Podcast appearances and mentions of Meredith Russo

Anna and Miranda discuss "If I Was Your Girl" by Meredith Russo (she/her). In addition to loving this book, Anna makes an announcement and appeals to the author for another book. They also talk about ways to be a better trans ally during this time and would love your suggestions in the comments. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-queer-here/support

In this episode Claire and Sophie interview Sydney. Sydney is the newly appointed Diversity Ambassador at Toot Hill College and identifies as Asexual and Nonbinary. They tell us more about what it means to be Asexual and Nonbinary and their experience. Remember its PRIDE month so get out there and celebrate!Questions: Talking about Asexuality and Nonbinary  Diversity Ambassador Plans (4.05) What does Pride mean to you? (7.57) Advice to allies and those coming out (9.52) What are you reading? - 'The Bell Jar' by Elizabeth Sylvia Plath (13.15) Books with Asexual/Nonbinary Main Characters: 'Loveless' by Alice Oseman (14.47) 'Radio Silence' by Alice Oseman (15.06) 'Birthday' by Meredith Russo (15.15) 'Gender Queer' by Maia Kobabe (16.07) As always follow us on twitter @lounge_learning

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This week Thomas, Chris, and Dusty discuss the YA book 'Birthday' by Meredith Russo and the gay-ish life of Alexander the Great.

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In this episode, Claire and Sophie talk about the importance of school libraries and what amazing things they offer for students. The Great School Library Campaign is currently in its second phase and supports the idea that every school should have a library!We then review our books: 'The Outrage' by William Hussey (5) 'While the Storm Rages' by Phil Earle (8.27) 'Ace of Spades' by Faridah Abike-Iyimide (11.15) 'Birthday' by Meredith Russo (12.51) 'The Supreme Lie' by Geraldine McCaughrean (14.22) 'The Anomaly' by Herve Le Tellier Let us know, on twitter, what books you have been reading and why libraries are important to you.   @lounge_learning #greatschoollibraries

In this episode Claire & Sophie talk about what they have been up to! Including Reading Week, Setting up a library, and our National Storytelling Competition. They then review the books they've read and talk about the books they are reading over half-term.Books reviewed are: 'What's that in Dog Years' by Ben Davis (5.03) 'Proud of Me' by Sarah Hagger-Holt (6.46) 'The Deepest Breath' by Meg Grehan (8.58) 'Home' by Mark Ballabon (10.18) 'On Earth we're Briefly Gorgeous' by Ocean Vuong (14.12) 'While the Storm Rages' by Phil Earle (15.41) Books for Half-Term are: 'Birthday' by Meredith Russo (18.12) 'The Outrage' by William Hussey (19.53) 'The Anomaly' by Herve Le Tellier (20.34) 'The Supreme Lie' by Geraldine McCaughrean (21.53) 'Ace of Spades' by Faridah Abike-Iyimide (23.16) As always keep in touch over on twitter @lounge_learning.

The mere concept of Chattanooga. Join Haley and Kayla as they cover If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo.

In deze aflevering praten de geeks met hun gast Dan Hassler-Forest over het boek Brave New World. Samen met de uitzending over 1984 vormt deze aflevering een tweeluik over dystopieën. Is de wereld die Huxley schetst wel zo weerzinwekkend? We praten over de voordelen van een gezinsloze samenleving, over waarom een vier-urige werkdag niet werkt en natuurlijk over drugs. We staan uitgebreid stil bij de overeenkomsten met 1984 en de vraag waarom juist deze twee sciencefiction boeken zo veel aandacht krijgen. De terugblik: Ook Dan keek naar de The Underground Railground (Amazon Prime). Ondanks al het geweld geeft de serie hem hoop. Tip: niet bingen. De comedyspecial Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix) vond hij buitengewoon grappig. Grimmig, donker en heftig. Linda genoot op Netflix van het derde seizoen van Special en het tweede seizoen van Feel Good. Het is bijzondere televisie, met scherp oog voor intersectionaliteit, nooit eerder vertoond. Tegelijkertijd beseft ze dat slechts een selecte groep kijkers dit ziet. Ze tipt ook nog If I Was Your Girl, het eerste boek van Meredith Russo over een trans pubermeisje. Thom breidde zijn filmkennis uit met Hercules in New York, de eerste film van Arnold Schwarzenegger. Soms leuk, maar voornamelijk saai en verwarrend. Dan merkt op dat je beter naar Arnie's doccu Pumping Iron kijkt. De vooruitblik: Dan kijkt uit naar het eerste seizoen van Sweet Tooth (Netflix), over mensdiermutanten, en naar seizoen 2 van Ted Lasso (Apple TV), over voetbal. Linda heeft alle afleveringen van Mare of Easttown (HBO) opgespaard. Thom heeft zin in het huiswerk voor de volgende keer (Serenity & Firefly) en om naar de bioscoop te gaan, bijvoorbeeld om The Devil Made Me Do It te kijken.

This Stonewall Book Award Winning title follows Amanda, the new girl in school who has a secret and is determined not to get close to anyone. But when she falls for Grant, she wants to tell him everything about herself; including that at her old school she used to be Andrew. Can she trust Grant? Will sharing her true self cost her everything? 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 today’s episode, three writers -- Alondra Bobadilla, Asiyah Herrera, and Meredith Russo -- talk about the relationship between art and love, and how they use their creative work to explore ideas about dating, courtship, belonging, and commitment. All of them, in their own way, understand love and life by writing it. Email us at loveletters@boston.com.

Featuring reviews of The Betrayals by Bridget Collins and Birthday by Meredith Russo. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bertsbooks/message

After a fortuitous series of social media connections, Meredith Russo joins us for a chat that encompasses a little bit of class politics, a little bit of video gaming and a little bit of punning.In addition to giving us an overview of her career, Meredith tells us about the ways that fiction is always already autobiography, how her work addresses the traditional depictions of the American South and why we expect trauma (but not romance) in trans YA narratives.Plus: Meredith's "secret plan" to turn up the heat on cis readers with each successive book, rants about the watering down of YA and also…the ridiculousness of Rent, the musical!Wanna connect with the show? Use #HKHSPod on Twitter:Brenna: @brennacgrayJoe: @bstolemyremoteMeredith: @Mer_Squared / Meredith's PatreonHave something longer to say or a minisode topic? Email us at hkhspod@gmail.com. See you on the page and on the screen!

Join us as we welcome author Meredith Russo to speak live on all things writing, creating and geek out on books and more. Video of this interview can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k58eeKcM-0

Listen to librarians Jordan, Megan & David chat about these titles available to borrow free from your library: If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (6:33) - https://ohdbks.overdrive.com/media/2420638 What We Do In The Shadows directed by Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi (8:17) - https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11950543 Blak and Blu by Gary Clark Jr. (10:51) - https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10980787

Following your destiny and becoming who you are meant to be can change everything. Follow Eric and Morgan's journey from best friends, to acquaintances, to something more, as seen through vignettes of six birthdays. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of Macmillan. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Welcome to Our Life In Books where we talk about our lives, books and everything in between! This week we are talking about..a lot of things. First we discuss some not so great news going on in the book community. Then we move on to the good stuff. And finally, we talk about some books you should have on your TBR for Pride month! Happy Pride and happy reading!   Our Life in Books Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/ourlifeinbooks Our Life In Books Tea- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/list.html?userId=696813O Our Life In Books Society- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourlifeinbookssociety   Follow Our Life In Books- https://linktr.ee/ourlifeinbooks_ Follow Elizabeth- https://linktr.ee/bookishconnoisseur Follow Samantha- https://linktr.ee/bookishstateofmind   Human Rights Campaign- https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms Our Life In Books Tea- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/blend.html?blend=152725 Crave by Tracey Wolff- https://amzn.to/37lfwPr  TRUEL1F3 by Jay Kristoff- https://amzn.to/30A20Gk  The Gay Girl's Guide to Ruining Prom by Siera Maley- https://amzn.to/3fjPTkP  The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli- https://amzn.to/2XSFaHU  Bookish.you.should.know- https://www.instagram.com/bookish.you.should.know/ Daniel Radcliff responds- https://www.thetrevorproject.org/2020/06/08/daniel-radcliffe-responds-to-j-k-rowlings-tweets-on-gender-identity/ Chris Rankin responds- https://twitter.com/chrisrankin/status/1269405154606026752 Eddie Redmayne responds- https://variety.com/2020/film/news/eddie-redmayne-jk-rowling-anti-trans-tweets-harry-potter-fantastic-beasts-1234630226/ Emma Watson responds- https://twitter.com/EmmaWatson/status/1270826851070619649 J.K. Rowling Update- https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/ Andrew James Carter Twitter rebuttal to JK Rowling- https://twitter.com/Carter_AndrewJ/status/1270787941275762689 BookSparks- https://www.instagram.com/p/CBLzPY4A8KQ/ Book of the Month Club- https://www.instagram.com/p/CBL6DBFgfNn/ Bookoutlet- https://twitter.com/BookOutletcom/status/1268323549984493568 SweetSequels- https://www.instagram.com/p/CBEZU3CAF00/ Ban.do- https://www.today.com/style/ban-do-founder-jen-gotch-takes-leave-absence-after-racism-t183642 #PublishingPaidMe- https://twitter.com/ElleOnWords/status/1269372856443514880 The Stacks Podcast- https://thestackspodcast.com/ Psychobabble Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/psychobabble-with-tyler-oakley-korey-kuhl/id914634944 Unhappy Hour with Matt Bellassai- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unhappy-hour-with-matt-bellassai/id1253622346 PaperGang- https://www.instagram.com/p/CBNmHdYn_Jg/ Libro.fm- https://libro.fm/ Anna Kendrick & Twilight- https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/anna-kendrick-twilight-movie-hostage-situation-kristen-stewart-jessica-a9558011.html Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender- https://amzn.to/2N2S405  If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo- https://amzn.to/3dVGHmi  Music From Another World by Robin Talley- https://amzn.to/37nepP2  Fresh Ink: An Anthology- https://amzn.to/3hgeqJc  The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune- https://amzn.to/37xSlS9  Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things by Martina McAtee- https://amzn.to/37oCZPO   Black Wings Beating by Alex London- https://amzn.to/2Uz0ssj  I Wish You All The Best by Mason Deaver- https://amzn.to/2XR2Dcy  The Weight of a Thousand Feathers by Brian Conaghan- https://amzn.to/2YvePPi  Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins- https://amzn.to/2UwMSWc  On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden- https://amzn.to/2N2SCTH  When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey- https://amzn.to/2UvtGZ1  Quote from reader Charlie Marie on Goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3205054761?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1 River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey- https://amzn.to/3fd2HcD  The Trevor Project- https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ LGBT Foundation- https://lgbt.foundation/donate We Need Diverse Books- https://diversebooks.org/

Covers volumes 1–7 of Ao Haru Ride (aka Blue Spring Ride) by Io Sakisaka.Ao Haru Ride is the story of sweethearts Futaba and Kou after they were separated in middle school and reunited in high school. On this special episode, Nancy Thistlethwaite (the editor of the series for Viz Media's Shojo Beat!) delves into the enduring appeal of Io Sakisaka's work, how Ao Haru Ride pays homage to We Were There by Yuki Obata, and explains the use of some unexpected slang. This is also the first time the podcast has covered a series that is currently still publishing in English.REFERENCESAo Haru Ride is currently being published by Viz Media's Shojo Beat lineOther works Nancy has edited: Ouran High School Host Club, Vampire Knight, Not Your Idol, An Incurable Case of Love, The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Fushigi Yugi: Byakko SenkiOther Io Sakisaka works: Strobe Edge, Love Me, Love Me NotAo Haru Ride pays homage to We Were ThereOther manga mentioned: Shortcake Cake, Daytime Shooting StarAnime mentioned: Yuri!!! on Ice, Keep Your Hands Off EizoukenYA books and authors mentioned: Meredith Russo, John Green, Rainbow Rowell, Angie Thomas, The Hunger Games, Divergent, Twilight, Children of Blood and Bone, The Wicked KingCONTACT USNancy runs the Shojo Beat Twitter: @shojobeatYou can ask questions and make licensing requests on Shojo Beat's Tumblr: officialshojobeatShojo & Tell on Twitter, Tumblr, and InstagramAshley on Twitter: @AshMcD00The next episode will be about the short series Beast Master by Kyousuke Motomi.

Recorded on February 19, 2020 Book Talk starts at 32:15 Our Poncho Knit Along has started! Haven't picked a poncho to knit or crochet yet?  Get thee over to our Poncho Bundle already!  Join the Chatter thread to join in on the fun of planning!!  This KAL will run until May 1, 2020. Be sure to listen to the episode to find out who won in our Zephyr pattern giveaway!     We have our 200th episode coming up soon!  We are going to answer your questions during this episode.  Please go to this Ask Us Anything thread to post your questions.   KNITTING Barb has finished 1.  Mother Bears #198, #199, & #200 2. Bankhead Hat #10, by Susie Gorley, using Caron Cake leftovers 3.  6 Knitted Knockers 4.  Multidirectional Scarf #8 using a Caron Cake 5.  Be Kind Hat #6 by Karen Baumer, using Caron Cake leftovers   Tracie has finished: 1.  A total of 12 Knitted Knockers 2. The Stripe-on-Stripe Shawl by Fredi Baker in Speakeasy Yarns Shady Lady Gradient in Oasis and Malabrigo Sock in Light of Love Barb continues to work on: 1.  Sunnydale Cowl by Katy H. Carroll (Katinka Designs), using Malabrigo Yarn Arroyo in the Anniversario colorway 2.  Beech Hill by Leah McGlone, using Berroco Remix in the Strawberry color way   And has cast on: 1.  Rodeo Drive Poncho, using Blue Moon Fiber Arts Twisted in the Stormy Weather colorway 2.  Pioneer Braid Scarf #6 by Catherine Ryan, using Loops and Threads yarn 3.  Classic Ribbed Hat by Purl Soho, using a sport-weight yarn by Rising Moon Farm. Tracie continues to work on: 1.  Rachel by Josee Paquin in Fyberspates Vivacious 4-Ply in Slate 2.  Bellefluer Cardigan in Madelinetosh Silk/Merino in the Mill Pond color way Tracie has cast on: 1.  80-26 Poncho Air Lux by Fil Katia, using Leading Men Fiber Arts Show Stopper in the Wind Chill colorway 2.  Socks in Night Owl Fibers Self-Striping Superwash Merino & Nylon Sock in the Koi Pond Colorway 3.  Sunnydale Cowl by Katy H. Carroll, using Marianated Yarns Practicality 75/25 in the Melted Box of Crayons colorway BOOKS (ratings are out of 5 stars) Barb read 1. Lying Next to Me by Gregg Olsen - 3 out of 5 stars 2.  My Antonia by Willa Cather - 4 stars 3. Cut and Run: A Light-Hearted Dark Comedy by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker - 2 stars 4. The Child Next Door by Shalini Boland - 3 stars   Tracie read 1.  If I was Your Girl by Meredith Russo - 3 stars 2.  Sticky Fingers short story collections 1, 2, & 3 by JT Lawrence - 4 stars 3.  The Running Girl by Sarah Bledel - 2 stars 4.  The Lost Child by Ann Troup - 3 stars Tracie talked about Talkspace, an online counseling service  

First off, thank you to this week's sponsor, LoganArch!   We're continuing our NaNoWriMo series with a LIVE episode from Geek Girl Con!   Mallory Cohen of Malaray of Sunshine and WhatchYA Readin? Podcast is here to chat all things Young Adult and LGBTQAI+ fiction.   I learn a lot about what's happening in the book community: bookstagram, booktube, and book pinterest (which I just found out about!). We also go through a ton of recommendations, and we compiled a list for you of recommendations from our audience during the Q+A that happened after the recording if you want to read along with fellow members of The Sartorial Geek community:   "Circe" by Madeline Miller  "Blood Heir" (Blood Heir Trilogy #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao "Let's Talk About Love" by Claire Kann "If I Was Your Girl" by Meredith Russo "Just One Damned Thing After Another" (The Chronicles of St Mary's #1) by Jodi Taylor  "The Library Book" by Susan Orlean Die #1 by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans (Illustrator), Jamie McKelvie (Illustrator), Clayton Cowles Check Please (web comic written and drawn by Ngozi Ukazu) And Mallory put them all onto a Goodreads shelf for us! If you enjoy book things, please follow Mallory and check out her podcast WhatchYA Readin? Have a great week and stay nerdy! Special thanks to our editor + music composer Dan Ison and our executive producers for this episode LoganArch and Karen Hallion.   If you enjoyed this episode, you'll probably also love the rest of our episodes. Click here to check out the archives! Join our Patreon for bonus gifts and content!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/sartorial-geek. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Riverdale is SO last week! This week, Brenna and Joe are solving mysteries - with convenient expertise - in River Heights, as we both tackle our first ever Nancy Drew mystery in advance of the new CW series. Just to make things extra complicated, we're discussing the first two books by Carolyn Keene (The Secret of the Old Clock & The Hidden Staircase) as well as two movies - Andrew Fleming's Nancy Drew (2007) and Katt Shea's Nancy Drew  and the Hidden Staircase (2019).Up for discussion: how post-war American history contributed to changes in Nancy's characterization in the 30s and the late-50s, speculation about why the character has endured and some of the many challenges in modern attempts to adapt the teen sleuth for film and TV. Plus: the wild swings in tone of the 2007 film and the more successful, grounded characters in the 2019 version.In Homework: Joe excitedly introduces the news that Julie Murphy is writing a Faith adaptation, as well as the title of the new Suzanne Collins Hunger Games prequel. Brenna, meanwhile, discusses Meredith Russo's latest, Birthday.Want to connect with the show? Use #HKHSPod on Twitter:Brenna: @brennacgrayJoe: @bstolemyremoteIf you have something longer, send us an email at hkhspod@gmail.com. See you on the page and on the screen!

Brenna and Joe head off to College for a sexy educa- Nope! Can't do it! There are no jokes to be had regarding the painfully unsexy and potentially damaging "erotic" coming of age book by Wattpad "author" Anna Todd. On the other side of the gulf is director Jenny Gage's bland-as-white-toast film adaptation starring human block of wood Josephine Langford and horribly miscast (and inconsistently British) Hero Fiennes Tiffin. Looking for better erotica? Check out Smart Bitches, Trashy Books instead! Topics for discussion include the sad reality of why this book didn't employ an editor, the preoccupation with "technical virginity" and why foreign movie audiences are to blame for a potential sequel. Also: Brenna makes a startling discovery at the 1 hour mark that will have a ripple effect on YA Bingo for the rest of Book Two and leaves Joe scrambling to explain himself! In Homework: For back to school, Brenna praises Spider-Man: Far From Home and recommends Debbie Reese's Twitter thread on Child's Garden of Verse while Joe gushes over Meredith Russo's trans fairytale If I Were Your Girl (prompting Brenna to recommend Gwen Benaway and Love Lives Here by Amanda Jette Knox) Wanna connect with the show? Use #HKHSPod on Twitter: Brenna: @brennacgray Joe: @bstolemyremote Or send us something longer at hkhspod@gmail.com. See you on the page and on the screen!

The Second Star guest time travels to 2000 for the butt-rock powered space opera Don Bluth animated film TITAN A.E. With special guest Meredith Russo! Matt shares his teenage fashion choices, Burt confesses his love for the Barenaked Ladies, and Katie breaks down over sexual dimorphism.

On today's episode, Adam and Jill are back in the same room finally and are handing out some wonderful LGBTQIA book recommendations for PRIDE month and beyond!   Books mentioned in this episode Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian Gentleman Jack by Anne Chrome Courting Mr. Lincoln by Louis Bayard Check Please by Ngozi Ukazu The Stonewall Reader, edited by NYPL Once and Future by Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls by T Kira Madden Unbroken edited by Marieke Nijkamp Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story by Jacob Tobia The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta Birthday by Meredith Russo   Also here is a great collection of LGBT books written so far this year:  2019 PRIDE month collection

Welcome to the halfway point of the year! As promised, Brenna and Joe have selected some forthcoming new young adult literature and adaptation selections for summer/early fall 2019. Get the Library holds list prepped for an onslaught! Brenna: The Virtue of Sin by Shannon Schuren (June) An Indigenous People’s History of the United States for Young People by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, adapted by Jean Mendoza and Debbie Reese (July) Frankly in Love by David Yoon (September) Joe: Ordinary Girls by Blair Thornburgh (June) Destroy All Monsters by Sam J Miller (July) Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett (September) Honourable Mentions Viral by Ann Bausam Slay by Brittney Morris (Aug) Words on Bathroom Walls Suggested Reading by Dave Connis (Aug) Birthday by Meredith Russo and There’s Something About Sweetie by Sandhaya Menon The Babysitter’s Coven 1 by Kate Williams (Aug) If you have a selection that didn't make our cut, please reach out to us at #HKHSPod on Twitter: Brenna: @brennacgray Joe: @bstolemyremote Or send us an email at hkhspod@gmail.com. See you on the page and on the screen!

Today, we're kicking off NNIR Pride month by diving back in with one of our favorite authors, who has taken a bit of a detour into a genre we don't read very often here at podcast HQ - a golden era mystery! Mysteries are not some of Chelsea's favorites, and only the queer love story and the beauty of Cat Sebastian's writing managed to save this one from a similar fate. Tune in as we talk about defining genre-crossing books, the hilarity of the small-village British mystery, and just how long Downton Abbey has really been.  Also, in her excitement to talk about Birthday by Meredith Russo, Chelsea left out content warnings for hate speech, depression, misgendering, suicide and suicidal ideation -- please remember to take care of yourself, friends.  TIME STAMPS: 00:00:00-00:23:22 -- Current Reads 00:23:22-00:52:32 -- Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian 00:52:32-00:55:14 -- Outro, Upcoming, and Outtakes  

Eric and Kelly talk about abortion and reproductive rights in YA, highlight summer reads (and not in the way you imagine), and share their summer TBRs. This episode is sponsored by Audible, Birthday by Meredith Russo, and BookCon. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter!   Show Notes Domestic Arrangements by Norma Klein Let Me Hear A Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson The Exact Opposite of Okay by Laura Steven Way To Go by Tom Ryan We Hunt the Flame by Hasfah Faizel Feral Youth by Shaun David Hutchinson Eve of Man by Giovanna Fletcher and Tom Fletcher I Know It’s Over by CK Kelly Martin Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert With The Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas Bright Burning Stars by AK Small Ask Me How I Got Here by Christine Hepperman Aftercare Instructions by Bonnie Pipkin Things I Can’t Forget by Miranda Kenneally The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu What Every Girl Should Know: Margaret Sanger’s Journey by J. Albert Mann Salt by Hannah Moskowitz The Prince of Venice Beach by Blake Nelson The Trouble with Destiny by Lauren Morrill The Lake Effect by Erin McCahan The Sandcastle Empire by Kayla Olson How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox The Lifeboat Clique by Kathy Parks A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi The Sound of Us by Ashley Poston Start Here by Trish Doller Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older We Speak In Storms by Natalie Lund I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest

This week, Liberty and Kim discuss Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come, Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered, Other Words for Home, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by FabFitFun and the audiobook of Birthday by Meredith Russo. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS or iTunes 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: Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes by Jessica Pan Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered: The Definitive How-To Guide by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark How Not to Die Alone by Richard Roper Ask Again, Yes: A Novel by Mary Beth Keane These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us by Rachel Louise Snyder What we're reading: The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee Cari Mora: A Novel by Thomas Harris More books out this week: Rebel (Women Who Dare) by Beverly Jenkins The Wise and the Wicked by Rebecca Podos The Ghost in the House by Sara O’Leary The Voice in My Head by Dana L. Davis I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein The Learning Curve: A Novel by Mandy Berman Last Day: A Novel by Domenica Ruta Hope for the Best (Chronicles of St Mary's) by Jodi Taylor  The Dinner Guest by Gabriela Ybarra, Natasha Wimmer Unexpected by Kelly Rimmer Crushed by Kate Hamer Her Secret Son by Hannah Mary McKinnon The Helicopter Heist: A Novel Based on True Events by Jonas Bonnier Passion on Park Avenue by Lauren Layne The Lives of Bees: The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild by Thomas D. Seeley The Earl Next Door by Amelia Grey I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn Longer by Michael Blumlein The Flatshare: A Novel by Beth O'Leary The Red Ribbon: A Memoir of Lightning and Rebuilding After Loss by Nancy Freund Bills Small Kingdoms and Other Stories by Charlaine Harris Malina by Ingeborg Bachmann (Author), Philip Boehm All the Ways Home by Elsie Chapman Supernavigators: Exploring the Wonders of How Animals Find Their Way by David Barrie Ernesto: The Untold Story of Hemingway in Revolutionary Cuba by Andrew Feldman Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever by Nick de Semlyen The Book Case (Emily Lime Mystery) by Dave Shelton Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World by Shannon Watts Queen Bee: A Novel by Dorothea Benton Frank Some Choose Darkness by Charlie Donlea Anthony Bourdain Remembered by CNN Lent by Jo Walton  

Amanda and Jenn discuss funny book club picks, audiobooks in translation, historical fiction, and more in this week’s episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Audible, Kingsbane by Claire Legrand and Birthday by Meredith Russo. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher.   Questions 1. Hey Amanda and Jenn!! Long time listener first time requester! Looking for a book to recommend for my book club. Traditionally we just draw from a book jar of other recommendations that we’ve done and let the Fates decide but for the last four months we’ve had a member pick three books and we picked from there. Well we’ve read a lot of ‘serious’ books in that time which included Circe, The Outsiders, and Big Red Tequila (which while not as heavy as the others still was a crime thriller so the humor wasn’t all that heavy). The current pick is All the Light We Cannot See which sounds great but again will be heavy and serious. So I think we’re going to need a bit of a humor break. We have read our fair share of that such as Let’s Pretend This Never Happened and How to Make White People laugh so books in that vein will work. Most of us do ‘book on a budget’ though so backlists are great as well. It is a bit time sensitive as I will need a suggestion by the beginning of June so thanks for any advice you can give! -Paige   2. I love your podcast and so appreciated (and utilized!) the recommendations you gave me a few months ago when I traveled to France. I am in a bit of a reading rut right now and would love some help. Lately I have mostly just been reading romance, fantasy, or young adult and want to mix it up but don’t know where to begin. I love anti-heroes, fast-moving plots, realistic relationships between characters, and a healthy smattering of jokes. I try very hard to only read books by women and/or people of color, so if you could recommend something that sticks to that, it would be deeply appreciated. Thank you! -Hillary   3. I’m a grad student in experimental psychology, so I read a lot of scientific papers and books. When I relax, I love to read light and easy YA Fiction, but I also love books that have some depth to them. I am one of those people who never got over Harry Potter, since it is easy for me to read but there are always new little details to discover. I also read and enjoyed The Hunger Games, Divergent, the Uglies series, etc., but none of them quite stood up to Harry Potter for me. However, I’ve recently found the Books of Babel series by Josiah Bancroft and absolutely fell in love with them. I have also been voraciously reading everything by Maureen Johnson (thanks to one of your recommendations). While I’m loving the Maureen Johnson stuff, I prefer things like the Books of Babel that have a little more sociological and psychological depth to them. I also love books like 1984 and Invisible Man (the one by Ralph Ellison), but I don’t have the mental energy to devote to books that are too heavy. For me, Josiah Bancroft hit the perfect balance of ease and depth. What would you recommend? Thank you! -Sephra   4. Hi there! I’ll be travelling to Vienna and Stockholm for the first time in July to visit some friends. I’ve never been, so I’m hoping you could recommend some books set in these cities that have a strong sense of place, where the city itself is a character. I’m open to most genres except horror (I’m a scaredy cat of the highest order) and am generally a reluctant YA reader; I also haven’t been able to muster up any interest in Stieg Larsson’s books but if you tell me they fit the bill, I will be game to give it a go. Thank you so much in advance! -Rae   5. After going through several life changes I am finding myself questioning everyone I used to be so sure of. Religion, politics, family and relationships… I’m changing my mind and beliefs on all of them. This is very unsettling to say the least! Do you have any recommendations for me? Perhaps memoirs of people who have walked through this particularly confusing path? (No fiction, please.) -Valerie   6. Hi! I’m an English teacher and I read so much with my kids at school, that I’ve lost touch with reading for fun recently, instead numbing my brain with Netflix as soon as I get home. I’d love to find a book or two that gets me excited again. A few of my favorite books are The Phantom Tollbooth, The Little Prince, Don Quixote, and The Magic Mountain. I also love the dark, sardonic wit of Dorothy Parker. I’m currently enjoying The Lonesome Bodybuilder. (I have a very detailed GoodReads profile, so that might give some clues, too…) I’d prefer adult fiction or middle grade. I’m not anti-YA, but I spend enough time with angst-riddled teens at work, that I’d like something different at home. Thanks!! -Kirsten   7. Hi Ladies! Books in translation is a long-standing hole in my reading. I was hoping for some recommendations for good audiobooks in translation. I read all over the place and don’t have a specific genre in mind. I love genre fiction and nonfiction: some recent favorite listens are Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, Stiff by Mary Roach, Circe by Madeline Miller, and Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw. A queer angle is a huge plus, but not required! Thank you! -Lauren   Books Discussed So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y’all Don’t Even Know by Retta My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows Boneshaker by Cherie Priest The Storm Runner by JC Cervantes Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch The Black God’s Drums by P. Djeli Clark The Serious Game by Hjalmar Soderberg, trans by Eva Claeson Sisi series (The Accidental Empress #1) by Allison Pataki Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea by Sarah Pinsker My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, trans Ann Goldstein We, the Drowned by Carsten Jensen Post: Audiobooks in translation

This week it’s a #throwbackthursday as we chat about a book that came out in 2016. The Stonewall Book Award winning, If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo. (Transcript) In today’s episode… Today we’re discussing If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo. Amanda is a normal high school girl and for the first time she’s given the chance to live like one. She’s a transgender teen who moves back in with her estranged father after the bullying and attacks at her old school become too much. At her new school no one knows she used to look like a boy, she’s just the pretty new girl. And it isn’t long before she has a group of good friends, a boyfriend on the football team and something that looks like the life she’s always wanted. […] The post If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo appeared first on Nouvelle ELA Teaching Resources.

This is Book Plate's discussion of Forever Young Adult's July 2017 book club pick, If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo. Spoilers. Some swears. Recorded at Oakland Music Complex. Background music courtesy of Body Void. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fya-book-plate/support

This week we get a very politically charged love at first sight short story by Meredith Russo (author of If I Was Your Girl) from the Meet Cute book called Somewhere That's Green! Theme Song by Man With Roses

Guest: Lisa Keating from My Purple UmbrellaThis amazing women tells the story of how she went from being a massage therapist with a gift for crafting to becoming an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights in WA state through her nonprofit, My Purple Umbrella. Ideas referenced in the show:HB2661 Anderson- Murray Background HIB details; HIB Resources from Tacoma Public SchoolsTeaching conflict management for kids Pre-K through 5th grade--Kelso’s ChoiceSCDM - each school building has a committee that works on school-wide initiatives. It’s a great place to start if you want to make positive change happen in local schools.Language changes over time, be patient with the process and also have grace for yourself and others Timeless or Terrible: Tanning   Do Your Fudging Homework:Lisa: Check out My Purple Umbrella’s book club - the Queerest Book Club Ever - at King’s Books on the first Monday of each month. The book for March is Queer: a Graphic History by Meg-John Barker.Annie: One Teacher in Ten, edited by Kevin Jennings and 50 Queers Who Changed the World by Daniel Jones.Hope: YA books! Simon vs. the Homosapien Agenda by Becky Albertalli, None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio and If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo.

UNGpodden tipsar i sitt premiäravsnitt om böcker från vår regnbågshylla! #Helsingborgsbibliotek #Ungdomsböcker #boktips #HBTQ #UNG Böcker vi pratar om i detta avsnitt: "Du, bara" av Anna Ahlund "Som eld" av Sara Lövestam "Bara tre ord" av Becky Albertalli "Golden boy" av Abigail Tarttelin "Om jag var din tjej" av Meredith Russo

Amanda and Jenn discuss classic retellings, post-Hamilton reads, small town stories, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Penguin Random House Audio and Doubleday, publishers The Clockwork Dynasty, the new novel by Daniel Wilson.   Questions 1. We are a group of girlfriends from high school (28 years out!) and we're getting together in the fall for a reunion, something we've been doing every two years. We'd like to read a book in advance to discuss. Maybe it will be the beginning of a long-distance book club that meets in person every two years. What recommendations do you have? I'm thinking themes relating to family, friends, women's issues, current issues... Thanks so much! --Patricia   2. My 1st grade daughter is a precocious reader and is currently reading at about a middle school level. Do you have book recommendations for her that are more advanced reading, yet not advanced topics? She's already read all the Little House on the Prairie books, The Penderwicks, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Roald Dahl, and a bunch others. I'm really looking for new series or newer books since she's read most of the books I read as a child! Thank you! --Julie   3. Recently I read Rebecca and it is now one of my favorite novels. This is the second book I've read based on Jane Eyre- the other being Wide Sargasso Sea, another favorite of mine. Then recently Jenn recommended Longbourn, and I've started reading that. Now I want to read other books based off of classics. I tried looking into it a bit, but all I really found were Pride and Prejudice continuations that, quite honestly, didn't look like they were very well written. Any suggestions? Thanks guys! --Margret   4. Okay, ladies. It's happened. I caught the Hamilton hype and nothing else matters anymore. I'm already listening to the Chernow bio on audio and loving it, but I just need more! Any suggestions for worthy biographies on prominent American figures? I'm particularly interested in presidential biographies or biographies of noteworthy women during the period. Thank you both so much! Love the show! :) --Crystal   5. HELP! I'm in the middle of a terrible reading slump, and I've never been in one quite so extreme before. I'm in the middle of getting my masters degree in Classics at the moment, and between all the ancient greek, and dead white philosophers I just don't have the head space to read as much as I usually do, or even read the kind of books I usually read. Some of my favorite books are the Song of Ice and Fire series, The Secret History (which may or may not have made me want to become a classics major, and thus sealed my fate and slow decent into insanity), Frankenstein, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I'm open to any genre, as long as it's well written. I just need something that I can read for a little bit at night and clear my mind. Thank you! --Slyvia   6. For some reason I seem to really love books that take place in small towns. I think it's because I enjoy when the location in a book becomes something like a living breathing character, and (as bias as this may sound?) I like exploring the close mindedness, and hatred that often manifests in small towns where everything is the same, and everyone knows each other. Do you guys know of any books that explore those kind of themes, and where the location is very much a character in the novel? --Lois   7. HELP HELP HELP! My whole life I've been trying to convince my mother to read, but she's always told me she's not interested. She endless makes fun of my "snooty" literature (I read mainly classic literature, and a lot of ancient philosophy), and says books are boring. I gave up trying to convince her to read, but a few days ago so told me she'd be interested in reading something! The only problem is I don't know what she'll like. We have such different taste, and I know she'd hate all my favorite books. She watches a lot of reality tv like The Housewives of Some Rich Neighborhood or Whatever, and The Kardashians. Is there a book equivalent to trashy reality TV? She also really likes shows such as Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and Revenge. So I think she'd like a book that's over the top like a soap opera kind of? Please help! --Joan   Books Discussed Dreadnought by April Daniels The Novice by Taran Matharu The Secret Son by Laila Lalami Native Believer by Ali Eteraz Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk The Mothers by Brit Bennet All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan Frazzled by Booki Vivat Princess Academy series by Shannon Hale Rick Riordan’s new imprint Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie Re Jane by Patricia Park John Adams by David McCullough Also please watch this video: the John Adams rap cut from Hamilton Lafayette In the Somewhat United States by Sarah Vowell The Quick by Lauren Owen Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo (trigger warning: transphobia) Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Blood Defense by Marcia Clark, recommended by Jamie Canaves

2 In Books/ Podcast Beth’s Bookshelf Podcast: #6 Meredith Russo – If I Was Your Girl, Transgender Characters in Literature, and Art. Today’s episode of Beth’s Bookshelf is going to be really interesting because I have Meredith Russo along with me to talk about her book; If I Was Your Girl. If I Was Your Girl is a story that has meant to so much to people everywhere and is a huge inspiration. It was chosen by Zoella for her WHSmith book club, and is a huge hit on Goodreads! Meredith Russo is on the podcast today to talk about the process of writing the fantastic novel, the inspiration behind the plot and characters, and about the representation of transgender characters in literature. We also had a chat about how just because you’re an artist, particularly an artist belonging to a minority group, doesn’t mean it’s your responsibility to always talk about ‘the struggle’. Meredith is an incredibly interesting writer and I can’t wait to see what other works she brings us. You can follow her for updates... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sarah Dotts Barley is the Senior Editor at Flatiron Books, an imprint of Macmillan. She edits Flatiron's Young Adult list, which includes recently released AMERICAN GIRLS by Alison Umminger, IF I WAS YOUR GIRL by Meredith Russo, and the forthcoming CARAVAL by Stephanie Garber. Paul and Sarah talk about the process of acquiring and editing books, the challenges of marketing to teenage boys, and what makes a good author-editor relationship.

Det är sommar, vi har inte setts på ett bra tag och vi är tydligen förbannat pratglada. Så ett avsnitt blev ett dubbelavsnitt i två delar. Här kan ni lyssna på del 2 som bland annat innehåller en recension av vår senaste cirkelbok: Om jag var din tjej av Meredith Russo och en recension av radiodramat De dödas röster. Och så grubblar vi över om avd. för grubblerier verkligen är en bok värd att läsa ut. Givetvis är vi ett med kidsen och nutiden och tar upp Pokémon GO samt det nya hippa spelet Kottemon (skapat av Katta). Dessutom: sanning och konsekvens-rysningar, serie- och filmtips, läskiga clowner och en liten dialog från Bron. Hepp, hepp!Recensioner Jennifer Niven, All the bright places (sv. titel: Som stjärnor i natten) Susanna Lundin, Hindenburg Margaret Atwood, Syndaflodens år Meredith Russo, Om jag var din tjej Veckans tips (En förbannad podd hjärta Winona Ryder) Stranger Things Reality Bites Övriga böcker som diskuteras Jenny Offill, Avd. för grubblerier Patricia Highsmith, Främlingar på ett tåg Nikki Sixx, The Heroin Diaries Andra tidsfördriv De dödas röster i P3 Nyfilmatiseringen av It It från 1990 The Rocky Horror Picture Show See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode Overview: In this week's episode, Jill is back and she talks with Adam and Kristin about fairy tales! We discuss what we think makes a fairy tale a fairy tale (which turns out to be a much harder question to answer than we originally thought!) and offer some of our favorite fairy tales, both long-standing original ones and modern retellings. As usual, we also offer some of our recent reads and forthcoming books we're looking forward to reading. If you have a favorite fairy tale or have your own definition for what makes a fairy tale a fairy tale, please feel free to let us know at feedback@overdrive.com    Featured OverDrive Staff: Jill, Adam, and Kristin   Intro (0:00-1:53)   Favorite Fairy Tales (1:54-9:16) East of the Sun, West of the Moon Rumplestiltskin  Hansel and Gretel  Little Red Riding Hood The Little Mermaid   Recent Reads: (9:17-15:44) Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver None of the Above by I. W. Gregorio If I was Your Girl by Meredith Russo   What Is a Fairy Tale? (15:45-35:14) The Princess Bride by William Goldman Stardust by Neil Gaiman Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling Cinder by Marissa Meyer Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen Transformations by Anne Sexton My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me edited by Kate Bernheimer The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison by Maggie Smith Through the Woods by Emily Carroll The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieska Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieska Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieska Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky Snow White in New York by Fiona French Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Wicked by Gregory Maguire   Favorite Retellings (35:15-42:06) Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire After Alice by Gregory Maguire Beauty by Robin McKinley Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivy   Forthcoming Titles and Other Books (42:07-End) The Hundred Lies of Lindsey Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger And the Trees Crept In by Dawn Kurtagich  Spinning Straw Into Gold by Joan Gould The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney The Singles Game by Lauren Weisberger The Trespasser by Tana French In the Woods by Tana French   Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com    Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.