Podcast appearances and mentions of Melissa Albert

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and Molly Meyers-LaBadie and guest Carol Swinger from the Delaware County Genealogical Society. This week we discuss our upcoming program, Navigating US Census Data, with Delaware County Genealogical Society volunteer, Carol Singer. And, of course, what we're reading!   Recommendations include Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest, His Truth is Marching On by Jon Meacham, and The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert. Read more about today's episode here.  Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  This episode originally aired on October 18, 2024.

Are you looking for some spooky reads to get you in the Halloween spirit? We're back with our 2024 spooky recommendations, perfect for curling up with as the nights get longer. Whether you're in the mood for dark fairy tales or eerie adventures, we've got two books that will give you chills! In this episode, Ashley recommends Melissa Albert's The Hazel Wood (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), a dark, atmospheric fairy tale with twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Jen suggests Katherine Arden's Small Spaces (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm), a creepy middle-grade novel that delivers plenty of suspense and eerie moments, making it perfect for readers of all ages. Get ready for a frightfully good time with these spooky reads! Also, just a reminder that this season, we now have a shop on Patreon where you can purchase book discussion guides and other resources. You do not have to be a patron to purchase from the shop, so feel free to take a look even if you are not patron! We appreciate your support!   Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page.   Want to support Unabridged?     Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. | Visit our curated list of books at Bookshop.org. | Become a patron on Patreon. | Check out our Merch Store. | Visit the resources available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store.

Melissa Albert, Infectious Diseases Pharmacist at the James A Haley Veterans Hospital, discusses the recent new literature regarding changes in the clinical breakpoints. Utilizing clinical cases, Dr. Albert demonstrates how to interpret antimicrobial susceptibility reports as well as how to design a patient-centered treatment regimen. Dr. Albert also discusses inducible AmpC-E resistance and how specific breakpoints have been changed for Aminoglycosides. From a lecture originally presented in March 2024.

Next Monday, Chicago celebrates its 187th birthday, and we're celebrating with onions instead of cake. That's because the city's name comes from Indigenous words describing a type of wild, fragrant onion that used to be abundant in the area. Chicago's birthday is a perfect time to revisit our conversation with Tribune food critic Louisa Chu about some of the best onion dishes you can find in the city. Some Good News: Rich Paul's Lucky Me, Melissa Albert's The Bad Ones, and Jenn Jackson's Black Women Taught Us Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Il tema che andrà a legare i libri proposti oggi attiene al mondo della giovinezza, letta sotto la lente della disillusione e della rottura: una rottura con il passato, con la famiglia, o addirittura con una società che non ci comprende o non ci include. I libri che ho scelto per voi sono: I nostri cuori imperfetti, di Melissa Albert; Afterparties, di Anthony Veasna So; Due vite, due donne, di Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia. Il podcast è indipendente e autoprodotto, quindi ogni contributo fa la differenza: supportalo con un caffè virtuale su Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/zonalettura Puoi anche acquistare i libri che consiglio direttamente da questa lista, che contiene gli 80 libri più belli che ho letto negli ultimi anni: amazon.it/shop/zonalettura Scrivimi su Instagram per commenti, idee e proposte: instagram.com/zonalettura/ Se apprezzi il podcast, lasciami una recensione o qualche stellina! Foto di Gabriele Taormina Musica: Acoustic Blues e Saloon Rag, di Jason Shaw, da https://audionautix.com Rendezvous, di Shane Ivers, da https://www.silvermansound.com

Melissa Albert, Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Resident, discusses the recent new literature regarding changes in the clinical breakpoints. Utilizing clinical cases, Dr. Albert demonstrates how to interpret antimicrobial susceptibility reports as well as how to design a patient-centered treatment regimen. Dr. Albert also discusses inducible AmpC-E resistance and how specific breakpoints have been changed for Aminoglycosides.

Looking for an amazing children's book that is perfect for many audiences? For our November book club pick, Jen and Ashley discuss Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm). We offer our pairings, including Tae Keller's When You Trap a Tiger (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm) and Melissa Albert's Our Crooked Hearts (Bookshop.org | Libro.fm). We wrap up by talking about our feelings about whether we are morning or night people. Interested in supporting us? Join our Patreon for $5 a month to get a bonus episode each month.   Visit the Unabridged website for our full show notes and links to the books mentioned in the episode. Interested in what else we're reading? Check out our Featured Books page. Want to support Unabridged? Follow us @unabridgedpod on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. | Join our Unabridged Podcast Reading Challenge. | Visit our curated list of books at Bookshop.org. | Become a patron on Patreon. | Check out our Merch Store. | Visit the resources available in our Teachers Pay Teachers store.

Join us as we discuss  Daisy Darker, by Alice Feeney;   The Fervor by Alma Katsu;  Our Crooked Hearts,  by Melissa Albert;   White Smoke, by Tiffany D. Jackson,  When the Reckoning Comes by  LaTanya McQueen, and Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson.To learn more about the books or to purchase - click below!https://bookshop.org/shop/youvegottoreadthisVisit us on our Instagram Page - Click below!https://www.instagram.com/youvegottoreadthispodcast/Visit us on our Facebook Page - Click below!https://www.facebook.com/Youve-Got-to-Read-This-100997165428924Please note - we receive a percentage of each purchase you make on our Bookshop page that goes to support the production of our podcast.

Welcome the first ever Speaking LITerally Book Club! This month Holly and Liz enjoy sharing some information about the Booker Prize nominee long list and the upcoming America's Next Great Writer reality TV show. Also, The Way of the Dragon by CT Ortega becomes the focus on what we have recently read!!But, it all leads to the book club discussion of Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert. This turned out to be an amazing discussion with two additional bookish friends, Jenn and Steph. We discuss the ins and outs of the book and our takes and opinions on style, characters, conflict, conclusion and so much more. There are several spoilers, but honestly if you haven't read the book, the spoilers might actually make you want to read it more.We'll be back in September with another guest author! Happy Reading.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://forthenovellovers.wordpress.com/2018/04/04/the-hazel-wood-by-melissa-albert-review/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This is a young adult fantasy, paranormal and horror novel split into two different POV one from the suburbs, right now which follows seventeen years old Ivy who's summer vacation started with an accident, that then causes a domino effect of unsettling events. Causing her to realize that not everything is what it seems, and that those closest to her may be keeping secrets. The other POV is in The City, Back Then which follows Dana who has just turned sixteen, and along with her childhood best friend, they become close friends with an older girl. Who teaches them to take their gifts and grow them, until the night that things end in a violent ending.   Where to Donate: Plan Parenthood: shorturl.at/fouEF National Black Women's Reproductive Justice : agendahttps://blackrj.networkforgood.com/ RAINN:  shorturl.at/aipDP

Dark Side of the Library Podcast Episode #63: Dark Young Adult Books Coming Out June 2022 Show Notes: (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you)   Blood and Moonlight, by Erin Beauty (june 28) https://amzn.to/3Q3Y3kb   Empress Crowned in Red, by Ciannon Smart (June 7) https://amzn.to/3KlK85c   The Gifts That Bind Us, by Caroline O'Donoghue (June 7) https://amzn.to/3HdK7Al   Go Hunt Me, by Kelly deVos  (Author) – June 14, 2022 https://amzn.to/3wjsvzI   Hell Followed with Us, by Andrew Joseph White  (Author) – June 7, 2022 https://amzn.to/3CUM0zR   Katzenjammer, by Francesca Zappia (June 28) https://amzn.to/3GRgWmt   Not Good for Maidens, by Tori Bovalino (June 21) https://amzn.to/3xnrirb   Our Crooked Hearts: A Novel, by Melissa Albert  (Author)  – June 28, 2022 https://amzn.to/3axaKDO   Secrets of a Rose, by Adina Chiles (June 8) https://amzn.to/3mEDi15   This Vicious Grace, by Emily Thiede (June 28) https://amzn.to/3OdXR0n   This Wicked Fate (This Poison Heart), by Kalynn Bayron  (Author) – June 21, 2022 https://amzn.to/3GSqnSB   We All Fall Down (The River City Duology, 1), by Rose Szabo – June 7, 2022 https://amzn.to/3mkK2Be   Follow Dark Side of the Library on Facebook and on Instagram! Dark Side of the Library Website

"So much classic fantasy exists in this sort of timeless state where, you know, whatever fantasy world it's set in has kind of always existed....I've always been really interested in kind of disrupting that and kind of setting my books during periods of like, enormous change and upheaval, like, I'm really interested in the idea of a fantasy world that has not always been the same, because that's not how the world works, and kind of taking apart these things that are really taken for granted.”   Ava Reid knows how to do unforgettable fractured fairy tale retellings with fabulous, fierce heroines, hidden magic and family ties based on Hungarian and Jewish folklore. The Wolf and the Woodsman was her debut novel and her latest, Juniper & Thorn, is a gothic horror retelling of the Grimm Brothers' The Juniper-Tree, and she joins us on the show to talk about world-building by starting from the present and working backwards, diversifying the stereotypical Eastern European fantasy setting, killing off characters for the right reason, designing the cover art, her upcoming YA fantasy debut, what she's reading right now, and much more with guest host Kat Sarfas. And we end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Becky.   Featured Books: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson The Juniper-Tree by Brothers Grimm      Matrix by Lauren Groff Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert   This episode of Poured Over was produced and hosted by Kat Sarfas, and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays).   A full transcript of this show is available here.

In this episode, Eric & Terry speak with the New York Times best-selling author of The Hazel Wood Series, Melissa Albert. “Our Crooked Hearts” is Melissa's latest return to the New and Noteworthy section in bookstores everywhere this June 28th. TOR.com, Buzzfeed, POPSUGAR are among the many who have already given this title Most Anticipated Book of the Year. Eric & Terry start with Grishaverse icebreakers to get things rolling with the lovely Melissa Albert. A common theme in “Our Crooked Hearts” plus this episode is the 90's teenage goth scene. Stay tuned to learn how Eric used witchcraft against his bullies in high school, why Melissa chose rabbits for spells and so much more. Our Crooked Hearts is a must-read for all Grishacast fans. Check out your local bookstore on June 28th . Also mark your calendars for Friday, July 8 when Grishacast will return and begin covering Leigh Bardugo's Adult debut, Ninth House. On the 8th, Eric and Terry will be discussing the Prologue and chapters 1 & 2.For the best experience, you can watch our podcast video on YouTube! Search for GrishaCast. Please like, share and follow us on our social media channels and visit our website at grishacast.com. Our fans can support our podcast in several ways. Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/grishacast. Liking and following our other socials: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube also help! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dark Side of the Library Podcast Episode #59: Dark Adult Fiction Books Coming Out June 2022 Part 2 Show Notes: (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you)   The Men, by Sandra Newman (June 14) https://amzn.to/3y4hUt5   A Mirror Mended (Fractured Fables) by Alix E. Harrow (June 14) https://amzn.to/3LCKp5j   Night, Neon: Tales of Mystery and Suspense, by Joyce Carol Oates (June 14) https://amzn.to/3vgAX1I   Our Crooked Hearts, by Melissa Albert (from The Hazel Wood series) June 28 https://amzn.to/3vrsLvH   Ordinary Monsters (The Talents, #1) by J. M. Miro (June 7) https://amzn.to/3kfDEdq   The Path of Thorns, by A.G. Slatter (June 28) https://amzn.to/3vjPA4m   Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous, by Ellen Datlow (June 7) https://amzn.to/3MwylSU   These Wicked Lies, by Miranda Joy (June 22, 2022) https://amzn.to/3Kj8sV6   We Can Never Leave This Place, by Eric Larocca (June 24, 2022) https://amzn.to/3Myfrem   Follow Dark Side of the Library on Facebook and on Instagram! Dark Side of the Library Website  

Library Gals Go to the Library comes at you every other Friday and is your one stop for reading, watching, listening, and gaming recommendations from your favorite library staff members!  This week's recommendations include new books written by women, in honor of Women's History Month, includingThe Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh, Black Girls Must Be Magic by Jayne Allen, Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor and Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals by Laurie Zaleski. Bonus recommendation for the upcoming That's Betty! by Gregory Bonsignore, illustrated by Jennifer M. Potter. We also discuss The Ugly Cry by Danielle Henderson and read choices from fellow staff members.  Rachel R. recommends The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and Jenny R. recommends Survive the Night by Riley Sager. Music Credit:  Blippy Trance by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: a giant fanfic and a kid's rec Current Reads: books that have very little in common with each other Deep Dive: a listener-suggested topic, what are the three themes of your reading life? Book Presses: productivity non-fiction and pregnancy-related non-ficiton As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your dishwasher detergent!) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . :30 - Currently Reading Patreon 1:48 - Bookish Moment of the Week 4:27 - The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau 6:06 - The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau (City of Ember #2) 7:32 - All The Young Dudes digital version 7:59 - Sorta Awesome Podcast 10:26 - All the Young Dudes in print (purchase at your own risk) 11:39 - Become a Bookish Friend of Currently Reading 11:41 - Become a Superstar of The Sorta Awesome podcast 13:35 - All the Young Dudes on Goodreads 14:04 - Current Reads 14:28 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (Meredith) 17:24 - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 17:33 - The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker (Kaytee) 19:05 - Secret Stuff by Laura Tremaine (her Patreon) 20:14 - The Art of Gathering Virtual Guide 21:20 - @katieladyreads on Instagram 21:38 - Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben (Meredith) 27:24 - All Things Reconsidered by Knox McCoy (Kaytee) 27:32 - The Popcast Patreon 29:11 - The Wondering Years by Knox McCoy 30:50 - The House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (Meredith)  34:43 - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert 34:48 - Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 35:46 - Wilder Girls by Rory Power 36:38 - Camp by L.C. Rosen (Kaytee) 36:47 - Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand 39:51 - Deep Dive: Three Themes That Describe Us As Readers 40:18 - What Should I Read Next podcast 43:18 - A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles  44:40 - Pony by R.J Palacio 47:16 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin  52:05 - Suggest a deep dive topic at currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com 52:19 - WSIRN episode 276 52:34 - Books We'd Like to Press Into Your Hands 53:11 - First Things First by Stephen R. Covey (Meredith) 53:21 - The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey 53:28 - The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Stephen R. Covey 57:06 - Expecting Better by Emily Oster (Kaytee) 57:53 - What to Expect When You're Expecting by Heidi Murkoff 57:55 - Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

This week we're only spoiling the first 54 pages of The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert come join us for this wild fairy tale ride.book-The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert drinking-Tissot Maire Brut 

This week, we discuss Melissa Albert's The Hazel Wood. Spoilers are at 13:00-14:30, and 35:00-the end. We hope you enjoy! https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/53292100-the-hazel-wood (best Hazel Wood quotes) https://www.instagram.com/qrbteen/ https://qrbteen.tumblr.com/tagged/blog

Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice's life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice's grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns how bad her luck can really get. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of Flatiron, an imprint of Macmillan. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: A bookish friend gathering and a new relationship Current Reads: imperfect picks, and middle grade, and wheelhouse gems Deep Dive: books about books and bookstores and libraries Book Presses: our favorites in the bookish books category As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  New: we are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). These are generated by AI, so they may not be perfectly accurate, but we want to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . Bookish Moments: 1:41 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:20  - Fabled Bookshop Current Reads: 4:44 - Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin (Meredith) 4:50 - Snow White and Rose Red by Brothers Grimm 4:54 - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney 5:03 - What Should I Read Next Podcast 7:03 - Good Neighbors by Sarah Langan 8:25 - Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (Kaytee) 8:33 - Episode 39 of Season Two 11:15 - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Meredith) 14:42 - The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 16:20 - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline 16:53 - Never Caught: Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar (Kaytee) 20:35 - Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin (Meredith) 24:11 - The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith  24:41 - Landslide by Susan Conley (Kaytee) Deep Dive - Books about Books and Bookstores 29:11 - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan 29:41 - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 30:24 - Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Stefan 31:00 - The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth 31:02 - The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth 31:28 - Sally Hepworth on Instagram 31:52 - The Secret, Book and Scone Society by Ellery Adams 32:19 - Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan 32:49 - Crime and Poetry by Amanda Flower 33:23 - The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan 33:51 - How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry 34:13 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows 34:33 - The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennet 34:42 - Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley 34:56 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 35:45 - The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova 36:06 - The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep by H.G. Parry 36:43 - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 36:44 - Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz 36:55 - Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson 37:21 - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert 37:31 - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke 37:46 - Dear Fahrenheit 451 by Annie Spence 38:14 - Booked by Kwame Alexander 38:25 - Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 38:44 - Matilda by Roald Dahl 38:57 - The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer Books We Want to Press Into Your Hands: 39:56 - Pages and Co.: The Book Wanderers by Anna James (Meredith) 41:46 - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (Kaytee) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us atpatreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast

Tina introduces readers to a dark and delightfully creepy fairy tale: The Hazel Wood, the first title in Melissa Albert’s Hazel Wood series. Looking for more Hazel Wood? Check out the sequel The Night Country, and Tales From the Hinterland - an illustrated collection of the 12 original tales that started it all.

In this third episode, I review and recommend The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and I Told Sunset About You. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, we discuss our March theme, historical fiction! We discuss the history behind our March pick,  A Tip For the Hangman and what we gain from reading historical fiction. Listen along to hear more about our March theme, as well as what we're currently reading! Media Mentioned: The Other Boleyn Girl The Tudors The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick 11/22/63 by Stephan King Kindred by Octavia Butler How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang East of Eden by John SteinbeckWhat We're Reading: Emily - Dear Martin by Nic Stone Courtney - Piranesi by Susanna Clark Dom - Tales From the Hinterland by Melissa Albert

Tales from the Hinterland (The Hazel Wood) : By - Melissa Albert - Book Review Podcast “Tales from the Hinterland is filled with strange, creepy stories featuring characters readers of Albert's previous works will recognize, along with horrifying new tales filled with blood and revenge, and women who want more than what they're offered by both life and fate. Many of them meet tragic or terrifying ends, but all of their stories are compelling ones and will satisfy any reader hungry for some magic in this cold, dark winter.” ―The Culturess Website : https://gobookmart.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/support

So happy to have Melissa Albert back on the podcast as we catch up on the success of The Hazel Wood and her newest book TALES FROM THE HINTERLAND. Episode Mentions: * Melissa's First Visit (57)* Artist Jim Tierney* BN Teem Blog* B&N YA Podcast* Ben Philippe's Episode (196)

So happy to have Melissa Albert back on the podcast as we catch up on the success of The Hazel Wood and her newest book TALES FROM THE HINTERLAND. Episode Mentions: Melissa's First Visit (57)Artist Jim TierneyBN Teem BlogB&N YA PodcastBen Philippe's Episode (196)

Wherein your host Bethany moderates a head to head discussion on whether The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson is amazing or terrible! Joining her are YouTubers Angela from The Literature Science Alliance and Liene from Liene’s Library. For exclusive bonus content and early access to episodes, consider joining the Chapter 3 Podcast Patreon ! Looking for a book mentioned in the episode? Check here! *Note that all links are affiliate links from which we earn a commission to support the podcast Books from On My Radar segment: The Effort by Claire Holroyde: https://amzn.to/2WQnlId Tales from the Hinterland by Melissa Albert: https://amzn.to/2WQTEXw The Meet-Cute Project by Rhiannon Richardson: https://amzn.to/3nRjW7W Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire: https://amzn.to/3mNP7Q9 The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner: https://amzn.to/3hsyTLl The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick: https://amzn.to/34Periy Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor: https://amzn.to/3rvDYXV Wench by Maxine Kaplan: https://amzn.to/3pl6klI Shipped by Angie Hockman: https://amzn.to/3hjRmd5   Other Books Mentioned The Stormlight Archives Series by Brandon Sanderson: https://amzn.to/34K8uni A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine: https://amzn.to/37RFlIM The Mask Falling by Samantha Shannon: https://amzn.to/2KumElB First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie: https://amzn.to/38HNYog Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie: https://amzn.to/37PfssS Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson: https://amzn.to/38GblhV Skyward by Brandon Sanderson: https://amzn.to/2WPGFWg Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson: https://amzn.to/2KSYFfz The Witchlands Series by Susan Dennard: https://amzn.to/3pl6J7I The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern: https://amzn.to/2L1mwJT   Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @Chapter3Podcast and you can also find Bethany talking about books on YouTube @BeautifullyBookishBethany. Interested in early access to episodes, private Discord channels and other perks? Consider joining the Chapter 3 Patreon! Or join our public Discord. A new episode will be available to download in two weeks!  This episode was recorded using a Blue Yeti USB condenser microphone kit: https://amzn.to/342dnqx

Wherein your host Bethany is joined by Childrens Librarian & YouTuber Ashley from Bookish Realm to discuss YA science fiction and fantasy. For exclusive bonus content and early access to episodes, consider joining the Chapter 3 Podcast Patreon ! Looking for a book mentioned in the episode? Check here! *Note that all links are affiliate links from which we earn a commission to support the podcast Books from On My Radar segment: Black Canary: Breaking Silence by Alexandra Monir: https://amzn.to/3acAROz The Princess and the Rogue by Kate Bateman: https://amzn.to/3qNa9lp Fairy Godmothers, Inc by Saranna DeWylde: https://amzn.to/3oGRzcQ ACOTAR boxed set: https://amzn.to/3oG0E5p Persephone Station by Stina Lichee: https://amzn.to/3a18cvM Lore by Alexandra Bracken: https://amzn.to/3qFeCqd Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala: https://amzn.to/375Vlq9   Other Books Mentioned The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna: https://amzn.to/343yFor Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi: https://amzn.to/37Q11DH Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi: https://amzn.to/377ROHY The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare: https://amzn.to/3gB6kuI Legendborn by Tracy Deonn: https://amzn.to/3oG4RX0 Brooklyn Brujas series by Zoraida Cordova: https://amzn.to/373WgXV Rick Riordan Presents The Flyy Girls series by Ashley Woodfolk: https://amzn.to/343FuGB Harry Potter: https://amzn.to/3oEAOPb Nyxia by Scott Reintgen: https://amzn.to/3oH64x7 Miles Morales Spiderman by Jason Reynolds: https://amzn.to/3nd1LcM A Universe of Wishes ed. by Dhonielle Clayton: https://amzn.to/3m9VJIi Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia: https://amzn.to/37L2ECw Goddess In the Machine by Lora Beth Johnson: https://amzn.to/2JTBSQv The Infinity Courts by Akemi Dawn Bowman: https://amzn.to/3m6xA5p Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne: https://amzn.to/376qSIE The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne: https://amzn.to/2IAc4Z5 The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson: https://amzn.to/2IC82Q5 The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert: https://amzn.to/2JSm5l8 Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao: https://amzn.to/33XSduf A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas: https://amzn.to/3m9We58 House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas: https://amzn.to/2VZmDrO The Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce: https://amzn.to/3a5NzP3 The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer: https://amzn.to/2IAUHHE Lobizona by Romina Garber: https://amzn.to/37U8uSe Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko: https://amzn.to/37PXxkE   Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @Chapter3Podcast and you can also find Bethany talking about books on YouTube @BeautifullyBookishBethany. Interested in early access to episodes, private Discord channels and other perks? Consider joining the Chapter 3 Patreon! Or join our public Discord. A new episode will be available to download in two weeks!  This episode was recorded using a Blue Yeti USB condenser microphone kit: https://amzn.to/342dnqx

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.

This novelization of Guillermo Del Toro's critically acclaimed film takes readers deeper into the sinister, magical world of Pan's Labyrinth. A dark, richly detailed fairytale set on the brink of war, this title is recommended for fans of The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. This title is intended for teens; however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Guest Host Hannah Simpson. Our special guest today is author Fiona Davis! Tune in to hear our interview with this bestselling author! Get your tickets for our Virtual Author Visit with Fiona Davis coming up on Weds, Oct. 7th @ 7pm! Tickets are $10 and support the Friends of the Delaware County District Library! http://fionadavis2020.eventbrite.com Books recommended in this episode include Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson and The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert. Read more here: https://libraryaware.com/25K2GQ  Listen live every Friday morning at 9am https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  This episode originally aired on October 2, 2020.

Enjoy our presentation of The Hazel Wood written by Melissa Albert and published by Flatiron Books. Today's story is a contemporary fantasy about 16-year-old Alice who must rescue her mother from a magical land of folklore, inhabited by her grandmother but unknown to most of the world. Entertainment Weekly calls it “an original and imaginative fairy tale: thrilling, fascinating, and poignant in equal measure.”The Hazel Wood contains some violence and occasional strong language. Sexual content is minimal.  For further content advisory, visit Common Sense Media: https://bit.ly/HazelWoodReviewsA New York Times bestseller, #1 ABA IndieNext Pick, Junior Library Guild Selection, and Seventeen Best YA Book of the Year, The Hazel Wood is recommended for ages 13+. The Hazel Wood is available as an ebook through Libby by Overdrive: https://bit.ly/HazelWoodLibbyEbookVisit calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

Join teen librarians Kathleen & Sam as they discuss Melissa Albert's The Hazel Wood

It was written in the stars that someday we'd join forces with the Reading Glasses gals and create the nerdiest book event ever. Here it is. An hour of live book recommendations done over Zoom. If you missed out and would like us to do this again, reach out to us via twitter or email and let us know! Book requests and our recommendations"  “I just finished the first book in The Witcher series and I’d love more fantasy short story recommendations.”   Jill - Rogues (Anthology) https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780345537263 Dangerous Women https://www.overdrive.com/media/2052864/dangerous-women https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780765332073   Adam - Toil and Trouble (Anthology) https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781335016270   “Looking for a read-a-like for Little Women and Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.”   Mallory - Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780316204262 https://www.overdrive.com/media/650438/whered-you-go-bernadette   When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781534432871 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4815623/when-we-were-magic   The Girl Who Slept With God by Val Brelinki https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780143109433 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2015858/the-girl-who-slept-with-god   “Looking for recommendations for books about small towns with quirky characters, with a sense of a small community where the characters get all up in each other’s business” Adam - Cedar Valley by Holly Throsby https://www.overdrive.com/media/4297634/cedar-valley   Nathan Coulter by Wendell Berry https://www.overdrive.com/media/228070/nathan-coulter https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781582434094 Mallory - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781492623441 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2139814/the-readers-of-broken-wheel-recommend   “Looking for a read-a-like for Bunny by Mona Awad, something weird and creepy but with no violence and or horror.”   Mallory - The Return by Rachel Harrison https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780593098660 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4838379/the-return   Sarah Waters https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781594633928 https://www.overdrive.com/media/1742956/the-paying-guests Sarah Perry https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780062856401 https://www.overdrive.com/media/5130366/melmoth Dare Me by Megan Abbott https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780316430173 https://www.overdrive.com/media/1089210/dare-me Adam - Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781101974445 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3108736/meddling-kids   Jill - The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781683691433 https://www.overdrive.com/media/5038989/the-southern-book-clubs-guide-to-slaying-vampires   “Looking for queer sci-fi.”   Adam - The Disasters by M.K. England https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780062657688 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3900835/the-disasters Once and Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780316449274 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4659499/once-future   Mallory - The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781481447942 https://www.overdrive.com/media/5038996/the-stars-are-legion   “Looking for a book recommendation to get me out of a slump. I love sci fi and fantasy and need something that will really get its claws in me and get me excited and invested right away.”   Adam - The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781524739010 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4775066/the-kingdom-of-back   Brea - The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780765392107 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4500036/the-future-of-another-timeline   Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781101886717 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2466122/sleeping-giants   The Test by Sylvain Neuvel https://www.overdrive.com/media/4297407/the-test “Can you recommend any novellas? Big books are intimidating and hard to focus on.” Mallory - The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djeli Clark https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781250294807 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4288450/the-haunting-of-tram-car-015   Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780143198055 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3970894/split-tooth   Phantom Twin by Lisa Brown https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781626729247 https://www.overdrive.com/media/5243308/the-phantom-twin   Brea - Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780525541332 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4159273/drive-your-plow-over-the-bones-of-the-dead   “Looking for recommendations along the lines of Ghost Maps, nonfiction about diseases.” Brea - The Great Influenza by John M. Barry https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780143036494 https://www.overdrive.com/media/204479/the-great-influenza New Guinea Tapeworms and Jewish Grandmothers: Tales of Parasites and People by Robert S. Desowitz https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780393304268   “Looking for a good stand alone middle grade novel.”   Adam - Sunnyside Plaza by Scott Simon https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780316531207 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4669399/sunnyside-plaza   Doll Bones by Holly Black https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781416963998 https://www.overdrive.com/media/1139037/doll-bones   Mallory - Small Spaces by Katherine Arden https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780525515043 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3656348/small-spaces    “I really love a teenage girl/young adult detective story. Any recommendations in that realm?   Mallory - Goldie Vance https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781608868988 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3007148/goldie-vance-volume-1   Jill - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780385343497 https://www.overdrive.com/media/199312/the-sweetness-at-the-bottom-of-the-pie   Adam & Brea - A Study in Charllote by Brittany Cavallaro https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780062398918 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2236808/a-study-in-charlotte   “Looking for a read-a-like for Seanin McGuire/Mira Grant, historical or modern fantasy, maybe combined with a fairytale.”   Mallory - The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781250147936 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4559254/the-hazel-wood   Adam - Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781594634666 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4394966/gingerbread   Brea - A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781250211668 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3750319/a-blade-so-black The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781481466516 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2988715/the-strange-case-of-the-alchemists-daughter   “Looking for diverse mystery recommendations.”   Jill - The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781492670124 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3877587/the-seven-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle   Ruth Ware https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781501132957 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2526344/the-woman-in-cabin-10 Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780062645234 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2962692/magpie-murders   Mallory - Sarah Waters https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781573228732 https://www.overdrive.com/media/242291/affinity   “I’ve been into nonfiction comics lately … looking for more.” Adam - The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781419718786 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3135209/the-best-we-could-do   Brea - My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris “Looking for a read-a-like for the Wayward Children series, reverse portal fantasy.”   Mallory - Ten Thousands Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780316421997 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4513546/the-ten-thousand-doors-of-january   Brea - The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780385541213 https://www.overdrive.com/media/4716002/the-starless-sea   “Looking for nihilistic YA…  desperately want more reads with nihilistic young adults as they go through a crisis of self and get closer to university. ”   Mallory - A.S. King   Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future https://www.overdrive.com/media/1547918/glory-obriens-history-of-the-future   Dig https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781101994917   Adam - The Rest of Us Just Live by Patrick Ness https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780062403179 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2052828/the-rest-of-us-just-live-here   “Read-a-like for an adult version of Yoon Ha Lee’s books, looking for a Star Trek vibe.”   Brea - Space Opera by Catherynne Valente https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781481497503 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3442025/space-opera   Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780765336309 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2875604/dark-orbit   Jill - The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780062444134 https://www.overdrive.com/media/2245998/the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet   “Looking for lush historical horror a la Alma Katsu.”   Mallory - The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9781594484469 https://www.overdrive.com/media/552325/the-little-stranger   The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell https://bookshop.org/a/4926/9780143131632 https://www.overdrive.com/media/3309311/the-silent-companions

K + K chat with Melissa Albert, the New York Times Bestselling author of The Hazel Wood and The Night Country. Trust us: These aren’t your Disney fairytales. Melissa divulges her attraction to darkness, what it’s like to create original fairytales, and the greatest of all mysteries ... what is in her stew? Bonus: Kathryn puts on her best storyteller voice and reads from one of her favorite tales, The Snow Queen.

Back for book 2 of the Hazelwood, and this time we brought a friend! Escape into this dark, cruel, and beautiful fintasy sequel with Scott, Sandra and Amanda. First half is SPOILER FREE as always, though if you haven't read The Hazelwood that might get spoiled for you.

Eric and Kelly talk about YA takes on Shakespeare, as well as offer up some great sports books for YA readers. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot ffor the Book Riot community, Flatiron Books, publishers of The Night Country by Melissa Albert, and Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert. 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 Note: audio quality isn't what it tends to be because of an unidentified issue on Kelly's end. Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk Wicked Saints by Emily Duncan Ruthless Gods by Emily Duncan Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy edited by Kelly Jensen Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson Exit, Pursued By A Bear by EK Johnston As I Descended by Robin Talley Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson Speak Easy Speak Love by McKelle George Falling for Hamlet by Michelle Ray If I’m Being Honest by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegmund-Broka We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry Miranda Kenneally books Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee We Are The Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian Shut Out by Kody Keplinger Break The Fall by Jennifer Iacopelli "More Gymnastics Books, Please!" A Short History of the Girl Next Door by Jared Reck Here To Stay by Sara Farizan Gravity by Sarah Deming Running With Lions by Julian Winters

Amanda and Jenn discuss must-read literary fiction, queer fantasy reads, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Flatiron Books, publishers of The Night Country by Melissa Albert, and TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. Find our bookish COVID 19 coverage here. Feedback The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century by Alex Ross (rec'd by Stephanie) Symphony for the City of the Dead by M. T. Anderson and the Classical Breakdown podcast (rec'd by Laura C) The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia (rec'd by Summer) Questions 1. Hi ladies! I hope you’re both staying safe and healthy :) I’m so grateful for all of the Book Riot podcasts for maintaining a sense of normalcy in my current routine. With that said, I’m looking for a recommendation to keep me completely engrossed. The past two weeks have left me stressed and anxious, so a book to distract my thoughts would be amazing. I haven’t had one of those “stay up reading a book until 4AM” nights in YEARS. I really want something to grip my attention from the beginning to the very end. I would prefer something that isn’t super high fantasy, but other than that, I’ll read just about anything! I’m looking forward to your recs! :) -Haley 2. Hi ladies! I hope you two are doing well. My request seems sort of silly and easy, but I trust both of your opinions so much, and wanted to hear what you had to recommend. When I was younger I used to read Literature with a capital L. A lot of classics, and literary fiction, but during college as a double major in Classics and English, I stopped reading literary fiction because I had to read a lot of it for class, and therefore started gravitating more towards fantasy, and sci-fi, and a bit of romance too. Now that my time in college is coming to an end (and I'm stuck at home taking classes remotely because of Covid-19), I want to try my hand at getting back into literary fiction. In the past I've loved A Little Life, The Secret History, The Goldfinch, and The Mothers, to name a few. Books I've read recently and loved were Red White and Royal Blue, everything China Mieville has ever written, The Broken Earth Trilogy, The Daughter of the Forest, Among Others, and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell. I feel like I've been so apart from literary fiction for so long I'm not actually sure what stories in the genre I would be interested in anymore. Any suggestions you two could give would be much appreciated. Sorry for the overly long ask, but I thought specificity would be useful. -Mariposa 3.  Hi! Due to the recent quarantines I've had to cancel a couple of my upcoming trips and I'm pretty bummed about it. I was hoping you could recommend some travel-ish books that will make me feel wanderlust even when I'm self quarantining. You guys are awesome, I can't wait to see what you recommend! -Kait 4. TIME SENSITIVE***Hi! I am starting a new book club, and we are wanting to read a historical queer book as our first read ("historical" really means from whenever :) ) Do you have any suggestions? (I already am aware of Tipping the Velvet, The Color Purple, Stone Butch Blues, Fingersmith, Giovanni's Room, A Little Life) Thanks so much in advance. -Monica 5. Hi ladies! Love the podcast, it’s a bright spot of my week. Recently my college shut down for the remainder of the semester due to corona fear, leaving me to take online classes at my parents house, states away from all my friends during my final semester my senior year (looks like we won’t even have a grad ceremony). Needless to say this left me pretty bummed and I don’t have a great relationship with my parents, so being here isn't exactly great for my mental health. Do you guys have any fun books to recommend? I particularly like sci-fi and fantasy (high, urban, etc.). It doesn't necessarily have to be funny, or lighthearted, I more want a book that will engross me and make me not think about my life for a little bit, if that makes any sense. One caveat no romance please. I left for spring break having just started seeing someone and now with school canceled we are states apart and I don’t know if/when we’ll see each other again, so that relationship is basically done. So now the thought of romance makes me really sad. Thank you both in advance! -Anonymous 6. Hi ladies! I am going to Italy late April/early May and was hoping for some book recommendations to get me even more pumped for my trip. We are staying in Rome and the Amalfi Coast. I am open to any suggestions, whether it be fiction (any genre or YA ok too) that take place in these areas or some non-fiction to learn about the history, art, culture, food, etc. Love your show and thanks in advance! :) -Erika 7. Looking for a fantasy novel that feels like Lord of the Rings but has some non heteronormative romance in it. I love fluff romance and don't mind sex scenes as long as there isn't an "eggplant" involved. I haven't read a good fantasy novel since I was a kid and I liked Eragon, Harry Potter, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Cirque Du Freak. I want something that isn't necessarily YA though as I prefer books geared more towards adults. -Jean (they/them) Books Discussed My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (tw: sexual abuse of children) Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (tw: harm to children) Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo Disoriental by Négar Djavadi, translated by Tina Kover How to Be a Family by Dan Kois A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins (tw: slavery and associated violence) Orlando by Virginia Woolf A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos, trans by Hildegard Serle Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey (tw: body horror) The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee Galileo’s Daughter by Dava Sobel (tw: bubonic plague) The Tiger’s Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood

Sharifah and Jenn discuss an Octavia Butler adaptation, Letter To The King, a goth in need, urban fantasy and science fiction, and more. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community, Bloomsbury USA, and Tor Books. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! News Amazon picks up Adaptation of Dawn by Octavia Butler Help This Goth Become A Hot Topic Ambassador Diverse! Magical! Medieval! Teen! Squad! Has Adventures!!!! in Letter To The King New Practical Magic prequel coming Stress science and hopepunk Books Discussed Famous Men Who Never Lived by K Chess (tw: assault, bigotry, separation from a child, elder harm) Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel José Older Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi (all the trigger warnings) The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert

An audio review of Melissa Albert's fantasy novel, The Night Country, narrated by Rebecca Soler and James Fouhey. Published by Macmillan Audio. The Starless Sea [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Thank you to the Libro.fm ALC Program andMacmillan Audio for providing a review copy of The Night Country. **Other referenced works:** The Hazel Wood [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] This is How You Lose the Time War [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Episode edited by: Gilbert Tang [EDIT/OR]

Update: Previous podcast was uploaded in error. We apologize for any inconvenience. Error has been rectified. This week on Teen Title Talk, Courtney and Erin dive into two fascinating fantasy novels: The Night Country by Melissa Albert and Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibanez. They talk magic, food, dark fairy tales and romance--or the lack thereof. They also dip back into the Jar of Teen Angst and talk about fantasy books and mythological creatures and their favorite theme parks. As always, we would love to hear from you. Write in and tell us your favorite mythological beast, or share a fun theme park story at teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with the Derry Public Library and hosted and produced by Derry-CAM, Derry Community Access Media: Empowering Independent Voices. The theme was created and performed by Banded Starling. Did you enjoy this podcast? Don't forget to follow, rate and review to have our endless love and gratitu

Welcome to Our Life In Books where we talk about our lives, books and everything in between! This week we are wrapping up our 50 bookish questions series. We get into a heated debate (ha) about romance in books and also chat about the books that started it all. Grab your favorite cup of tea and join us!   TARDIS tea blend from Adagio- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=19749 Orange Spice from Tea Cellar- https://www.teacellartea.com/shop/orange-spice/l Below by Alexandria Warwick- https://amzn.to/2RcHKnD Jane Anonymous by Laurie Faria Stolarz- https://amzn.to/2FNt5do One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus- https://amzn.to/35S1Nx3  A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer- https://amzn.to/2uM7joa  The Night Country by Melissa Albert- https://amzn.to/2NDHpcX  Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim- https://amzn.to/2FYROf3  Mr. Nobody by Catherine Steadman- https://amzn.to/2teROEM  The Conference of the Birds by Ransom Riggs- https://amzn.to/3731jW4  Infinity Son by Adam Silvera- https://amzn.to/2FKIXNB  This Vicious Cure by Emily Suvada- https://amzn.to/383gkHB  Layoverland by Gabby Noone- https://amzn.to/36QHjGp  Tweet Cute by Emma Lord- https://amzn.to/2Rh2xX5  Follow Me to Ground by Sue Rainsford- https://amzn.to/30iFUFR  Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith- https://amzn.to/2sqhnT0  The Look-Alike by Erica Spindler- https://amzn.to/36QA951  If You Tell by Gregg Olson- https://amzn.to/2Ts1xT3  Daughters of the Lake by Wendy Webb- https://amzn.to/2uM8BQ2  Buzzfeede 2020 Anticipated Books- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ariannarebolini/most-anticipated-books-2020  Goodreads 33 Highly Anticipated Books of 2020 https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1743-33-highly-anticipated-books-of-2020 World’s first illustrated books discovered: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-egyptian-oldest-book-1744110?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=today%20in%20books&utm_term=BookRiot_TodayInBooks_DormantSuppress Know My Name by Chanel Miller- https://amzn.to/2NpWQVI  The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins- https://amzn.to/2FOMbzW  The Vampire Academy by Rachelle Mead- https://amzn.to/2NrjtJE  The Grace Year by Kim Ligget- https://amzn.to/2RdWuCN  Scared Little Rabbits by A.V. Geiger- https://amzn.to/2FSy64d  All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace- https://amzn.to/2RcMRnY  Havenfall by Sara Holland- https://amzn.to/30hnhlT  Sinisters Souls and Dead Things by Martina McAtee- https://amzn.to/2FLdRW6  Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare- https://amzn.to/35RUfKO  Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling- https://amzn.to/2Nn4ala  Twilight by Stephanie Meyer- https://amzn.to/35OTjXt  The War Outside by Monica Hesse- https://amzn.to/30fTJoI  The Diary of Anne Frank- https://amzn.to/2QOVaaA  River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey- https://amzn.to/381w5in  Outcast: Book One: A Living Out Loud Novel by Denise Jaden- https://amzn.to/2TlmUW0  The Crown’s Game by Eveyln Skye- https://amzn.to/2QRfb06  Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo- https://amzn.to/2QPydns  Empress of a Thousand Skies Rhoda Belleza- https://amzn.to/2FQxsEk  Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor- https://amzn.to/3a7h3tj  The Mortal Coil series by Emily Suvada- https://amzn.to/2RhqhKG  Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir- https://amzn.to/2FYVy05  Shatter Me by Tehereh Mafi- https://amzn.to/3a7kvUU  Unclaimed Baggage by Jen Doll- https://amzn.to/2TnVbnl  Me Before You by JoJo Moyes- https://amzn.to/2Nnw2Wg  Mortal Instruments Coloring Book- https://amzn.to/2NoakSa  Outlander by Diana Gabaldon- https://amzn.to/2sryUu4  The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee- https://amzn.to/2tV6lWg Internment by Samira Ahmed- https://amzn.to/2RcMcml  The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas- https://amzn.to/2t62A0b  Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me by Lily Collins- https://amzn.to/35QR4D4  Baby Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin- https://amzn.to/36Sx8Rs  Rockett’s World Series by Lauren Day- https://amzn.to/3abn9sO 

Sharifah and Jenn discuss the Hugo nominations, updates on screen adaptations, their most anticipated science fiction and fantasy sequels of 2020, and more. This episode is sponsored by Novel Gazing, Book Riot’s new literary fiction podcast and Flatiron Books, publishers of The Night Country by Melissa Albert. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! NEWS Hugo nominations are open! Snow Crash TV series updates A Willow series is happening. ‘Shadow And Bone’: Netflix Series Adds Seven To Cast BOOKS DISCUSSED Critical Point by SL Huang (Cas Russell #3) April 28, 2020 The Worst Of All Possible Worlds by Alex White (The Salvagers #3) July 28, 2020 Stormsong by CL Polk (The Kingston Cycle #2) Feb 11, 2020 (tw: PTSD, violence towards women and children) The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson (The Masquerade #3) June 9, 2020 (tw: previous books had institutionalized homophobia, assualt/rape, torture, violence, war crimes) Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, June 2, 2020 Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland, February 4, 2020 Shadowshaper Legacy by DJ Older, January 7, 2020 Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire, January 7, 2020 We Unleash The Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia, February 25, 2020

Amanda and Jenn discuss dark and twisty murder mysteries, books about the Vietnam War, literary women, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Rocky Mountain Press, and Sourcebooks. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. FEEDBACK Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown (rec’d by Sue) The Collectors series by Dot Hutchinsons (The Butterfly Garden & The Summer Children) (rec’d by Shontelle) Crime Junkie (rec’d by Shontelle) Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce (rec’d by Emma) Spain: The Root and the Flower by John A. Crow (rec’d by Chris) QUESTIONS 1. My husband and I always listen to audiobooks on roadtrips. We have a couple long drives coming up in January and February and are looking for some recommendations. We have pretty different tastes, but some crossover. I love literary fiction and shorter fantasy reads. My husband loves high/epic fantasy (he will listen to LOTR and The Hobbit over and over and I don’t love either of those) and really detailed historical fiction. Recent audiobooks we’ve tackled and liked are “Neverwhere” by Neil Gaiman and “The Hazelwood” by Melissa Albert. PS: We already have The Night Country pre-ordered. -Courtney 2. Thank you so much for making this podcast! I’m a new listener so I apologize if this has been addressed in a previous episode. I would love recommendations for novels set during the Vietnam War, especially those that focus on family dynamics and the long-term effects of the war on veterans. -Roxanne 3. I am brand new to the fantasy genre but I just read Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo and loved it! I am looking for more adult fantasy that is more complex and character driven. My preferred genre is definitely literary fiction! -Jessica 4. I would love a book recommendation from you guys, I have been listening to your podcast since my English teacher introduced it to us. She said we could get some extra credit points if we did it and she is running out of recommendations for me. I would really appreciate a recommendation. I LOVE mystery novels and just finished reading The Couple Next Door and am looking for a new book to start reading. I like mystery novels but am not a big fan of lord of the rings or Narnia or other super fantasy books. Some books I have read are This Lie Will Kill You, That’s Not What Happened, In a Dark Dark Wood, and Every Heart a Doorway. Thank you so much for the recommendation!! -Delaney 5. Hello! I am looking for new books, especially book series, to recommend to my Dad. He has just recently gotten really into reading (yay!) and he’s already through most of the books I’ve suggested, so I want to line up some future reads to keep him well stocked! His favorites so far have been Craig Johnson’s Longmire series, William Kent Krueger’s Cork O’Connor series, John Sandford’s Virgil Flowers and Lucas Davenport series, and he’s currently diving into Michael Connolly’s Harry Bosch series. Thanks in advance for your suggestions! P.S. To Kaitlin who was looking for Agatha Christie/Clue read alikes, I would suggest In The Hall With the Knife by Diana Peterfreund. This is the first in a new YA series that was inspired by the game Clue. While not as silly as the movie, the book was was very entertaining and not too dark beyond the obvious murder. -Rachael 6. I am looking for a recommendation that will be immersive and thoughtful. The books I have most enjoyed in the past couple years tend to be written by women, are shamelessly intellectual, and tackle big philosophical/sociological/political questions. Han Kang’s Human Acts, Elif Batuman’s The Idiot, and Rachel Cusk’s Outline Trilogy are examples. I also like mythological retellings that center often un-centered leads like women (Circe by Madeline Miller) or queer characters (Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson). Thanks for your help. -Maria 7. I’d like to find a book that I won’t just finish in two days. I love the Sherlock Holmes books and The Stainless Steel Rat series (science fiction), as well as The Hobbit and Tom Sawyer. I don’t particularly like books with time travel or a lot of magic use. I don’t read as often as I used to because I don’t know where to look for books that I’ll like. -Abby BOOKS DISCUSSED The Binding by Bridget Collins (tw homophobia, rape, child abuse) Witchmark by CL Polk (tw: PTSD, violence towards women & children) The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui The Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch (The Lies of Locke Lamore) The Deep by Rivers Solomon (tw: suicidal ideation, self-harm, slavery) The Lying Room by Nicci French We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (tw: dog death, human death) Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke (Highway 59 series) Still Life by Louise Penny Ali Smith’s Seasonal quartet (Autumn) The Cheffe by Marie NDiaye, translated by Jordan Stump The Rook by Daniel O’Malley The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King

This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss Long Bright River, Clean Getaway, The Black Cathedral, and more great books. This episode was sponsored Book Riot Insiders, Flatiron Books, publishers of The Night Country by Melissa Albert, and Grace is Gone by Emily Elgar. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Qualityland by Marc-Uwe Kling Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis by Ada Calhoun The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir by E.J. Koh Topics of Conversation: A novel by Miranda Popkey Clean Getaway by Nic Stone F*ck Your Diet: And Other Things My Thighs Tell Me by Chloé Hilliard The Black Cathedral: A Novel by Marcial Gala, Anna Kushner (translator) Long Bright River by Liz Moore Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children) by Seanan McGuire Shadowshaper: Legacy by Daniel José Older City of Stone and Silence (The Wells of Sorcery Trilogy) by Django Wexler The Night Country: A Hazel Wood Novel by Melissa Albert The Art of Dying by Ambrose Parry A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer The Secret Chapter (The Invisible Library series) by Genevieve Cogman WHAT WE’RE READING: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel by Ocean Vuong Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur The Vanishing Half: A Novel by Brit Bennett MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: We Used to Be Friends by Amy Spalding Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives by Daniel J Levitin Where Have All the Boys Gone? by Jenny Colgan A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy by Jane McAlevey Yellow Earth by John Sayles Kill Reply All: A Modern Guide to Online Etiquette, from Social Media to Work to Love by Victoria Turk The Simple Past by Driss Chraibi, Hugh A. Harter (Translator) Westering Women: A Novel by Sandra Dallas You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley Every Other Weekend by Abigail Johnson Just Breathe by Cammie McGovern Nameless Queen by Rebecca McLaughlin Average is the New Awesome: A Manifesto for the Rest of Us by Samantha Matt This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 lessons on how to wake up, take action, and do the work by Tiffany Jewell, Aurelia Durand Three Things I Know Are True by Betty Culley Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It by Kamal Ravikant BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns, & Moonage Daydreams by Michael Allred, Steve Horton , et al. All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor Jinxed by Amy McCulloch The Last Witness by Claire McFall Don’t Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language by David Shariatmadari Grace Is Gone: A Novel by Emily Elgar You Too?: 25 Voices Share Their #MeToo Stories by Janet Gurtler Oasis: A Novel by Katya de Becerra The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy by Chris Murphy Welcome to the Pine Away Motel and Cabins by Katarina Bivald Diana: Princess of the Amazons by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, et al. Mr. Nobody: A Novel by Catherine Steadman Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir by Marsha M. Linehan Lady Clementine: A Novel by Marie Benedict Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein A Love Hate Thing by Whitney D. Grandison Keystone by Katie Delahanty Furious Thing by Jenny Downham Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition by P. Carl Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez Lady Hotspur by Tessa Gratton A Sportsman’s Notebook: Stories (Art of the Story) by Ivan Turgenev Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains by Cassie Chambers Martin McLean, Middle School Queen by Alyssa Zaczek The Kids Are in Bed: Finding Time for Yourself in the Chaos of Parenting by Rachel Bertsche Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book by Courtney Maum Creatures: A Novel by Crissy Van Meter Lie to Me by Kaitlin Ward Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Katherine Webber How to Speak Boy by Tiana Smith Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim Wyntertide by Andrew Caldecott Dear Edward: A Novel by Ann Napolitano The Map from Here to There by Emery Lord The Schrodinger Girl by Laurel Brett Firebird by Mark Powell One of Us Is Next: The Sequel to One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus House on Endless Waters by Emuna Elon The God Game: A Novel by Danny Tobey The Heap: A Novel by Sean Adams Rocket Man: The Life of Elton John by Mark Bego The Girls with No Names by Serena Burdick The Gimmicks: A Novel by Chris McCormick Westwind by Ian Rankin Fuel Your Fire: 200 Ways to Instantly Beat Burnout and Reignite Your Passion by Samantha Acton Cesare: A Novel of War-Torn Berlin by Jerome Charyn First Cut: A Novel by Judy Melinek M.D and T.J. Mitchell The Vanishing (Fogg Lake) by Jayne Ann Krentz Butterfly by Ashley Antoinette Deep State: A Thriller by Chris Hauty It’s My Life by Stacie Ramey Two Blankets, Three Sheets by Rodaan Al Galidi, Jonathan Reeder (translator) Jane Anonymous: A Novel by Laurie Faria Stolarz Raising Hell: Backstage Tales from the Lives of Metal Legends by Jon Wiederhorn The American People: Volume 2: The Brutality of Fact: A Novel by Larry Kramer Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis by K. R. Gaddy 19 Love Songs by David Levithan Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen Failure to Launch: Why Your Twentysomething Hasn’t Grown Up…and What to Do About It by Mark McConville Ph.D.

Hi YA Podcast listeners. If you're a regular listener you know that one of our most exciting episodes ever was Melissa Albert's interview last December with the groundbreaking fantasy author Tomi Adeyemi, when the writer joined us for a deep dive into her critically acclaimed and hugely bestselling Children of Blood and Bone, the first volume in her West African–inspired series about an oppressed magical class and the girl who fights to reclaim their power. Huge world- building, electric storytelling and indelible characters combined to make that book an instant classic, and now Adeyemi has returned with the second volume in the series, Children of Virtue and Vengeance. To celebrate we're bring back Tomi Adeyemi's visit to our studio, and her conversation with Melissa Albert about the origin of the series, writing love letters to Harry Potter, and overcoming the reluctance to love your own work. 

On today's episode we're thrilled to have bestselling author Marie Lu joining us to talk about creating one of the most powerful and popular YA series of the decade, the page-turning dystopian saga that began with 2011's Legend. Her latest novel, Rebel, returns readers to the world of the authoritarian future state known as the Republic, with her focus moving to Eden Wing -- the younger brother who the heroic Daniel Wing has tried so hard to protect. Our frequent YA Podcast host Melissa Albert -- author of The Hazel Wood -- chatted with Marie Lu by phone about writing complex characters, incorporating disturbing social trends into her imagined world, and her forthcoming work of fantasy The Kingdom of Back. Plus, the author reveals the the plucky video game character who was her first inspiration as a writer.

What would happen if the future were made perfect?  That was the question National Book Award-winning author Neal Shusterman posed in  2016's YA blockbuster Scythe, a story set in a world without hunger, poverty, disease or war, in which human life is only ended by specially trained figures known as Scythes.  But perfection turns out to have its own problems, and the Arc of the Scythe trilogy follows young characters caught up in the question of the price we might pay for having everything we want.  The stakes got higher in 2018's Thunderhead --and now the saga concludes with the breathtaking and ambitious final volume The Toll.  Scythe is B&N's YA Book Club selection for December, Neal Shusterman joined Melissa Albert to talk about this provocative epic, and the challenges of concluding the trilogy.

On today's episode, we're joined by the writer Rick Riordan, known by thousands of readers around the globe for his blockbuster series including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase. Riordan takes his fans on thrill rides through fantasy worlds that draw up on Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse mythos, mixing anachronistic humor and page-turning thrills to make figures from Poseidon to Loki come alive as friends or foes — and in the process he's left an enduring stamp on fantasy and adventure for young adults. In his latest series The Trials of Apollo, he's taken a fresh twist, following the travails of a god trapped in a human body. Riordan dropped by our studio to talk with Melissa Albert, bestselling author of The Hazel Wood and our regular YA podcast host. We were especially excited not only to talk about his new book The Tyrant's Tomb, but also to hear about his groundbreaking new imprint Rick Riordan presents, which has tapped up-and-coming writers from diverse backgrounds to tell stories from myth traditions around the world. 

Today's guest has turned thousands of 21st century kids into passionate, intensely knowledgable fans of ancient mythologies. When Rick Riordan published The Lightning Thief in 2008, his story of modern tweens magically connected to a hidden world of gods and monsters taken from Greek myths was an instant sensation — but it was no flash in the pan. Across multiple blockbuster series including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the Kane Chronicles and Magnus Chase, Riordan has taken his fans on thrill rides through fantasy worlds that draw up on Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Norse mythos, mixing anachronistic humor and page-turning thrills to make figures from Poseidon to Loki come alive as friends or foes to his young adventurers. In his latest series, The Trials of Apollo, Riordan has taken a fresh twist, following the travails of a god trapped in a human body. Book four in the series, The Tyrant's Tomb, is just out, and Riordan joined B&N's Melissa Albert — who frequently hosts our YA podcast — to talk about his new book and his groundbreaking new imprint Rick Riordan Presents, which has tapped authors from diverse backgrounds to tell stories from myth traditions around the world.

On today's episode we've got a conversation we've been waiting for since... well, since we heard that author Rainbow Rowell was going to give readers a sequel to her captivating contemporary fantasy Carry On. In Carry On, we meet Simon Snow, the most unlikely Chosen One ever, in his last year at the Watford School of Magicks and having a distinctly un-magical time. But Rowell steers her creation through it via adventure, laugh out loud humor, a wonderfully inventive magical system, and an extremely appealing vampire named Baz. Her fans did everything short of their own magical rituals in the hope that Simon and Baz's story would continue, and now the award winning author of Eleanor and Park and Fangirl has brought this couple back in Wayward Son — and this time she's brought them to America. B&N YA Podcast host Melissa Albert called up Rainbow Rowell on the phone just before Wayward Son hit bookshelves, for a talk about fantasy and fandom, Baz's unique charms, and the special magic of a road trip.

Today on the YA Podcast, our special guest is the celebrated graphic novel writer Mariko Tamaki, in to talk about her razor-sharp and groundbreaking new take on a DC comics character who has crossed over from villainous sidekick to fan-favorite antihero. Mariko Tamaki is the Eisner Award and Caldecott Honor-winning author of celebrated graphic novels including Skim, This One Summer and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me. With Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass, Tamaki offers a story of teen angst, fierce loyalty, and finding your voice. Bestselling author of The Hazel Wood and regular YA Podcast host Melissa Albert spoke with Tamaki on the phone to talk about the quest to give readers a Harley they've never seen before.

Melissa Albert's novel The Hazel Wood(Flatiron Books, 2018) is a shivery delight, like a dazzling vintage ball gown of paisley silk, slithering over your head. Reading it is like drowning in musk rose petals and damson wine. It begins in an almost conventional manner, with a missing person mystery. Alice and her mother, Ella, live a peripatetic existence, which takes them from Nacogdoches, Texas to Brooklyn, New York. Alice copes with the frequent moves by becoming a loner, though she feels a fierce loyalty to her mother, and curiosity about her grandmother, a mysterious reclusive writer of fairy tales. When Ella meets and marries Harold, Alice and she stay still long enough for her past to catch up with them. One day Ella disappears, abducted in front of Harold. This is no ordinary kidnapping though, as Alice and her friend Finch soon find out. Their search for Ella takes them deeper and deeper into another reality, and the secrets of Alice’s origin, and things start to get really weird. Gabrielle Mathieu is the author of the historical fantasy Falcon series and the upcoming epic fantasy, Girl of Fire. She blogs about travel and her books at http://gabriellemathieu.com/. You can also follow her on Twitter to get updates about new podcasts and more @GabrielleAuthor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melissa Albert's novel The Hazel Wood(Flatiron Books, 2018) is a shivery delight, like a dazzling vintage ball gown of paisley silk, slithering over your head. Reading it is like drowning in musk rose petals and damson wine. It begins in an almost conventional manner, with a missing person mystery. Alice and her mother, Ella, live a peripatetic existence, which takes them from Nacogdoches, Texas to Brooklyn, New York. Alice copes with the frequent moves by becoming a loner, though she feels a fierce loyalty to her mother, and curiosity about her grandmother, a mysterious reclusive writer of fairy tales. When Ella meets and marries Harold, Alice and she stay still long enough for her past to catch up with them. One day Ella disappears, abducted in front of Harold. This is no ordinary kidnapping though, as Alice and her friend Finch soon find out. Their search for Ella takes them deeper and deeper into another reality, and the secrets of Alice’s origin, and things start to get really weird. Gabrielle Mathieu is the author of the historical fantasy Falcon series and the upcoming epic fantasy, Girl of Fire. She blogs about travel and her books at http://gabriellemathieu.com/. You can also follow her on Twitter to get updates about new podcasts and more @GabrielleAuthor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melissa Albert's novel The Hazel Wood(Flatiron Books, 2018) is a shivery delight, like a dazzling vintage ball gown of paisley silk, slithering over your head. Reading it is like drowning in musk rose petals and damson wine. It begins in an almost conventional manner, with a missing person mystery. Alice and her mother, Ella, live a peripatetic existence, which takes them from Nacogdoches, Texas to Brooklyn, New York. Alice copes with the frequent moves by becoming a loner, though she feels a fierce loyalty to her mother, and curiosity about her grandmother, a mysterious reclusive writer of fairy tales. When Ella meets and marries Harold, Alice and she stay still long enough for her past to catch up with them. One day Ella disappears, abducted in front of Harold. This is no ordinary kidnapping though, as Alice and her friend Finch soon find out. Their search for Ella takes them deeper and deeper into another reality, and the secrets of Alice’s origin, and things start to get really weird. Gabrielle Mathieu is the author of the historical fantasy Falcon series and the upcoming epic fantasy, Girl of Fire. She blogs about travel and her books at http://gabriellemathieu.com/. You can also follow her on Twitter to get updates about new podcasts and more @GabrielleAuthor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest on today's episode of the B&N YA Podcast is the writer Katharine McGee talking about her new novel American Royals, which hits bookshelves this week. McGee first dazzled readers with her Thousandth Floor trilogy, a glamorously imagined story of wealth, power and intrigue set in the dizzying atmosphere of a future Manhattan in which the word "skyscraper" takes on a whole new meaning. With American Royals, the inventive author places a modern romantic comedy in an alternate reality in which the American Revolution ended with George Washington accepting the crown from a grateful nation — and 200 years later, his descendants still hold the throne. Katharine McGee joined Melissa Albert in the studio to talk about her fascination with history, her love of a great TV cliffhanger, and the sources of her unique, addictive stories.

I'm unboxing 3 new books this week! "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman, "Theft of Swords" by Michael J. Sullivan and "The Hazel Wood" by Melissa Albert.

Today our special guest is Derek Millman, author of the new novel Swipe Right for Murder. Millman burst onto the YA scene last year with his darkly funny debut Scream All Night, set in an off-kilter world of B-movie monsters. Swipe Right for Murder is part classic noir story, part 2019 coming of age, and absolutely page turning throughout. Millman sat down with B&N's Melissa Albert to talk about his obsessions, inspirations and the stories that have fed his one-of-a-kind imagination. 

If we had to name two things we're maybe most obsessed with on the B&N YA Podcast, they would be amazing debuts, and fascinating twists on classic tales. So we're thrilled today to have as our guest Erin A. Craig, whose brilliantly conceived debut novel House of Salt and Sorrows is coming next week — a story that mingles eerie atmosphere, a tantalizing mystery, and a twist, of course, on one of the most haunting and beguiling of classic fairy stories, The Twelve Dancing Princesses. House of Salt and Sorrow hits bookshelves on August 6th, and in the run up to its arrival, Craig spoke with B&N's Melissa Albert about how her background stage-managing lavish productions helped spark her writer's imagination.

Rory Power's debut novel, Wilder Girls, is a dark, razor-sharp thriller set in an island boarding school beset by a gruesome plague. With elements of body horror, slow-burn love story, and dystopian, it's the August pick for the B&N YA Book Club. Melissa Albert talked to Power about messy emotions, inventing a plague, and what led up to writing her first book.

We're back with Episode 2 of King of the Dark, our special summer series exploring the worlds of Stephen King. We started our journey last week with King's iconic debut novel Carrie. This week, Liz Braswell, Louis Peitzman and Bill Tipper have packed up for a trip to the Overlook Hotel, and try to answer quite a few questions, including: does a haunted resort pick its victims selectively, or will it settle for anyone who books a room? Are psychic children fascinating or just spooky? And what's the scare factor in being attacked by topiary animals? Plus, a conversation with Melissa Albert, author of The Hazel Wood, about being exposed to a great writer... a little too early.

Since 2010 author and designer Hafsah Faisal has been writing about books on her blog Icy Books, and now she's celebrating the launch of her own Arabian culture inspired fantasy debut. We Hunt the Flame is about a girl who braves an enchanted darkness to keep her people alive, a prince who kills on behalf of his father, and their unexpectedly shared quest to bring magic back to their world. Faisal joined Melissa Albert for a chat about inspired design, great fantasy maps and the spark that became We Hunt the Flame.

Today on the B&N YA Podcast, Elizabeth Acevedo joins us to talk about her forthcoming novel With the Fire on High, the story of a high-school girl balancing motherhood, her care for her beloved grandmother, and her ambitions to take her culinary talents to new heights. It's a marvel of a follow-up to The Poet X, her National Book Award-winning novel in verse.  She talks with Melissa Albert about food, identity, memory, reading and much more.

Goodreads är ett av världens största communities för läsning. Varje år anordnar Goodreads en omröstning om vilka böcker som var bäst föregående år. Och detta tänkte vi att det gör vi ett avsnitt om. Ni får tips om ett helt gäng böcker av Martin, Amanda och Annelie som verkligen är värda att kolla in! Böcker vi tipsar om i detta avsnitt är: "The Cruel Prince" av Holly Black "The Wicked King" av Holly Black "Eleanor & Park"* av Rainbow Rowell "Dumplin'" av Julie Murphy "Puddin'" av Julie Murphy "Hasselskogen" av Melissa Albert "Love, Hate & Other Filters"* av Samira Ahmed *=finns även på svenska

Today we have a special treat for you, a YA Podcast extra featuring bestselling author Angie Thomas talking with YA podcast host Melissa Albert about her brand-new book On the Come Up.  Thomas dropped in to see us last year to talk about her blockbuster hit The Hate You Give, just before the movie adaptation was set to release, And while she was with us, Melissa asked Angie to talk a little bit about the book we couldn't wait to read, her new novel On the Come Up.  And now that it's here, we want to share what she told us about her brand new book about hip-hop, high school, and learning to find your own voice.  The first item on the menu — all the incredible extras Angie added to the Barnes & Noble exclusive edition.

Does anyone in high school really know themselves?  That's one of the subjects explored — via laughter — by this week's guest Ben Philippe, who dropped by our studio to talk about his wonderful debut novel The Field Guide to the North American Teenager.  It's  the story of a sharp-tongued and cynical black French Canadian boy who is transplanted to a Texas high school —  with appropriately complicated, and often hilarious results.   It's one of Barnes & Noble's Discover Great New Writers selections for Spring 2019, and the author was joined this week in the studio by Discover director Miwa Messer, sitting in for our regular host Melissa Albert.

We each give a rundown of the things we enjoyed most in 2018 and it's a ridiculously long list. Lindsey: The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater, I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak, Cardboard Kingdom (various authors), Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, Runaways by Brian K. Vaughn and Adrian Alphana, Saga vol. 8 by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples, As the Crow Flies (by Melanie Gillman?), The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez, The Hazelwood by Melissa Albert, Saints and Misfits by S.K. Ali, Ladycastle by Delilah S. Dawson, The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the best burger in Los Angeles) by Amy Spalding, Leah on the Offbeat AND Simon vs. the Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertali, The Lady's Guide to Piracy and Petticoats by Mackenzi Lee, Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour, Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Her Name in the Sky by Kelly Quindlen, Blanca and Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore, and Archenemies by Marissa Meyer. Nate: Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson, Check, Please by Ngozi Ukazi, and the film Captain Ron (really?) Kim: Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa, Monstress Vol. 3 by Marjorie Liu, My Brother's Husband by Gengorah Tagame, #NotYourPrincess (edited) by Charleyboy, The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee, Laid-back Camp by Afro, and Crush by Svetlana Chmakova Molly: The Photogrpaher by Didier Lefèvre, Emmanuel Guibert, and Frédéric Lemercier, The Damkeeper by Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi, Witchboy by Molly Ostertag, My Brother's Husband by Gengorah Tagame, The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater, My Hearbeat by Garret Freyman-Weyr, Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma, What if it's Us by Becky Albertali and Adam Silvera, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. Cash Money: Dopesick by Beth Macy. Television shows: Curious Creations of Christine McConnell, American Gods, Killing Eve, Brooklyn 99, Superstore, The Good Place, Big Mouth, Billions, Adam Ruins Everything, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Sharp Objects, Nanette by Hannah Gadsby, CNN's 70s, 80s, and 90s documentaries, To All The Boys I've Loved Before, Brainchild. Podcasts: Binge Mode, Ologies. YouTube Channels: New Rock Stars. Instagram Celebrities: Celeste Barber and Donte Colley. Bands: Blood Orange and The Wiggles. Nathan: Less by Andrew Sean Greer, Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse, the podcast Shelf-Involved.

Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood and its forthcoming sequel, as well as Tales from the Hinterlands, talks about stuffing her debut book with secret book recommendations, the borderlessness of being a young reader, and loving angry girls in fiction.   Melissa Albert Show Notes Vera Nabokov The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin Lolita Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner Wise Child by Monica Furlong Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Hook (movie) Charles de Lint Helen Oyeyemi Philip Pullman’s Grimm Brothers translation Roshani Chokshi’s forthcoming trio of novellas Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado Kelly Link Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo (listen to her First Draft episodes here and here) Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs (listen to his First Draft interview here) Flannery O’Connor Time Out Chicago A Spark of Light (Barnes & Noble exclusive edition) Barnes & Noble YA Blog The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell Feed by M. T. Anderson Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (listen to her First Draft interview here) Francesca Lia Block (listen to her First Draft interview here) His Hideous Heart by Dahlia Adler Working Partners (work for hire book company in England) George Saunders essay about what writers really do when they write Sadie by Courtney Summers (listen to her First Draft interview here) The Cruel Prince by Holly Black The Twilight Zone (TV show) Radiance by Catherynne Valente The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien Romeo + Juliet (movie) Love Lists, a blog post by Stephanie Perkins Emma Chastain, writer The North Texas Teen Book Festival Welcome to Night Vale (podcast) The Magicians Trilogy by Lev Grossman The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke Ira Glass A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here)

This week, B&N Teen Blog editor Melissa Albert sat down with blog contributors and authors Dahlia Adler and Sona Charaipotra to discuss the YA books we loved in 2018, and the incredible YA

In a content filled episode we discuss The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert. Molly suggests Waters Luminous and Deep by Meredith Ann Pierce, anything by Carol Plum-Ucci, anything by Holly Black, Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children Series (especially Every Heart a Doorway), and the Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling edited Snow White, Blood Red. Lindsey suggests Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black, and A Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo. Amy suggests The Changeling by Victor Davalle, Nightingale by Amy Lukavics, Caraval by Stephanie Garber, and Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk. Kim suggests The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly, Fairest by Marissa Mayer, 100 Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg, and The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. Cash Money suggests Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper and anything by Angela Carter. Nathan suggests City of Glass by Paul Auster and David Mazzucchelli, The Courtyard by Alan Moore, the 2008 Canadian horror film Pontypool, The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle, and anything by Margaret Atwood.

For this episode, Jake flew to North Carolina so that he and Carrie could discuss 'The Hazel Wood' by Melissa Albert in person. Thanks to Jody [REDACTED] for recommending it, and to Alex [REDACTED] for her recommendation as well! We really appreciate you getting in touch with your suggestions. Also in this episode, Carrie decides against moving to Narnia, Jake analysis morality via Dungeons & Dragons, and we embrace ambiguity -- or do we? (Yes.) Spoilers abound, so we recommend reading the book before listening! Jake mentions an episode of the Please Don't Send Me Into Outer Space podcast. It's episode 128, 'Battle for the Stars'. Also mentioned: Lifemark and They See Me Rollin. Check 'em out! In the next episode, we'll be discussing Ship It by Britta Lundin. If you have any comments or suggestions, join us on our Goodreads page at https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/188869-love-ya-like-crazy, or tweet to us at https://twitter.com/loveYApod, or email us at podcast at loveYAlikecrazy.com. We'd love to hear from you! Thanks to Shaenon K. Garrity for designing the Love YA Like Crazy icon, to the Sentimental Favorites for the use of their song 'Hey There', and to Charlie McCarron for the 'Love YA Like Crazy' tag. You can help support production of this podcast, and get rewards in return, via our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/loveYAlikecrazy . Love YA Like Crazy is a member of the Ear Trumpet Audio podcast network! You can find more information about the network at http://eartrumpetaudio.com/ .

This week on the show we speak with NYT bestselling author Melissa Albert, who's new novel The Hazel Wood is out now. We discuss what it's like to write your first novel, to write without knowing quite where you're going (at least at first) and about how much more relevant and poignant all those famous quotes about writing are once you start doing it yourself.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cassandra Clare is the creator behind the sprawling, beloved Shadowhunters universe, which launched in 2007 with City of Bones. The dark, unforgettable series centers on a race of angel-blooded warriors tasked with defending mundane society from demonic takeover.  More than a dozen books later, Clare's is one of modern fantasy's richest worlds, populated with deeply human, wickedly funny characters, and boasting a mythology that fans (and other writers) can't stop exploring.  To kick off the B&N YA Podcast, Clare sat down with host Melissa Albert to talk about what made her a writer, how her ideas develop, and why she's still mad at C.S. Lewis.

  Welcome to the YA Cafe, where you’ll find conversations and reviews about Young Adult books for teachers, readers, and caffeine addicts everywhere. On today’s episode, we’ll be talking about The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert with our guest, Brynn Allison, The Literary Maven. Grab a mug of your favorite beverage, friends, and let’s talk books.     In today’s episode… The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert is the story of a 17-year-old girl named Alice, who has never been able to outrun her bad luck. She and her mother Ella have had to leave places at the drop of a hat, and Alice has caught occasional glimpses of what is following them. When Alice’s grandmother (a famous but reclusive author of a collection of dark fairy tales) dies, Ella says they will finally be free of […] The post The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert appeared first on Nouvelle ELA Teaching Resources.

Happy Spring Equinox, everybody! This month we are talking about The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert. It's magical, mysterious... and extremely hard not to spoil. So, go read the book and then come back and listen! Or, just let us tell you about it? You do you. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- No book homework next month! Instead, we'll celebrate a year of podcasting together and talk about why we are even doing this. We're on Twitter @booknbitch and on Facebook @booknbcast.  Email us at booknbcast@gmail.com. Listen on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Pocketcasts! Check out the rest of the great shows on the Geek Happy Network!

Escape your sad, boring reality with the Genre Junkies! We journeyed into Melissa Albert's "The Hazel Wood" and lived to tell the (fairy) tale. As always, spoiler free until after the break! To learn more about our unique scoring system, go to genrejunkies.com/scores. Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or RSS. Intro/Outro Theme “Where Did She Go?” by Jay Man www.ourmusicbox.com.

Eric and Kelly talk about this year’s slate of Norton Award titles and titles of years past, then dig into the differences between YA and middle grade, explore authors who write in both categories, and top it all off by highlighting YA with younger teen protagonists.   Sponsored by The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and I Stop Somewhere by TE Carter.   Shownotes The Astonishing Color of After by Emily XR Pan The Beauty That Remains by Ashley Woodfolk The Norton Awards list Alice Mary Norton (Andre Norton) Exo by Fonda Lee The Art of Starving by Sam J Miller Want by Cindy Pon September Girls by Bennett Madison Bone Gap by Laura Ruby Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older Dirty Wings by Sarah McCarry Love is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by AS King Updraft by Fran Wilde Zeroboxer by Fonda Lee Fair Coin by Eugene Myers Seraphina by Rachel Hartman So Done by Paula Chase How To Make a Wish by Ashley Herring Blake Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake Shug by Jenny Han A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold What Girls Are Made Of by Elana K. Arnold The Careful Undressing of Love by Corey Ann Haydu The Rules for Stealing Stars by Corey Ann Haydu The Someday Suitcase by Corey Ann Haydu The Girl in the Well is Me by Karen Rivers All That Was by Karen Rivers Forever or a Long Long Time by Caela Carter My Life With The Liars by Caela Carter The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Solo by Kwame Alexander Written In The Stars by Aisha Saeed Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed The Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdoch The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdoch Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Patina by Jason Reynolds Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi Peas and Carrots by Tanita S. Davis A Short History of the Girl Next Door by Jared Reck Confessions of a High School Disaster: Chloe Snow’s Diary by Emma Chastain Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel Estrella’s Quinceanara by Malin Alegria The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe

Welcome to the haunted episode of Book 'n Bitch! A few rescheduled recordings, a deleted track, and one workday recording later, we're back with our episode about Wonder by R.J. Palacio. It's a tear-jerker and a SUPER ADORABLE, relatable read.  Plus, Katie has a major new podcast crush!    --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read along with us! Next month's fantasy-filled book is The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert. We're on Twitter @booknbitch and on Facebook @booknbcast.  Email us at booknbcast@gmail.com. Listen on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify and Pocketcasts! Check out the rest of the great shows on the Geek Happy Network!

Eric and Kelly discuss the big YA winners at this year’s Youth Media Awards and dig into the (very wrong) New York Times piece about the lack of sex in YA books.   Sponsored by The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and Class of 2K18.

Sharifah and Jenn discuss Firefly books, Star Wars news, writing retreats, and long books that are worth the read. This episode is sponsored by The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and Your One and Only by Adrianne Finlay.   News: Firefly is getting books! Live-action Sword in the Stone might have a director Benioff & Weiss to write Star Wars films Star Wars Writers/Directors dominated by white men Solo: A Star Wars Story Trailer George R.R. Martin starts 'Worldbuilder Scholarship' for aspiring fantasy, sci-fi writers   Books Discussed: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delaney Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (out March 6) Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

It's been more than 200 years since the Grimm Brothers first defined the "fairy tale" as we now know it, but its atmosphere of enchantment, peril, hunger, desire and transformation still fascinates.  In her bestselling debut novel The Hazel Wood, YA author Melissa Albert deploys humor, thriller-level excitement, and a head full of bewitching tales to fashion a coming-of-age story for the haunted teenager inside us all.  She joins Bill Tipper on this episode to talk about her love of the uncanny and the strange adventure of 17-year-old Alice Proserpine. More details at BN.com.

author Melissa Albert about the draw of YA literature ("it's the power of the new, the power of the now"), about what makes her want to write ("it's the same thing that makes me want to read: the draw to know what happens next"), and about Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, and (of all things) Little House on the Prairie; guest readers Brian Slattery and Tui Sutherland join Oppenheimer to discuss the draw of the Hinterland, doomed princesses, and girls who make decisions. Plus, they offer Melissa Albert multiple ideas for sequels. 

Sharifah and Jenn discuss Ursula K. Le Guin and lots of adaptation news, and recommend weird westerns. This episode is sponsored by The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh.   News: Ursula K. Le Guin Has Died The Voldemort fan-made movie Hogwarts Mystery game trailer Bidding War for MaddAddam trilogy adaptation Bryan Fuller is working on an Anne Rice TV series   Books Discussed: The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin The Earthsea Cycle River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey The Gaslight Dogs by Karin Lowachee Daisy Kutter: The Last Train by Kazu Kibuishi The Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente

Amanda and Jenn discuss Moroccan authors, secret societies, nonfiction audiobooks, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and our library cart giveaway.   Questions   1. Hi! I'm going on a trip to Morocco in March and I'm looking for some books to read to get me in the mood and help me better appreciate the culture/history as I travel. I read most genres apart from sci fi and horror, but would particularly like something in the land of literary/historical fiction or nonfiction. Even better if it is by a Moroccan author. Thanks in advance for the recs and I love the show! --Sara   2. Hi Jen and Amanda! My friends and I have toyed with the idea of starting a book club for years, and I was finally able to corral everyone into one group text to schedule our first meet-up (which will be around mid-January)! All the details have been decided, except for the most important item, which is choosing the actual book that we'll read. My friends believe that, because I reached out and organized the event, I should also have the responsibility of selecting the first book. I can't handle the pressure of this first world problem, so I'm asking for your help. We're all women in our mid-twenties who are in various stages in our careers and personal lives, but we're all in agreement about the genres we're into: romance, mystery/thriller, and travel/adventure. Any suggestions on how to kick off our book club would be greatly appreciated! Bonus points if these books tackle the awkward quarter-life crisis themes that we all experience in our mid-twenties. Thanks! --Colby   3. Hello! I am looking for your thoughts/recommendations on the read harder challenge task of “classic of genre fiction.” I was thinking of doubling up on this task and Oprah’s book club pick “I Know This Much Is True” by Wally Lamb” Would it count for classic ? Do you have any other recommendations for this task ? --Stef   4. Hello, I am looking for novels about things like conspiracy theories and secret societies and such--kind of like the Da Vinci code, but well written (and I guess a bit more "literary"). I tried The Name of the Rose, but found it way too dry, and also didn't like the Rabbit Back Literature Society. I've read and enjoyed all of Marisha Pessl's books, and Mr. Penumbra's 24 hr bookstore. The Dante Club is on my TBR. --Danielle   5. I love the recommendations you guys give. I love nonfiction audiobooks. But I have trouble finding new ones to listen to. My favorites are The Gene and The Emperor of all Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Quiet:The Power of introverts, Grit by Angela Duckworth, and THe End of Average by Todd Rose. I am just not sure where to go from here. I have Isaac's Storm and When Breath Becomes Air on my TBR. --Stacey   6. Hello! I love all things book riot, but especially this podcast! Your recommendations fuel my never ending TBR list, and it brings me so much joy to hear others as excited about books as I am! Now I would love to hear your thoughts on cozy mysteries! I am in grad school right now for occupational therapy, so these light hearted stories (aside from all the murder and deception) seem like something that I could really get into to distract me from my persistent neurofatigue. This is a new genre that I have delved into recently, specifically the magic potion mystery series by Heather Blake. I love the aspects of the small town, hitching post, that is depicted in the series, and the quirky characters. Are there any specific cozy mystery series you guys love? I think I stared at the shelf in the mystery section of the bookstore for a solid hour before I settled on Heather Blake's series. There is so much out there! I need more direction! Thanks so much, --Brittany, tired grad student   7. Hello all! I recently discovered the show and am loving all of the good, odd-to-find recommendations I wouldn't normally have heard of. I am the solo mom of a beautiful toddler who is both American and African (her father is from Ethiopia where I used to live). Do you know of any books that talk about raising strong, proud biracial or bi-cultural children? TIA! --M   Books Discussed I Thought It Was Just Me by Brene Brown Pit Bull by Bronwen Dickey The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami The Happy Marriage by Tahar Ben Jelloun, translated by Andre Nafis-Sahely Laila Lalami on Moroccan literature Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair Braverman (trigger warning: sexual assault) The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff Dune by Frank Herbert Genre fiction classics post One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, translated by Gregory Rabassa The Secret History by Donna Tartt Labyrinth by Kate Mosse The Earth Moved by Amy Stewart Between The World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, read by the author, cosigned by contributor Ashley Holstrom A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn Aunt Dimity’s Death by Nancy Atherton (rec’d by Sarah Nicolas) My Two Grannies by Floella Benjamin, illustrated by Margaret Chamberlain Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown, illustrated by Sara Palacios

This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss The Wedding Date, This Will Be My Undoing, Our Lady of the Prairie, and more books. This episode was sponsored by The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert and Here We Lie by Paula Treick DeBoard. Find a list of the titles discussed on this episode in the shownotes.

In this conversation author Melissa Albert takes us through some of the many books she has cherished over the years and the details behind her debut THE HAZEL WOOD. Episode Mentions Francesca Lia Block Girl Goddess #9 Weetzie Bat Chronicles … Continue reading →

In this conversation author Melissa Albert takes us through some of the many books she has cherished over the years and the details behind her debut THE HAZEL WOOD. Episode Mentions * Francesca Lia Block * Girl Goddess #9 * Weetzie Bat * Chronicles of Naria * Thomas the Rhymer * Ellen Kushner * Wise Child * Juniper * The Babysitters Club * Sweet Valley High * Goosebumps * Fear Street * Christopher Pike * Bruce Coville * The Hunger Games * Akata Witch * Eleanor & Park * Feed * The Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy * NaNoWriMo * Becky Albertalli * Emma Mills...