YA, We Read It!

YA, We Read It!

Friendship, adventure, first kisses, first fights, and sometimes supernatural: Young Adult novels are a treasure given to us by authors around the world. Best friends and comedians Laura Petro and Meggie Gates are sitting down for their very own book club to reread the series that shaped their school years in ”YA, We Read It!” because yes. Yes, they did actually read it.This is a podcast on Audio Mint Podcast Network.

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March 13, 2024 32 mins
Hello Upper East Siders and Podcast Listeners, the time has come for yet another bittersweet close to yet another YA, We Read It! season. Laura and Meggie sit down, suit up, and are ready to gab about the past 12 episodes that made up the Gossip Girl season. Transport back to 2002 with us when the original book in the series debuted and let's relive some of the best (and worst) parts of Cecily Von Ziesgar's world.    You know you l...
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  Hello Upper East Siders! It's time to find out what happens to our Gossip Girl gang after the initial final book in this flash forward sequel: I Will Always Love You. Split into 4 parts, this book checks in with everyone each and every year of college when everyone's home for winter break. Who will end up kissing who? Who will follow their dreams? Who will inevitably cheat on their partner? One things for sure: there's definitely...
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February 28, 2024 39 mins

The summer is finally coming to an end and our resident upper east siders are preparing for the next steps in their lives: college. Nate and Blair have returned from their month at sea, Dan's mom shows up unannounced to celebrate his coming out, and Serena is still pining after you-know-who not caring whatsoever about her best-friend-forever, YIKES. It's the beginning of the end! Or is it? Let Laura and Meggie tell you how they rea...

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February 22, 2024 37 mins

Listen up, Laura and Meggie would NEVER lie to you, our dear listener and we have to be honest that this book was ROUGH and we can't wait to lament the tail of the weird series tone-shift to our audience. Let's get into it: the Summer continues for our gossip girl gang, with half the group going to the Hamptons, and Dan exploring his sexuality... You'll just have to press play to find out everything else. 

 

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February 14, 2024 47 mins
Dreams do come true! Or do they? It's officially summer and Serena, Vanessa, and Blair are all working on big shot director Ken Mogul's next blockbuster, and Nate and Dan get to date hot blonde girls... Join Laura and Meggie as they discuss their dreams (not really) and all the ins and out of our Gossip Girl gang's last summer before college.    You know you love us (and we love you too!), L + M
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Graduation is fast approaching and Serena and Blair are once again not friends. But, love is in the air as Serena has decided to double down on her illicit affair and starts a relationship with Nate who is an emotional mess in this book. Vanessa on the other hand is living her best life editing her film and hanging with Aaron and Dan (hubba hubba). And Blair moves into a hotel and meets a hot British guy. Tune in as Meggie and Laur...

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January 31, 2024 46 mins

Nobody does Gossip Girl talk quite like Laura and Meggie so get ready for this! Blair and Nate are finally back together and finally doing the deed (and nonstop at that!). But will Nate blow it when he gets too high and steals his family's boat? Dan is biffing it hard as the lead singer of a famous rock band. And Jenny is really trying to be Serena 2.0. Serena is still in this series but she's boring and kind of a bad friend? All o...

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Some want money, some want fame, but right now most of our Gossip Girl gang just want to get into their top college picks. Apparently, this is easy for everyone but Blair who only gets into one school. Serena falls in love with every school she tours, Blair drunkenly joins a celibacy club, and Vanessa unfortunately takes Dan back and the two decide to play house. And all Meggie and Laura want is for you to have a good time listenin...
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January 17, 2024 43 mins
The things we like? Reading YA books, talking about them, and podcasting our little hearts out. It's springtime in the world of Gossip Girl and if there's one thing our cast of characters is worried about it's where they are going to spend spring break. Blair is desperate to lose her virginity and sets her sights on Serena's hunky older brother on their ski vacation, what could go wrong?    You know you love us (and we love you to!...
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January 10, 2024 52 mins
Did you miss us over the holidays? Meggie and Laura are ready to dive back into the world of the rich in Gossip Girl. Dan continues to be a top tier a*hole, but love is in the air as Serena starts dating Blair's step-brother, and Nate decides to get clean and ends up in a nightly rehab where he meets party girl Georginia -- ooh la la! Join us, won't you?    You know you love us (and we love you to!), M + L
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November 15, 2023 43 mins
This one really does have EVERYTHING! It's Christmastime in the big apple and everyone's paired off: Serena and Blair are besties, Nate and Jenny are exclusive, and Dan and Vanessa are being as cringey as ever. What else? Serena has a fling with a famous musician, Blair's step-brother is still into her (yeesh!), and Dan is way against sex and super into slut-shaming. Meggie and Laura break it all down and more on this week's YA, We...
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November 8, 2023 47 mins
Did you miss us? Because we missed you! Laura and Meggie are back at their microphones to pick up right where they left off: the second Gossip Girl book. This time around its college interviews, Dan giving major stalking energy, an upcoming wedding for Blair's mom, and a questionable step-brother love plot? Sign us up, I guess!    You know you love us (and we love you to!), M + L 
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September 6, 2023 45 mins
Welcome to the 12th season of "YA, We Read It!" where for the next few weeks you'll be getting a deeply sophisticated and very rich deep dive into the world of "Gossip Girl" by Cecily Von Ziegesar (or so we hope!). Meggie and Laura are your elite guides for this trip down early-2000s lane and you won't want to miss it! Kicking off book one, the effortlessly beautiful Serena is back from boarding school only to find that the rest of...
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August 31, 2023 70 mins
A special episode of YA, We Read It! has once again come to fruition and this time your hosts ie are reading Ava Reid's upcoming YA debut novel "A Study in Drowning" a thrilling and fantastical story about architecture student Effy who quickly gets caught up in a mystery surrounding her favorite author, what's left of his cliffside mansion, and her dark dreams of the Fairy King. Why listen to just Laura and Meggie talk about it whe...
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Just when you thought Meggie and Laura had no tricks left up their sleeves for the eleventh season: you thought wrong and you were absolutely mistaken. Join your two hosts AND best-selling author of the One of Us Is Lying series Karen M McManus as they talk about the books, Karen's writing process, and how the entire world of Bayview came together. (spoiler alert: Meggie and Laura fangirl big time throughout) It's a BIG don't miss ...
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Big surprise and a very special TUESDAY release of beloved YA, We Read It! Today, is the day that Karen M McManus' highly anticipated third book in her series One of Us Is Back hits shelves and Laura and Meggie have already read it! (Thank you for the advanced copy!!!) All seven members of the Bayview crew has gathered once again and ... well, we will leave it at that since the book is brand new and there will be spoilers (obviousl...
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Well, well, well look what we have here: someone who couldn't get enough of YA, We Read It! and just HAD to come back for the next episode in season 11! This week Meggie and Laura are diving headfirst into the titillating sequel in Karen McManus' trilogy, One of Us Is Next. Life at Bayview High has once again taken a turn as a school-wide game of truth or dare puts everyone at risk. And it's up to Maeve, Knox, and Phoebe to uncover...
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July 13, 2023 69 mins
Pay close attention and you will be in for the ride of your life. It's an all new season of YA, We Read It! and two hosts are mic'd up in the studio. There's Laura, the host of the podcast and Meggie, who's also the host of the podcast. And these two very funny and delightful best friends are devoting all of their 11th season to Karen McManus' One of Us Is Lying trilogy. The tale of five students going into detention and only four ...
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It feels like the summer is only just beginning, yet our time reading Jenny Han's hit YA-trilogy turned hit Amazon Prime Show: The Summer I Turned Pretty is already coming to a close. Join Meggie and Laura for a romantic stroll down season-wrap-up lane where they're giving their final opinions on the series as a whole, the ultimate love triangle that was Belly, Jeremiah, and Conrad, and all the nostalgia and summer vibes they felt ...
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Always and forever besties, just remember you'll always have Laura and Meggie ready to talk YA with you. It's the final book of Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy and it's a couple years after Belly and Jeremiah drove off into the sunset together. The couple is still going strong, but after Belly discovers Jeremiah had a one-time hookup during their brief breakup (uh-oh), the pair decide to get married to prove their lo...
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