Monday, June 7, 2021

Episode 087: Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin

 

We are still dipping into some pre-Pandemic recordings I found hiding on my hard drive. In this 8 minutes of unfettered joy, Molly hypes book one of Shelby Mahurin's Serpent & Dove series.

Monday, May 10, 2021

Episode 086: The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus

We put out a few shorter episodes awhile ago where we would interview one member of the panel about a book they'd recently read and enjoyed. I forgot we had these, and then started listening to this one and remembered what it used to be like to sit in a room with all these people. We are having so much fun talking about a book Lindsey was clearly excited about. Here's a 10 minute glimpse into an old life, and a persuasive pitch to read The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus.

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Episode 085: Elatsoe by Darci Little Badger

In this episode we discuss Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger. That is a true sentence written by a tired man. A man who derails this podcast partway through by talking about landline telephones -- a topic that even the elder Millennial co-hosts were baffled by -- but that I'm certain Gen Z'ers will eat up.

Sunday, March 7, 2021

Episode 084: Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez

 In this episode we chat about the (frankly excellent) book Furia.

Lindsey suggests Bend It Like Beckham.

Kim suggests Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang.

Molly suggests Running with Lions by Julian Winters, books by Matt de la Peña, What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera, Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero, The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez, and the Disney movie Lemonade Mouth.

Amy suggests There's Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon.

Kim suggests I'll Be The One by Lyla Lee.

Nathan suggests the track series starting with Ghost by Jason Reynolds, and Stand-Off by Andrew Smith.

Nate suggests Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston.

See Julien Miquel on Youtube for pronunciation.

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Episode 083: Wildfire Romances

 

In this episode we discuss selected titles from Scholastic's Wildfire series of teen romances from the early 1980s.

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Episode 082: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

 

For our last episode of this turbulent year, what better title to discuss than Clap When You Land? 

After the end credits, stick around for some pretty uniformed takes on Aurora Burning (only Ca$h Money had read it at this point).

Sunday, November 1, 2020

Episode 081: The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert

 

This was not intended to be released right before the election. We recorded it ages ago. Since we recorded, discussion of voter suppression has only grown in importance for this election. As the days have gone by it's reared its head in a plethora of ways we don't discuss here.
Stay safe. Make a plan. Vote.