Podcast appearances and mentions of jessica spotswood

This week, Erin reads from The Ravens by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige. Read-alikes include: Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco Legendborn by Tracy Deonn The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling Toil & Trouble by Jessica Spotswood

"The starsong is louder now, swelling in a way that says something's coming."   Pop into the endless library for a sweet treat: "Starsong" (2018) by Tehlor Kay Mejia. Published in the excellent witchy collection Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft, edited by the fabulous Jessica Spotswood and Tess Sharpe, it's a story of growing up and finding your magic. (And flirting with cute girls on Instagram!)     Read more from Tehlor Kay Mejia: https://www.tehlorkaymejia.com/books   Buy the collection: http://jessicaspotswood.com/books/toil-trouble/    Special music shout out to Leonell Cassio's "A Magical Journey Through Space" -- * Theme: Magical Transition by Kevin McLeod * Additional music and sound effects from zapsplat.com

Kelly and Hannah answer listener requests for book recommendations. 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 Short story collection. Preferably fiction and/or fun/uplifting Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet; Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan; Take the Mic edited by Bethany C. Morrow; Snow in Love; Hope Nation edited by Rose Brock; The Radical Element edited by Jessica Spotswood. A gift for my brother who isn’t a big reader. He’s in college, loves soccer and video games, and hasn’t enjoyed a book since reading Holes in middle school. Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith; Slay by Brittany Morris; The Pros of Cons by Alison Cherry; Booked by Kwame Alexander; Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez; Warcross by Marie Lu; Feed by MT Anderson. New, contemporary, socially conscious, diverse. Yes No Maybe So by Aisha Saeed and Becky Albertalli; The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert; Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusuf Salaam; Running by Natalia Sylvester; We Didn’t Ask For This by Adi Alsaid; Dear Justyce by Nic Stone. Diverse body positive books. What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume; Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter; My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann; Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero; If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann; Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy edited by Kelly Jensen. YA dealing with survivors of sexual abuse/pedophilia/other childhood trauma: some of my favorites that I’ve read are Sadie, Girl in Pieces, Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls, Perks of Being a Wallflower and Speak. Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson; Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough; The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith; Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn; How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringyimana; Wrecked by Maria Padian; Infandous by Elana K. Arnold; In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado. A YA book to get my friend who doesn’t really read….p.s. she really likes Disney. Disney’s Twisted Tales; Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige; Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo; Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee. One of my high school students likes mysteries and fantasy novels, but doesn’t like any “kissing” (i.e. lots of romance or a focus on a relationship). What suggestions could I give her? Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit by Lilliam Rivera; Endangered by Lamar Giles; Jennifer Lynn Barnes; Karen M. McManus; Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn. A book for my 16 year old nephew who is a very particular reader. Used to love Rick Riordan but has moved on. Beyond Riordan, the only books I’ve sent him that he has actually called begging for the sequels is Scythe. He likes Agatha Christie “because it makes him think” (to figure out what is going on). I’ve tried AS King and Going Bovine, but have not gotten a reaction and all the fantasy tried and trues. Would love an idea from you! Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore; The Future will be BS-free by Will McIntosh; The Lines We Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah; Warcross and Legend by Marie Lu. A contemporary with some magic and some romance, but the story does not center grief. Now and When by Sara Bennett Wealer; Displacement by Kiku Hughes; Lobizona by Romina Garber. I am looking for a fantasy novel with romance that ideally is part of an almost finished or finished series. I have already read many of the popular ones, so I guess I am looking for those that were a bit more under the radar. I have read/started the Folk of the Air Series, A Court of Thorns and Roses Series, Red Queen Series, all of Cassandra Clare, etc. and loved them all! Looking for something in that realm. Blythewood by Carol Goodman; Lost Voices by Sarah Porter; The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd; Brooklyn Brujas by Zoraida Cordova. Warm fuzzy story about family (chosen, biological, adopted, whatever) with winter holiday(s) (not necessarily Christmas, but Christmas ok) as a backdrop and a happy ending. Something wintery and hopeful. (At least something that leaves the reader with some hope.) I like a variety of things. Some writers whose work I’ve enjoyed: Katie Henry, Karen McManus, Tomi Adeyemi, Jenny Han, Nina LaCour, and too many names to list. A few books I’ve read and enjoyed because of this podcast: Agnes at the End of the World, We Are the Perfect Girl, and Orpheus Girl. 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston; The Kid Table by Andrea Seigel; The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody. A feminist book like Rules for Being a Girl. Girls Like Us by Randi Pink; The Degenerates by J. Albert Mann; Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina; Watch Us Rise by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan. Books for a 13 year-old. She loves the Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare and anything written by Rick Riordan. Recently, I loaned her my copy of With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (one of my favorite YA authors ever) and she loved it. I’d really like to give her books in a genre she loves and one that will expand her reading material. Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert; New Kid/Class Act by Jerry Craft; Inventing Victoria by Tonya Bolden; Akata Witch/Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor. Something that will make me laugh, but also teach me something. The Go-Between by Veronica Chambers; Cherry by Lindsey Rosin; Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan; We Are The Perfect Girl by Ariel Kaplan. I’m looking for at book for my niece (18 years old). She is not an avid reader out side required reading in school. She’s not that into fantasy and Sci fi, she likes contemporary fiction better. She might like a short story collection because 40 pages is not as daunting as 350 pages (or more if it’s a series) for a story. Books she had liked recently: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera and Broken Things by Lauren Oliver. Try Margarita Engle, Nikki Grimes, Stephanie Hemphill, Kwame Alexander as an alternative to short stories but still with a lot of white space, as it may be less intimidating; Toil and Trouble edited by Jessica Spotswood and Tess Sharpe; Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. I’m interested in spooky tales, thrillers, science fiction, and non-WWII fiction. No dystopias or urban fantasy, please! The most important thing to me as an aromantic asexual person is that’s there’s no significant romantic element. I don’t want the main character to have any romantic partners or to spend several pages daydreaming about their crush(es). Thanks! Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke; Dread Nation by Justina Ireland; Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham; The Blood Confession by Alisa M. Libby; The Girl From The Well by Rin Chupecho; Jackaby by William Ritter; Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour. A book for my 19 year old sister who loves Wilder Girls and The Poet X. She is a fan of feminism, horror, and queerness in books. The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters; Mary’s Monster by Lita Judge; The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis; Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez; We Are The Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian; The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus. A book for my daughter. She recently told me that she is gay. I want to show her how much I love her and accept her. She loves graphic novels and has read many of the most popular ones featuring same sex relationships. Everything Noelle Stevenson! Lumberjanes, Nimona, The Fire Never Goes Out; Queer: A Graphic History by Meg John Barker and Julia Scheele; Skim by Mariko Tamaki; Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu; Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw; Moonstruck by Grace Ellis and Shae Bragl. Something heavily folklore-based (Maggie Stiefvater or higher level of “heavily”) and LGBTQ+ please? European and Asian folklore are my favorite but I’ll be happy to dive into any other as well. Anna-Marie McLemore; A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by Elsie Chapman and Ellen Oh; Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco; A Curse of Roses by Diana Pinguicha; Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao; Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardost. A fantasy or science fiction novel, preferably action-packed. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger; The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline; Cut Off by Adrianne Finley; Orleans by Sherri L. Smith. An awesome ghost story. The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco; Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn; Horrid by Katrina Leno; The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring; Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour; Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby; Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. School for Good & Evil read-alikes for 14-year-old reluctant reader. Thanks! Carry On by Rainbow Rowell; The Irregular at Magic High School manga series by Tsutomu Sato; The Black Mage by Daniel Howard Barnes; Supermutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki; A Blade so Black by LL McKinney; Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim; Liz Braswell’s Twisted Fairy Tales series; Melissa Albert’s The Hazel Wood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today Chelsey and Sara are discussing “Horror Story” by Carmen Maria Machado for this season’s installment of Short Story Club. Each quarter, we choose a short story that’s widely available and discuss its genre, themes, and important moments before recommending books to pair with it. For spooky season, we decided to go with a fresh, new voice we both love. This super short “micro story” felt like the right balance of spookiness for two readers who don’t love horror. Of course, we end up taking a bit of a deep dive into the horror genre anyway. If you read the story and join us for this mini book club, please let us know what you think of the story!   Our discussion includes: Machado’s striking imagery and sparse prose What does the horror genre do? Why is it popular? Gaslighting in horror stories Deeper themes and metaphors   Plus, as always, we’re recommending six pairings,  including a modern gothic novel and a few scary short story collections.    Shop the pairings: https://bookshop.org/lists/novel-pairings-for-horror-story Books mentioned: In the Dream House: A Memoir by Carmen Maria Machado The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin . . . . . . . .   Shop the pairings:    Chelsey’s Pairings: His Hideous Heart ed. by Dahlia Adler [32:47] Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez [39:18]   Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft ed. by Jessica Spotswood [45:05]     Sara’s Pairings: The Bright Lands by John Fram [30:17] When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole [35:18] Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia [41:22]   Also mentioned: Gaslight (1944)  

This week I have the privilege of talking with two very smart and talented women. Tiffany Schmidt and Jessica Spotswood join me to celebrate the release of Tiffany's new book in her Bookish Boyfriends series: TALK NERDY TO ME. Of course, I had to bring them on the show to talk about the fictional men who have been melting hearts for years.You can find Jessica's books here. And Tiffany's here.Social MediaTiffany's InstagramJessica's InstagramFind us on Instagram and Twitter @ktliterary or on our website www.ktliterary.com. Or email us directly at podcast@ktliterary.com. 

"If witchcraft is the voice of women rising free and powerful (to change the world, make it ours, on our feet instead of on our knees) then I wish to be a witch more than anything."   Grab your broom and fly in for this witchy, wonderful, weird meeting of book club where we're discussing "Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft" edited by Tess Sharpe and Jessica Spotswood. Catrina revels in the gross,  historical, and sweet; Aurelien lives for the dark, emotional angst; we both love the optimism and empowerment. From modern Instagram astrologers, to sweet kitchen witches, water-finding survivors, and magical family reunions, there's a witch in here for you.  -- * Theme: Magical Transition by Kevin McLeod * Additional music and sound effects from zapsplat.com

Author/editor Jessica Spotswood joins us to chat about the blood witches and bad breakups in These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling, a fun YA mystery. (Transcript) In today’s episode… In These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling, Hannah Walsh wants to get through her summer breakup, but sharing a coven with her ex-girlfriend Veronica doesn’t make life easy. Hannah is an elemental witch—she’s able to control the four elements through magic. But she’s still underage and not fully trained, meaning no one believes her when a dangerous Blood Witch comes to town. She thinks it’s a Blood Witch. She’s pretty sure. Working with Veronica is the only way to convince her family of the threat, but it’s hard to focus on the dangers facing them when Veronica keeps trying to hook back up. In […] The post These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling feat. Jessica Spotswood appeared first on Nouvelle ELA Teaching Resources.

First Draft Episode #192: Lindsay Smith Lindsay Smith, author of the forthcoming Alchemy of War, as well as Sekret, Skandal, Dreamstrider, A Darkly Beating Heart, The Witch Who Came in From the Cold, and the Saints of Russalka series, talks about growing as a writer through D&D, refiguring her writing process after being diagnosed with ADHD, and learning to value more than just productivity. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Hear Lindsay Smith’s first episode of First Draft with Sarah Enni here Lindsay has an AlphaSmart keyboard that she takes on the D.C. train system so she can write while she commutes One “What if?” that got Lindsay writing Alchemy of War was, “What if I took Inglourious Basterds (movie) but it was like Stranger Things (TV show)?” Lindsay was inspired to write A Darkly Beating Heart, after visiting Japan and staying in a historically preserved town meant to preserve the Edo Period Lindsay researched Rasputin for the hot villain in the Saints of Russalka series, including reading books about him and also jamming out to “Ra Ra Rasputin,” a disco song by German Euro group Boney M. Lindsay has written short stories for A Tyranny of Petticoats and Toil and Trouble, anthologies put together by fellow D.C. YA writer Jessica Spotswood (hear her First Draft episode here) and Tess Sharpe Lindsay wrote a short story in the universe of the Blue Rose role playing game Stucky: the fandom name for Captain America (Steve Rogers) + The Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnum) Britta Lundin, author of Ship It (hear her episode of First Draft with Sarah Enni here) wrote for Riverdale (TV show) and is open about loving fandom in a similar way to Lindsay (who loves The Winter Soldier) Lindsay collaborated with Max Gladstone for The Witch Who Came in from the Cold, a serial story released by Serial Box (founder Julian Yap approached Lindsay about developing and writing it). The first season of The Witch Who Came in From the Cold was released as a book by Simon & Schuster Lindsay and her husband are in multiple Dungeons and Dragons groups, which she says calls on a whole different skill set from her writing brain Lindsay turned to KBoards, a forum for self-published authors, to discover the ins and outs of the self-pub industry when she released Web of Frost The app “Self Control” has been useful to keep Lindsay focused as she tries to figure out how to balance productivity with self-care Courtney Summers, New York Times bestselling author of Sadie and generally super smart person, told me, “Time is the least free thing.” (Listen to her First Draft with Sarah Enni here) Lindsay was paired with an artist for the Strange Romance comic anthology, Lindsay wrote an angry girl comic for A Soul Divided Slash Caged in Flesh, a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde inspired anthology Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

Robin Talley—author of LIES WE TELL OURSELVES, WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND, AS I DESCENDED, OUR OWN PRIVATE UNIVERSE—talks about her newest novel, PULP. Robin shares insight about transitioning into being a full-time writer and stay-at-home mom, writing a Judy Blume book for queer girls, and writing books with her younger self in mind.   Robin Talley Show Notes Robin’s previous First Draft episode Simon Versus the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (listen to her First Draft episode here) Dahlia Adler Pacemaker Scrivener Forever by Judy Blume Love, Simon (movie) Ann Bannon (famous lesbian pulp author) Spring Fire by Marijane Meeker The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith Carol (movie) The Lavender Scare Lambda Literary Foundation All Out edited by Saundra Mitchell A Tyranny of Petticoats edited by Jessica Spotswood (listen to her First Draft episode here) Robin’s short stories

In this episode, Erin and Courtney delve further into the bewitching world of All Hallow's Eve by discussing two books: Agony House, by Cherie Priest, and Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft, edited by Jessica Spotswood and Tess Sharpe. As always, before we do that, we dive into the past to get in touch with our teen selves, answering the questions, "Have you ever had a paranormal experience," "Were you ever pranked/did you do some pranking on Halloween," and "What was your favorite scary movie?" Listen, comment, follow, then tell your friends!

Eric and Kelly dive into the big, wide world of YA anthologies and shout about excellent YA books from small and indie presses. Hey YA is sponsored by Confessions of a Teenage Leper by Ashley Little, Vesuvian Books, and Flatiron Books, publishers of Unstoppable Moses by Tyler James Smith. Hey YA is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, and right here on Book Riot. Show Notes: Black Enough by Ibi Zoboi When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi Odd One Out by Nic Stone Sawkill Girls by Claire LeGrande A Thousand Sisters by Elizabeth Wein (Don't) Call Me Crazy edited by Kelly Jensen Kirkus Prize Finalists Toil and Trouble edited by Jessica Spotswood and Tess Sharpe Fresh Ink by Lamar Giles Our Stories, Our Voices: 21 YA Authors Get Real About Injustice, Empowerment, and Growing Up Female in America edited by Amy Reed My True Love Gave to Me and Summer Days & Summer Nights edited by Stephanie Perkins Open Mic: Riffs on Life Between Cultures edited by Mitali Perkins Meet Cute Slasher Girls and Monster Boys edited by April Genevieve Tucholke 1968: Today’s Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution, and Change edited by Marc Aronson and Susan Campbell Bartoletti Trust Your Name by Tim Tingle The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke Running With Lions by Julian Winters The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie Girls Resist! By KaeLyn Rich Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery by Mary Amato Spliced by Jon McGoran Girls on the Line by Jennie Liu Home & Away by Candice Montgomery Timekeeper by Tara Sim

Jessica Spotswood, author of the CAHILL WITCH CHRONICLES, WILD SWANS, and THE LAST SUMMER OF THE GARRETT GIRLS, as well as editor of A TYRANNY OF PETTICOATS, THE RADICAL ELEMENT, and of TOIL & TROUBLE: 15 TALES OF WOMEN AND WITCHCRAFT, which comes out August 28!   Jessica Spotswood Show Notes Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Michele Volanksy, Dean of Dramaturgy at Washington College The Laramie Project (play) Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Ira Glass’s quote on creativity Tiffany Schmidt Jessica’s Reddit AMA about editing anthologies Slasher Girls and Monster Boys edited by April Genevieve Tucholke Beth Revis (listen to her First Draft interview here) Andrea Creamer Marie Lu (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) Saundra Mitchell Carrie Ryan Caroline Tung Richmond (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Lindsay Smith (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Robin Talley (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Y. S. Lee Kekla Magoon Leslye Walton Tess Sharpe

Adam and Jill are back with their monthly picks! Today they offer up some incredible books coming out in August.   Books Mentioned In this Episode Vox by Christine Dalcher Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter The Fall of Gondolin by JRR Tolkien The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis French Exit by Patrick deWitt Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz Nightblood by Elly Blake Our House by Louise Candlish Soul Stealer: Catwoman by Sarah J. Maas Rust & Stardust by T Greenwood Whiskey When We're Dry by John Larison Captive by Catherine Oxenberg Flights by Olga Tokarczuk Dopesick by Beth Macy Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris Our Stories Our Voices ed. by Amy Reed Relic by Alan Dean Foster Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram The Sacrifice Box by Martin Stewart Praise Song for the Butterflies by Bernice L. McFadden  Toil Trouble by Jessica Spotswood and Tess Sharpe   Say Hello! Find us on Instagram and Twitter at @ProBookNerds. Email us directly at professionalbooknerds@overdrive.com Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.  

Eric and Kelly talk about YA books in verse for National Poetry Month, dig into Frankenstein and why it has landed so well in the YA world, and highlight some of the titles on their spring TBR lists.   Sponsored by What The Night Sings By Vesper Stamper.    Hey YA is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, and right here on Book Riot.   Show Notes: Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now by Dana L Davis Here To Stay by Sara Farizan A Room Away From The Wolves by Nova Ren Suma Devils Unto Dust by Emma Berquist The Astonishing Color of After by Emily XR Pan In Her Skin by Kim Savage Last Seen Leaving and White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig 15 book mystery giveaway! 100 Must-Read YA Books in Verse The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds The Watch That Ends the Night by Alan Wolfe Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough Family by Micol Ostow Bull by David Elliott A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman Audition by Stasia Ward Kehoe brown girl dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson Skyscraping by Cordelia Jensen Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 40 Frankenstein Covers (the 2011 Puffin one, especially) Hideous Love by Stephanie Hemphill Man Made Boy by Jon Skovron This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel This Monstrous Thing by Mackenzi Lee Boy Robot by Simon Curtis The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein by Lita Judge Bookish Boyfriends by Tiffany Schmidt Puddin’ by Julie Murphy From Twinkle with Love by Sandhya Menon Ship It by Britta Lundin Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro Last Summer of the Garrett Girls by Jessica Spotswood

  The Radical Element is a new anthology of historical YA fiction short stories edited by Jessica Spotswood. This anthology moves chronologically through American History. We’ll dive in to these stories on today’s episode of the YA Cafe, the podcast for teachers, readers, and caffeine addicts everywhere.     In today’s episode…   The Radical Element: 12 Stories of Daredevils, Debutantes & Other Dauntless Girls is a follow-up to Spotswood’s 2016 collection, A Tyranny of Petticoats: 15 Stories of Belles, Bank Robbers & Other Badass Girls. Once again, she presents a diverse collection of historical fiction pieces with brave young women who tackle questions of identity, ambition, and justice. In Spotswood’s words, “they are mundane and they are magical. There is a power – a quiet badassery – in girls taking charge of their own destinies. […] The post The Radical Element edited by Jessica Spotswood appeared first on Nouvelle ELA Teaching Resources.

A mashup of lightning-round interviews conducted at the YALLWEST festival with Susane Colasanti, Kody Keplinger, Alexandra Bracken, Kiersten White, Gwenda Bond, Adi Alsaid, Margot Wood, Stephanie Kuehn, Jessica Spotswood, Brendan Reichs, Robin Benway, Ellen Oh, Amy Tintera, Maurene Goo, Marie Lu, Victoria Aveyard, Erin Bowman and Seth Fishman. YALLWEST 2016 episode show notes The LATFoB First Draft show Alexandra Bracken, THE DARKEST MINDS, PASSENGER, A NEW HOPE: THE PRINCESS, THE SCOUNDREL, AND THE FARMBOY Kiersten White, PARANORMALCY, AND I DARKEN (listen to her full First Draft interview here) The BOXCAR CHILDREN series  Adi Alsaid NEVER ALWAYS SOMETIMES, NORTH OF HAPPY  (listen to his full First Draft interview here) Amy Tintera, RUINED (listen to her full First Draft interview here) Ellen Oh, the PROPHECY series, THE SPIRIT HUNTERS (listen to her full First Draft interview here) Erin Bowman, TAKEN, VENGEANCE ROAD, RETRIBUTION RAILS (listen to her full First Draft interview here) Gwenda Bond, the LOIS LANE series, GIRL ON A WIRE Brendan Reichs, VIRALS and NEMESIS J. R. R. Tolkien THE HOBBIT Jessica Spotswood the CAHILL WITCH CHRONICLES and WILD SWANS, and A TYRANNY OF PETTICOATS LITTLE WOMEN by Louisa May Alcott RAYMIE NIGHTENGALE by Kate DiCamillo Margot Wood EPIC READS The Addams Family (TV show) Hannibal (TV show) SILENCE OF THE LAMBS by Thomas Harris TIGER LILY by Jodi Lynn Anderson Maurene Goo SINCE YOU ASKED and I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE (listen to her full First Draft interview here) THE PRINCESS DIARIES by Meg Cabot Zadie Smith Kody Keplinger, THE DUFF, RUN Rainbow Rowell ELEANOR & PARK Marie Lu, LEGEND and THE YOUNG ELITES (listen to her full First Draft interview here) Leigh Bardugo, SIX OF CROWS (listen to her full First Draft interview here) Brian Jacques MATTIMEO Robin Benway, EMMY & OLIVER (listen to her full First Draft interview here) Seth Fishman THE WELL’S END and DARK WATER LORD OF THE RINGS by J. R. R. Tolkien Liz Moore THE UNSEEN WORLD Stephanie Kuehn THE SMALLER EVIL and CHARM AND STRANGE (listen to her full First Draft interview here) Susane Colasanti LOST IN LOVE Victoria Aveyard RED QUEEN series (listen to her full First Draft interview here)

A chat with Beth Revis, author of the New York Times best-selling ACROSS THE UNIVERSE series, including a new book from that world, THE BODY ELECTRIC, due out Oct. 7! Beth talks about the ten years she spent writing before her breakout novel, and how invaluable the writing community has been to keeping her sane.  Beth Revis Show Notes The Biltmore Estate The Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis Sweet Valley High series The Babysitter’s Club series THINGS FALL APART by Chinua Achebe NIGHT by Elie Weisel DEAD MAN’S HAND, edited by John Joseph Adams PETTICOATS AND PISTOLS, edited by Jessica Spotswood Firefly, television show Jessica Spotswood, Marie Lu, Andrea Creamer  Beth’s Pinterest board PAPER HEARTS Wattpad HYPERBOLE AND A HALF by Allie Brosh   RUIN AND RISING by Leigh Bardugo

Warning: this episode descends into madness.We're all up way past our bedtimes. We discuss scary camp stories, games of match and JTT. Plus the stunning Fiona Wood is on the show talking about her new book Wildlife. We also rather clumsily announce we're going fortnightly! So you can expect two episodes in June!Books Mentioned:June releases:The Moon and More by Sarah DessenWhen You Were Here by Daisy WhitneyAnother Little Piece by Kate Karyus QuinnStar Cursed (The Cahill Witch Chronicles #2) by Jessica SpotswoodPick of the month:Wildlife by Fiona WoodBuy it now at BookworldCurrently Reading:Mandee: Siege and Storm (Grisha #2) by Leigh Bardugo Rey: Cry Blue Murder by Kim Kane and Marion RobertsTrin: Just finished Wildlife by Fiona WoodListener Question:What is your YA confession? Or do you have a traumatising camp story? Listen NowOn iTunes