On YA "Boy Books" and Driving In The Midwest

Eric and Kelly discuss the problematic idea of “boy books,” highlight recent YA with male leads, and dream up surprise books from favorite authors. This episode is sponsored by Lit Stitch: 25 Cross-Stitch Patterns for Book Lovers made by Book Riot and Abrams, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes, and The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall from Candlewick Press. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES YA-Hoo fest Shuri by Nic Stone The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki Bloom by Kevin Panetta Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed The Gospel of Winter by Brendan Kiely Dear Justyce by Nic Stone Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Phillippe Hold Me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles Deposing Nathan by Zach Smedley Camp by LC Rosen A Peculiar Peril by Jeff VanderMeer Little Brother by Cory Doctorow Looking for Alaska by John Green Charm and Strange by Stephanie Kuehn Hero by Perry Moore Rotters by Daniel Kraus Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han Talker 25 by Joshua McCune Bumped by Megan McCafferty September Girls by Bennett Madison A Room Away From The Wolves by Nova Ren Suma See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices