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.
Episodes
July 30, 2025 • 67 mins
Erica talks queer YA graphic novels you should read and Kelly speaks with author and activist Frederick Joseph.
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July 16, 2025 • 64 mins
Danika joins Kelly this week to talk about exciting new YA books that hit shelves in June and July, as well as to talk the best YA books of 2025 so far.
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July 2, 2025 • 54 mins
Kelly talks with YA author L.M. Elliott about historical fiction, Watergate, and contemporary politics for teens.
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June 18, 2025 • 63 mins
We're revisiting a fantastic interview from earlier this year! Kelly talks with YA author and children’s literature champion Jason Reynolds about his career, writing the inner lives of teen boys, his favorite middle grade and YA books, and more.
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June 4, 2025 • 68 mins
It's a YA blast-from-the-past meets popular-still-for-a-reason this week. Kelly talks with E. Lockhart about the We Were Liars adaptation, and Erica talks with Rioter Danika Ellis about the 10th anniversary of Nimona.
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We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
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Erica goes over a nice mix of new YA books by AAPI authors, while Kelly has a great convo with Erin Entrada Kelly and Kwame Mbalia, authors of the new rom-com On Again, Awkward Again.
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May 7, 2025 • 77 mins
Erica shares a few new books to start the month off with. Then, we revisit a great past episode where Kelly and Erica discuss the first book of the super-popular 1980s/1990s series Sweet Valley High. We also find out who is more of a Jessica/Elizabeth.
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April 23, 2025 • 78 mins
Erica gets into some cutesy/cozy YA books, and Kelly speaks to Huda Fahmy about her fictionalized memoir series.
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April 9, 2025 • 64 mins
Kelly and Erica discuss their most anticipated YA books coming out in April.
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March 26, 2025 • 65 mins
Erica gets into some new YA graphic novels that she's excited about, and Kelly interviews YA author Ava Reid about her latest release, the art of homage, and being a life-long Hunger Games fan.
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March 12, 2025 • 65 mins
Kelly and Erica share their picks for the best YA books coming out in March and get into a little adaptation news and horror.
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February 26, 2025 • 73 mins
Kelly and Erica discuss the first book of the super-popular 1980s/1990s series Sweet Valley High. We also find out who is more of a Jessica/Elizabeth.
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A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To g...
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February 19, 2025 • 49 mins
Kelly talks with New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman about her new book, about the afterlife, and about the growth and evolution of YA as a category.
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A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading hori...
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February 12, 2025 • 58 mins
Kelly and Erica talk about the YA books out in February they're most excited about...and maybe a demon or two.
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A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign u...
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January 29, 2025 • 66 mins
Kelly and Erica discuss a mega list of the best YA books of 2024, the romance bookstore boom of the last few years, and our current book club pick.
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A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get ...
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January 22, 2025 • 62 mins
Kelly talks with YA author and children's literature champion Jason Reynolds about his career, writing the inner lives of teen boys, his favorite middle grade and YA books, and more.
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January 15, 2025 • 85 mins
This week we're sharing a rerun of a favorite episode from last year in which Erica speaks with Madeline Berberian-Hutchinson about being a 16-year-old NYS and NYC Youth Poet Laureate Finalist and co-founder of a literary arts magazine, and Kelly talks with author Veronica Chambers about Ida In Love and Trouble, Black historical YA, and more.
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January 8, 2025 • 17 mins
Erica gets into some new YA fantasy graphic novels, comics, and manga she's excited to read in the new year.
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December 18, 2024 • 63 mins
Kelly and Erica discuss their year in YA reading, looking back at their favorite books and themes that emerged.
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December 11, 2024 • 16 mins
This week on Hey YA, Kelly talks about five upcoming 2025 YA anthologies you'll want on your TBR.
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