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Eric and Kelly talk good books about mental illness, dream author duos and the books they’d create, and wrap up the show highlighting some of their summer TBR titles.

Sponsored by Neanderthal Opens the Door To The Universe by Preston Norton and Monday’s Note Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson, presented by Epic Reads.

Hey YA is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, and right here on Book Riot.

Show Notes:

Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli

Mirage by Somiya Daud

Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Pena

I Stop Somewhere by TE Carter

Twitter 10 years ago” search

Don’t Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start The Conversation About Mental Health edited by Kelly Jensen

The Memory of Light by Francisco X Stork

The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletter

Crazy by Amy Reed

My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga

Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

This Impossible Light by Lily Myers

A World Without You by Beth Revis

When Reason Breaks by Cindy L. Rodriguez

Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley

Something Like Normal by Trish Doller

Life Inside My Mind edited by Jessica Burkhart

What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Burn for Burn (trilogy) by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian

Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando

My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows

Tell Me No Lies by Adele Griffin

Here To Stay by Sara Farizan

Contagion by Erin Bowman

Our Stories Our Voices: 21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America edited by Amy Reed.

Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skruskie

Jack of Hearts and Other Parts by Lev AC Rosen

The Unfortunates by Kim Liggett

Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott