORRECTION: In this episode, we say that Born Confused is Tanuja Desai Hidier's only novel, but we were excited to find out that its sequel, Bombay Blues, came out in 2014 :) We're looking forward to reading it, make sure to get a copy!
This week Teffer and Sania review Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier. Written in 2002, this novel feels surprisingly timely. We talk about cultural appropriation, letting go of friendships, falling in love with yourself, and so much more.
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This week Kadi and Teffer review With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo. We talk about food, dating yourself, underfunding in the school system, maternal mortality, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and so much more as we review this gorgeous, touching novel.
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After meeting S.K. Ali at YAFest, we just had to review one of her books! Sania and Teffer discuss Love from A-Z, different views of romance, Muslim representation, islamophobia, and the necessity of angry girls.
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This week Kadi and Teffer are reviewing the YA K-Pop retelling of Roman Holiday you didn’t know you needed! We’re talking about love, image, and food, along with a significant tangent into Always Be My Maybe, and, as always seems to happen when Kadi’s around, a discussion of Who Can Get It. Most of all, this is a conversation about the joy of being able to just say “this book is really fun!” and not worry too much about deeper significance.
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Fresh off of Mtl YAFest 2019, Sania and Teffer sit down to talk about what made this year so great! Hear about panels we heard (and moderated), fun and awkward author interactions, books we discovered, and so much more.
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This week, Teffer, Sania, and Kadi all sit down in the studio to talk about what we love about YA lit, which books we love and which we feel less great about, the many charms of cheese, and, of course, our takes on Twilight.
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This week, we have our first episode featuring intern Sania Malik! We’re talking about Sabina Khan’s novel The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali. Join us for a conversation that’s first and foremost about representation, and looking for your own experience in a story.
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This week, we cover one of the indiegogo requested books, Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s lyrical novel “Dante and Aristotle Discover the Secrets of the Universe.” We talk quite a lot about writing, parents, and falling in love. We also cover plans for this summer, our new interns, and talk about MTL YAFest!
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In our fourth YA Fest interview, Teffer and Hannah sit down with Sabina Khan, the author of “The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali” to talk the importance of representation, writing the YA books she needed for her kids, and so much more!
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This week, Teffer sits down in studio with J.F. Dubeau, Mtl YAFest featured author of A God in the Shed. We chat about the writing process, discovering YA horror, and how everyone’s got a shitty vampire book in them.”
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This week, we're diving into Indiegogo-sponsored content, with the first book of the Sevenwaters trilogy by Juliet Marillier, Daughter of the Forest. We discuss fairy tale adaptations, the differences between YA from twenty years ago and YA today, and get really deep and dark into the ethics around writing for young adults. CW for discussion of sexual violence and eating disorders.
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In our SECOND YAFest interview , Teffer sits down with Ben Philippe, the author of "The Field Guide to the North American Teenager." We talk about stumbling into YA, teenager tropes, the value of sitcoms, the drawbacks of MFAs, and so, so much more.
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This week, we’re joined by library worker, educator, and good friend Eunice Hong to talk about Dhonielle Clayton’s vivid novel The Belles. Join us as we discuss aesthetics, villains, and get real about diet culture, while talking about a book we all adore!
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In the first installment of a series of episodes covering Montreal YAFest, Teffer interviews the Mtl YaFest founder, Talya Pardo. We talk about how YAFest came to be, what authors we can expect to see at this year's YAFest, and why YA appeals to such a wide audience!
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This week we’re talking about Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone! We discuss magic systems in fantasy, deistic vs agnostic magic, the particular skill of world building, and what fantasy animals look like.
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The antebellum south, a kickass female protagonist, and... zombies? This week we’re talking about Dread Nation, a historical/fantastical semi-dystopic romp through a world where the zombie plague broke out on Civil War battlefields. Full of ingenious word building, more than a few digs at "building the wall", and serious ass kicking, this is one you don't want to miss.
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This retelling of Pride & Prejudice, set in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighbourhood , helps us get a new angle on class relations in Austen, and hits home the effects of gentrification.
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Hannah and Teffer tackle one of the first YA dystopia series. We’re talking body modification, environmentalism, and whether it’s ok to put people in zoos. CW for talk of self harm & eating disorders.
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Teffer & Producer Tom sat down to talk about some of the highlights from PodCon 2 in Seattle! We get into the importance of making podcasting an accessible medium, then talk about John Green, Redwall, and more!
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Since it's a brand new year, we figured we should take a minute to talk about what books we're excited to get into in 2019! We share and compare our lists of books, authors, and themes we're hoping to read more of this year!
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This week, we’re talking about Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn, which, in a historic turn of events, neither Hannah nor Teffer liked! We talk about all the things we hated about it, the few things we like, and then Teffer shares with us the Sound of Music slash fanfic she really wants someone to write.
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Hannah & Teffer sit down to talk about the Dumplin’ movie and what we thought of it! We talk about differences between the book and movie, what we loved and what we missed, and why Teffer wishes she’d named her baby after a particular actor...
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Happy holidays! This week, we’re offering some gift suggestions for the young adults and/or book lovers in your life (if they show up on your letter to Santa, well, that’s your business.) We’ve got suggestions for the queer teen in your life, the adult who loves YA, the middle grade reader, and more!
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We return from our hiatus with a review of Julie Murphy’s “Dumplin’”! This week we talk a lot about the idea of transgressive bodies and how bodies can be expected to “earn” entrance to spaces. We also talk about internalized fatphobia, how sticking up for others can help us stick up for ourselves and vice-versa, and, as usual, talk quite a lot about mothers.
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This week we’re joined in studio by sex educator Kadi Diop, to talk about Nic Stone’s most recent novel, Odd One Out. Join us in a conversation about sexual fluidity, coming out, and the nuances of teenage relationships
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This week, we take a break from our usual format to talk about the books that give us hope, comfort, or solace when everything looks bleak.
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This week, we’re discussing Kate Milford’s novel The Left-Handed Fate. We talk about Ship Books and their particular specialness, what sets middle grade books apart from books for older readers, and speculate on Tamora Pierce’s sex life. Also Teffer gets honest about her personal difficulties with the word “segue.” Special thanks to Indiegogo donor Cat McGuire for recommending this one!
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This week, we’re joined in the studio by Julian McKenzie, Director of Programming for the Upford Network and host of the Scrum Podcast, to talk about Nic Stone’s 2017 novel “Dear Martin.” Join us for a conversation about microaggressions, police brutality, and why we need to hold on to our anger.
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This week, Hannah and Teffer depart from the usual format to talk about the books they want to read when the weather changes! They also provide tea pairings for the discerning palate, and cast a Harry Potter miniseries, while eating snacks on a rainy afternoon.
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This week we’re joined by NYT bestselling author Nic Stone (@getnicced) to talk about her upcoming novel Odd One Out (October 9, 2018, Random House), writing intersectional experiences, and the importance of representing diverse queer narratives.
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This week, we’re following on the heels of the Netflix craze and talking about Jenny Han’s To All The Boys I Loved Before! Whether you loved the book first, adored the movie and want more, or actually didn’t know there was a book first, join us as we compare and contrast the book and movie and argue over how dreamy Peter Kavinsky really is.
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In our second Smackdown, Hannah and Teffer get down and dirty to decide which is the ULTIMATE CLASSIC PRINCESS BOOK... The Princess Diaries or Ella Enchanted! Join us on a magical romp through our middle school years while we compare fantasy worlds, discover story lines that are a lot more problematic now than they seemed then, and decide who’s the biggest dreamboat: Michael, Char, or someone else entirely?
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In this episode, we review Emily X. R. Pan’s novel “The Astonishing Color of After.” We talk about sensitivity in depicting grief, depression, and suicide, the link between memory and expressing emotion, and how magic can sometimes convey more than realism.
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This week, we’re reviewing Brendan Kiely’s novel Tradition, digging in deeper on some of the themes we covered with Kiely last week. Join us as we talk about how our privilege landscape affects our friendships, what it really means to be a leader and to incite change, and how consent can be modelled on a broad social scale.
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This week, we interviewed NYT bestselling author Brendan Kiely (@KielyBrendan) about what led him to YA fiction, the importance of writing good, consensual relationships, the challenge of writing characters with different life experiences from our own, and how we've always got more to learn.
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Today we’re talking about Madeleine L’Engle’s classic novel A Wrinkle in Time, which Hannah just read for the very first time!
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As part of our ongoing Indiegogo campaign, donor Matt Dever asked us to give our opinions on Divergent and The Hunger Games in a DYSTOPIAN SMACKDOWN! This episode was too epic to keep to 45 minutes, so it's a long one! Strap in, and get ready for the fight of your life!
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This week we’re reading Gloria Chao’s fantastic novel American Panda, a book about a young Taiwanese-American woman starting her first year of college, while navigating cultural and familial pressures.
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Hannah's back! In this episode, we talk about Samira Ahmed’s New York Times Best-Selling novel Love Hate & Other Filters, a coming of age story about a young Muslim Indian-American woman in America.
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Hannah's out of town, so Teffer sat down with Candice Pye (@candicepye) for a fun chat about Judy Blume, Twilight, feminism, and vampire boners. Keep an eye out for Candice's new podcast, Gal Chat, coming soon to the Upford Network!
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This week we dig into Emily St. John Mandel's 'Station Eleven'- not really a Young Adult novel, but a novel enjoyed by Indiegogo donor Howard's three teenage kids! We dig into the bleakness of post-apocalyptic lit and share some other thoughts on things that are bleak and hopeless! Want us to read YOUR book suggestion on the show? Donate to our campaign! igg.me/at/upford
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This week we dig into the Graceling books by Kristin Cashore, a trio of books exploring the same fantasy universe through three different, powerful, female protagonists. We talk about growing up, building friendships, and owning your strengths.
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This week, we read Sarah Dessen's novel 'Just Listen' which explores themes of mental health, friendships, relationships, eating disorders, and sexual assault. Just, you know, some light reading for the weekend.
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We went to the first ever MTL YA Fest last weekend! In this episode we share our thoughts on some of the panels we attended and the authors we got to chat with! We'll be back with another book review episode next week when we'll talk about Just Listen by Sarah Dessen.
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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is a New York Times best-selling novel that deals with racism, police brutality, and the challenge of standing up against oppressive systems of power in the face of injustice. In this week's episode, we dig into the lessons learned in this book, and the things we found challenging and convicting about the material.
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Here's some extra reading about the book! https://blog.heinemann.com/taking-a-closer-look-at-the-hate-u-give https://blackgirlnerds.com/need-talk-hate-u-give-t-h-u-g/ https://blackandbookish.com/blog/2017/7/13/the-hate-u-give-review
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a best-selling series of young adult novels by Ann Brashares that follows the lives and friendships of four teenage girls. In this episode we discuss some of the major themes of the series as well as what it means to us personally!
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Welcome to YA- a podcast about Young Adult literature and what it can teach us - at any age. Join us as we review new releases and revisit old classics. To suggest a book to YA, email theyapodcast@gmail.com or tweet at us @yapodcast
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