Eric and Kelly talk about indie bookstores that do YA lit really well, explore the growth of YA thrillers over the last few years, and finally, highlight a bunch of great books to read in honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Sponsored by Summer Constellations by Alisha Sevigny from KCP Loft and Bookish Boyfriends: A Date With Darcy by Tiffany Schmidt from Amulet.
Hey YA is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, and right here on Book Riot.
Show notes:
Honor Code by Kiersi Burkhart
Down and Across by Arvin Ahmadi
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
Written In The Stars by Aisha Saeed
The Red Balloon Bookshop
The Girl With The Red Balloon by Katherine Locke
Fountain Bookstore
Read Between The Lynes
Women and Children First
BBGB Books
Anderson's Bookshop
Wild Rumpus Books
Defining Thriller vs. Mystery
"Mourn The Fall of the Mall" by Sarah Kendzior
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Pasadena by Sherri L. Smith
A Line In The Dark by Malinda Lo
Stephanie Kuehn's books
Fake ID by Lamar Giles
Endangered by Lamar Giles
Lois Duncan's unsolved mystery
Window by Amelia Brunskill
Sadie by Courtney Summers
Damage Done by Amanda Panitch
As Red as Blood by Salla Simukka
The Fever by Megan Abbott
Conversion by Katherine Howe
The Girl Who Fell by Shannon M. Parker
The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo
Control by Lydia Kang
Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee
Want by Cindy Pon
The Girl From The Well by Rin Chupeco
American Panda by Gloria Chao
North Of Beautiful by Justina Chen
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie Dao
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang
Picture Us In The Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert
Noteworthy by Riley Redgate