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Hey YA

From great new books to favorite classic reads, from news to the latest in on-screen adaptations, the Hey YA podcast is here to elevate the exciting world of young adult lit.

Episode 89 What Do We Do When We’re Done With Nancy Drew?

Hannah and Kelly talk about awesome YA historical fiction featuring female leads and dig into YA mysteries -- where have they gone?

Episode 88.5 In Honor of My Job Interviews…

In honor of job interview season in the academic world, Hannah gets introspective and considers what makes a good educator, highlighting five YA books with dope educators in them.

Episode 88 Black Futures and More

Hannah and Kelly talk about teens and traumatic content, then highlight a range of Black science fiction and fantasy reads.

Episode 87.5 Extra Credit: YA Horror and the Summer Scares

Kelly highlights this year's YA Summer Scares horror selections. Get to know some rad horror books and a rad horror-focused program.

Episode 87 The Romance Elephant

Hannah and Kelly dive into YA books without romance, then highlight excellent romance YA books.

Episode 86.5 Extra Credit: YA for Tweens and Younger Teens

Kelly and guest author Tiffany Schmidt talk about Cynthia Leitich Smith's recently re-released book Rain Is Not My Indian Name and dig into where the YA for younger YA readers is.

Episode 86 Nightmare in a Crowd

Hannah and Kelly talk about the ALA Youth Media Award winners and honorees, then dig into imaginary YA book titles, pairing them with real YA books and/or dream titles.

Episode 85.5 Extra Credit: When I Hear “Steam Engine,” I Think Of Jack and Kate Running Through the Boiler Room

Hannah and special guest Emily Blaeser talk about their favorite YA audiobooks.

Episode 85 Coming Soon: Smizecream

Hannah and Kelly talk about YA books set in super short time frames, as well as YA books about the end of the world.

Episode 84.5 Extra Credit: Food and Wine, Chips and Cheese, Picture Books and YA

Hannah pairs recent picturebooks with some great YA titles, both recent and backlist.