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Hey YA

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

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Wearing Real People Clothes

Wearing Real People Clothes

Eric and Kelly highlight some of the undersung YA of 2019 and scream about what they’re reading this winter.This episode... Read more

11 Dec 2019

43mins

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Ep. #2: Whatever Happened To Tookie De La Creme?

Ep. #2: Whatever Happened To Tookie De La Creme?

Eric and Kelly discuss YA authors who’ve successfully jumped genres, celebrity YA books, and dramatically read from Tyra... Read more

4 Oct 2017

48mins

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I Cried Waiting For My Pizza Today

I Cried Waiting For My Pizza Today

Eric and Kelly talk about trends in YA this year they’ve seen, as well as offer up some cool reading for summer and hot ... Read more

10 Jul 2019

46mins

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Coming At You In Claymation

Coming At You In Claymation

You asked, and Kelly and Eric answered. It's the holiday YA book recommendation extravaganza!This episode is sponsored b... Read more

27 Nov 2019

45mins

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Being Petty Is An Important Reason To Read

Being Petty Is An Important Reason To Read

Kelly and Eric talk about the return of vampires and go deep into YA book cover trends for 2020.This episode is sponsore... Read more

16 Oct 2019

44mins

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#39: Gritty, The Gritty YA Novel

#39: Gritty, The Gritty YA Novel

Eric and Kelly talk about YA adaptations of all stripes and share their spring YA TBRs.This episode is sponsored by Book... Read more

20 Mar 2019

41mins

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#46: Suzanne Collins OWNS The Mountain

#46: Suzanne Collins OWNS The Mountain

Eric and Kelly talk about their favorite YA books of the year so far, highlight 2019 YA comics, and scream about the upc... Read more

26 Jun 2019

46mins

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Welcome To College: Death Comes For Us All

Welcome To College: Death Comes For Us All

Kelly and Eric talk about YA books that’d make great picks for college freshman to prepare for their school lives, then ... Read more

4 Sep 2019

44mins

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The Count of Monte Crisco

The Count of Monte Crisco

Eric and Kelly talk about their 2020 reading goals, then offer up an array of their most-anticipated upcoming YA books.T... Read more

8 Jan 2020

35mins

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#17: The YA Reading Sandwich

#17: The YA Reading Sandwich

Eric and Kelly talk about indie bookstores that do YA lit really well, explore the growth of YA thrillers over the last ... Read more

2 May 2018

1hr 9mins

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Ep. #3: Are The Aliens Rich?

Ep. #3: Are The Aliens Rich?

Eric and Kelly share their tips and tricks for talking about YA with YA skeptics, talk about good and not-so-good "meets... Read more

18 Oct 2017

44mins

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Ep. #4: Oh, The Youths!

Ep. #4: Oh, The Youths!

Eric and Kelly talk about Malinda Lo’s annual LGBTQ YA data count, dig into the problem of the media’s take on “suicide”... Read more

1 Nov 2017

49mins

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Every 90s Teen Movie Ever

Every 90s Teen Movie Ever

Kelly and guest host Tirzah Price talk about 2019’s queer YA offerings and dive deep into the full-names-in-book-titles ... Read more

7 Aug 2019

52mins

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#42: A Penchant For Beheading Shoplifters

#42: A Penchant For Beheading Shoplifters

Eric, Kelly, and special guest Alyssa Wees talk about debut YA novels, dark fairy tales, and haunted billboards.This epi... Read more

1 May 2019

53mins

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#36: The Backstreet Boys Have A New Album, Guys

#36: The Backstreet Boys Have A New Album, Guys

Eric and Kelly offer up book recommendations when you don’t want to read a love story for Valentine’s Day, then they sha... Read more

6 Feb 2019

41mins

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Ep. #6: Speaking of Shipwrecks...

Ep. #6: Speaking of Shipwrecks...

Eric and Kelly discuss alternate format YA books, under-the-radar 2017 reads, and talk about why 1997 was a great year i... Read more

29 Nov 2017

52mins

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#16: Would You Say You Wolfed It Down?

#16: Would You Say You Wolfed It Down?

Eric and Kelly talk about YA books in verse for National Poetry Month, dig into Frankenstein and why it has landed so we... Read more

18 Apr 2018

53mins

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45: I'm Not Stephen King's Publicist

45: I'm Not Stephen King's Publicist

Kelly and special guest Sarah Dessen talk about teen life today, how YA has grown and changed in the last two decades, a... Read more

12 Jun 2019

1hr 4mins

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Ep #10: YOWZA, it’s ADORBZ

Ep #10: YOWZA, it’s ADORBZ

Eric and Kelly talk about love stories for YA readers, dig into the whys and hows of music and its power in YA lit, and ... Read more

24 Jan 2018

55mins

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#41: Everyone Dies At The Dance

#41: Everyone Dies At The Dance

Eric and Kelly talk about YA prom stories and great verse novels for National Poetry Month.This episode is sponsored by ... Read more

17 Apr 2019

44mins

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