When the Rent Is Due: May's Best New YA Releases

Kelly and Erica reunite on the podcast to talk about May's best YA releases. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! Make this your most bookish summer yet with personalized reading recommendations from Tailored Book Recommendations! Our bibliologists (aka professional book nerds) are standing by to help you find your next favorite read. Get your recommendations via email, or opt to receive hardcovers or paperbacks delivered right to your door. And with quarterly or annual plans available, TBR has something for every budget. Get started today from just $18! Head to mytbr.co to subscribe. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News and Things The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 delayed until 2025; adds additional episode Dead Boy Detectives Show Books Discussed Kelly's picks: Thirsty and We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia The Ultimate Updated Guide to YA Short Stories We Mostly Come Out at Night, edited by Rob Costillo This Book Won’t Burn by Samira Ahmed Dispatches from Parts Unknown by Bryan Bliss Sunhead by Alex Assan Bloom by Kevin Panetta Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe Erica's picks: The Dangerous Ones by Lauren Blackwood  Dread Nation by Justina Ireland It Waits in the Forest by Sarah Dass  The Worst Ronin by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, illustrated by Faith Schaffer  Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He  The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté  Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki, Rosemary Valero-O'Connell  For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices