Podcast appearances and mentions of Nicola Yoon

In this episode, Maya breaks down all of the thought-provoking twists and turns in One of Our Kind, Nicola Yoon's first adult novel!Sierra Madre Golf https://sierramadregolf.com/?ref=mayag or use Code MAYAGSubscribe to the My Take newsletter that comes out every other friday: https://mytake.aweb.page/p/5c793f97-1177-42ff-a0a9-5c9f3b7313b1 My Take also has a Patreon, where every month there will be fun bonus content, including a book club, so it would mean the world if you could support us there! Connect with Maya:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_mytake/?hl=enPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/mytakepodWebsite: https://mytakepodcast.weebly.com/ 

Come with us to a utopian (?) community as we discuss One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon. We talk about the responses to the book from POC readers (our standard disclaimer: we are white ladies), the book's ending, class and characters, and comparisons to similar stories. Tune in on February 4 for a special Othersode on The Craft, featuring guests Grady Hendrix and Clay McLeod Chapman. We'll also talk to them about their newest books, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls and Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, respectively. Then read along for our next Bookpisode about Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman on February 18. There's still time to enter our giveaway to win three signed books and an audiobook! Visit our Instagram and see pinned post for details!TOC:30–hello and welcome!13:42–book description15:21–what Black readers said24:00–what's the ending?44:25–class56:23– characters1:01:16–comparisons to other similar stories1:06:52–ratings1:13:52–feedback!1:23:18–what's up next?

Happy New Year! We're celebrating by talking about all of our favorite things from 2024. This is the fun kind of retrospective where we just talk about the good things and leave out all the bad! Plus, you'll get to hear from many of this year's podcast guests about their favorite things from the past year! Tune in on 1/21 for our next Bookpisode on One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon. After that, we'll be covering The Craft with special guests Grady Hendrix AND Clay McLeod Chapman. We'll also be discussing (spoiler free!) their new books, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls and Wake Up and Open Your Eyes. Look out for that episode on 2/4. Please leave us a rating and review, and while you're at it, enter our giveaway! Check out our IG for details.TOC1:00– Lamar Giles's fave thing of the year2:30–Welcome! New things we tried in 202411:23–Giveaway details12:47–Number 3s26:00–Susie Dumond's fave thing, Ben Mitchell's fave thing29:00–Number 2s46:00– Ang Ferraguto fave things, Todd Osborne's fave things52:00– Honorable mentions59:56– Samantha Allen's fave thing, Paul Tremblay's fave thing1:04:00– NUMBER 1S!1:25:50– Tirzah Price's favorite thing, Nathan Simmons' favorite thing1:30:54– What's up next?

Our gift to you on this very special Christmas and Hanukkah twofer is our final episode of the year: a discussion of Rivers Solomon's latest novel, Model Home. Join us for a truly haunting discussion about family dynamics, gender exploration, and the difference between cobbler and pie. In the new year, we'll be releasing our annual ‘faves' episode where we cover the things we loved most in 2024, and then on January 21st we'll publish our first bookpisode of 2025 on Nicola Yoon's One of Our Kind. DON'T FORGET to enter our giveaway by 2/4 — go to our instagram for instructions — and if you've got some cash to spare, subscribe to our Patreon for $3 a month! Thanks for being a goalie this year. We love you. TOC0:30 – Welcome! Giveaway info!4:30 – Intro. Questions and the pie vs cobbler debate11:03 – Book intro14:00 – The twist28:35 – Gender and body stuff 42:00 – Eudora and her impact1:02:00 – Racism1:09:19 – Elijah1:16:14 – Ratings!1:18:00 – What's up next??

It's official. Two years in a row makes it a tradition. The Reading Culture Yearbook is here. It's the year end celebratory episode where we look back and highlight some of our favorite moments in the form of awarding superlatives. Or, as we dubbed them last year and seemingly forgot, “The Readies”.This year's edition features awards such as “Best [Not] Meet Cute”, the “Owning It Award”, the “Merriam-Webster Award” (alternatively titled “most likely to know more words than Merriam-Webster”), and “The Teen Whisperer Award”.And just like last year, we promise to make you laugh, and potentially cry depending on how quickly you reach for the tissues.***Connect with Jordan and The Reading Culture @thereadingculturepod and subscribe to our newsletter at thereadingculturepod.com/newsletter. Show ChaptersChapter 1 - Best Alter EgoChapter 2 - The Teen Whisperer AwardChapter 3 - Full Circle Moment Chapter 4 - Best [Not] Meet CuteChapter 5 - Citizen of the World AwardChapter 6 - Odd Couple AwardChapter 7 - The All In AwardChapter 8 - Most Moving Dream Chapter 9 - Best Life Lesson From LiteratureChapter 10 - Owning It Award Chapter 11 - Most Likely to Rewrite the Stars Chapter 12 - Merriam-Webster AwardChapter 13 - Best Dinner Party GameLinksThe Reading CultureThe Reading Culture Newsletter SignupFollow The Reading Culture on Instagram (for giveaways and bonus content)Beanstack resources to build your community's reading cultureJordan Lloyd BookeyHost: Jordan Lloyd BookeyProducer: Jackie Lamport and Lower Street MediaScript Editors: Josia Lamberto-Egan, Jackie Lamport, Jordan Lloyd Bookey

Tous les week-end, découvrez de courtes histoires d'amours, tendres ou percutantes, pour engager de vraies réflexions sur l'amour. 2016, New York. L'autrice Nicola Yoon s'apprête à publier son deuxième roman : « The Sun is Also a Star ». Une sortie qui suscite beaucoup d'intérêt des medias et du monde de l'édition, tant son premier roman, « Everything, everything », avait été couronné de succès un an plus tôt. Nicola Yoon a grandi en Jamaïque, puis à Brooklyn. Elle se lance dans l'écriture de son premier livre à 40 ans, alors qu'elle travaille comme développeuse pour une entreprise d'investissement. Elle est inspirée par la naissance de sa fille, par son métissage. Un podcast Bababam Originals. Première diffusion : 14 janvier 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tanya and the New York Times bestselling author talk about her latest novel, One of Our Kind, which explores what “community” means and how we see ourselves.

Nicola Yoon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Instructions for Dancing, Everything, Everything, The Sun Is Also a Star, and a co-author of Blackout and Whiteout. She is a National Book Award finalist, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book recipient, a Coretta Scott King New Talent Award winner and the first Black woman to hit #1 on the New York Times Young Adult bestseller list. Two of her novels have been made into films. She's also the co-publisher of Joy Revolution, a Random House young adult imprint dedicated to love stories starring people of color. She grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, the novelist David Yoon, and their daughter.  Nicola joins Barbara DeMarc-Barrett to talk about her path to writing YA and the transition to writing adult fiction, trigger warnings, categorization of genres, writing horror, revising, theme, POV, titles, The Stepford Wives, and much more. For more information on Writers on Writing and extra writing perks, visit our Patreon page. To listen to past interviews, visit our website. Support the show by buying books at our bookstore on bookshop.org. We've stocked it with titles from our guests, as well as some of our personal favorites. You support independent bookstores and our show when you purchase books through the store. And on Spotify, you'll find to an album's worth of typewriter music like what you hear on the show. Look for the artist, Just My Type. Email the show at writersonwritingpodcast@gmail.com. We love to hear from our listeners. (Recorded on September 20, 2024)  Host: Barbara DeMarco-BarrettHost: Marrie StoneMusic and sound editing: Travis Barrett (Stream his music on Spotify, Apple Music, Etc.)

Bruno Leão é uma das novas vozes da literatura Young Adult em Portugal e nós não podíamos perder a oportunidade de o ter connosco para falar de um género tão importante para formar novos leitores. E oiçam com atenção, que o Bruno acabou por revelar algumas novidades sobre o seu livro “Por Fim em Silêncio”. Livros mencionados neste episódio: - Incidents Around the House, Josh Malerman (1:50) - Just Last Night, Mhairi McFarlane (4:40) - O Segredo das Larvas, Stefano Volp (7:38) - Por Fim em Silêncio, Bruno Leão (9:16) - Giovanni's Room, James Baldwin (12:23) - Legendborn, Tracy Deonn (21:25) - Girl in Pieces, Kathleen Glasgow (24:45) - The Sun is Also a Star, Nicola Yoon (25:03) - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Sáenz (25:26) - Breathless, Jeniffer Niven (26:07) - Dark Rise, C.S. Pacat (28:44) - True Biz, Sara Nović (30:17) - Yes No Maybe So, Becky Albertalli & Aisha Saeed (34:13) - Every Day, David Levithan (35:56) - Fangirl, Rainbow Rowell (37:14) - Our Infinite Fates, Laura Steven (38:24) - Saga O Povo do Ar, Holly Black (38:59) - Rivais Divinos, Rebecca Ross (39:08) - Um Namorado para Levar, Please!, Sher Lee (39:32) - Aquorea - Inspira, M. G. Ferrey (42:12) - The Taking Of Jake Livingston, Ryan Douglass (43:27) - Enquanto Eu Não Te Encontro, Pedro Rhuas (45:19) - Felix Ever After, Kacen Callender (45:58) - The Do-Over, Lynn Painter (47:42) Enviem as vossas questões ou sugestões para livratepodcast@gmail.com. Encontrem-nos nas redes sociais: www.instagram.com/julesdsilva www.instagram.com/ritadanova twitter.com/julesxdasilva twitter.com/ritadanova Identidade visual do podcast: da autoria da talentosa Mariana Cardoso, que podem encontrar em marianarfpcardoso@hotmail.com. Genérico do podcast: criado pelo incrível Vitor Carraca Teixeira, que podem encontrar em www.instagram.com/oputovitor.

Nicola Yoon, the best-selling author of One Of Our Kind, joined Danielle for a conversation about the desire for a place of liberty and how that formed the foundation for her novel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Nicola Yoon, author of ONE OF OUR KIND.  Yoon describes her novel as "somewhere between a thriller and a horror. It's about a woman named Jasmine who, along with her husband and young son, moved to a suburb of Los Angeles that builds itself as a black utopia. And when Jasmine gets there, she expects to find safety and community, and at first, she does, but then things quickly shift..."Nicola Yoon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of INSTRUCTIONS FOR DANCING, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR and a co-author of BLACKOUT AND WHITEOUT. Diverse Voices Book Review Social Media:Facebook - @diversevoicesbookreviewInstagram - @diverse_voices_book_reviewTwitter - @diversebookshayEmail: hbh@diversevoicesbookreview.comSign-up for the Diverse Voices Book Review email notification of interviews available to listen to at https://forms.office.com/r/NtvGUfwUgb 

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts Nicole Fowles and (update to co-host  and guest.)  This week we chat with Matt Glaviano from the Westerville Public Library about Nicola Yoon's Author Visit on September 18!  Recommendations include Evicted by Matthew Desmond, Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay, and Something Buried, Something Blue by Wendi Corsi Staub. 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 August 2, 2024.

New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon's new novel, “One of our Kind,” is one of the most talked about books of the summer. On this week's Big Books and Bold Ideas, Yoon joins MPR News host Kerri Miller to talk about what led her to write a book about finding the sinister in a Shangri-La. When does our natural bent to protect and enjoy become destructive? What is the true meaning of community?

Dock sitting for the July 4 extended weekend means we've got books to talk about! Hannah pulled Peter Heller's "The Guide" off the camp shelves and found herself thinking, "the writing is so insanely beautiful." Pretty high praise. Heller even makes fly-fishing enthralling — she read it in a day. Meanwhile, Sam was consumed for multiple days with Lev Grossman's brand-new "The Bright Sword," a new take on the Arthurian legend that runs a thousand pages or so, but still reads quick. If you're a "Magicians" fan, you'll love this — even if things are getting more and more earnest nowadays.  Next up is "Trust Her," a follow up to Flynn Berry's "Northern Spy," a domestic story of the IRA in the 1980s. Hannah loved the first book; this one could have gotten started a little quicker. Sam had no such qualms about "Banal Nightmare," an early candidate for his favorite book of the year. Dang, it's funny. Halle Butler can bring it. Hannah is less enthused by "One of Our Kind," by Nicola Yoon, which just was too predictable and familiar to land, despite great sentence-level work. Hanif Abdurraqib's "There's Always This Year," on the other hand, is an important work you probably need to read right now if you're interested in explorations of Black culture. Sam loves it. So much to chew on this week! 

In an engrossing, well-characterized performance, Nicole Lewis captures the anguish and suspense in acclaimed YA author Nicola Yoon's first adult novel. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Robin Whitten discuss this story of a fictional gated community of Liberty, California, hailed as a Black utopia. Jasmyn Williams assumes she and her husband, King, will find like-minded friends and neighbors with whom to carry on the fight for racial equality and justice. But something is strangely off in Liberty. Lewis is masterful at subtly distinguishing the voices of Liberty, using cadence, intonation, and vocal amplification to heighten the tension of this absorbing psychological suspense. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Random House Audio. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from Dreamscape Media, featuring their new audiobook Rifts and Refrains. Follow Amara Johnson's journey through music, mystery, and romance, available exclusively on Dreamscape First. Don't miss out on this captivating tale… please visit Dreamscape to learn more and start listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the new novel One of Our Kind, Jasmyn Williams moves her family to the planned Black utopia of Liberty, California. But things start to take a turn when Jasmyn realizes not everyone who lives in Liberty is the way she expected them to be. In today's episode, author Nicola Yoon speaks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about writing in the thriller genre, dismantling the idea that Black people are a monolith, and finding inspiration in The Stepford Wives.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookoftheday Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

In Nicola Yoon's  first novel for adults, a woman named Jasmyn and her family move to a wealthy, utopic, all-Black community in Liberty, California. But very quickly, Jasmyn begins to realize that all in Liberty is not as peaceful as it seems. Yoon joins us to discuss her novel, One of Our Kind.This episode is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar 

Desde que seus pais se separaram, Evie Thomas não acredita mais no amor. Ela fica ainda mais desiludida quando algo estranhíssimo acontece: ao ver um casal se beijando, ela de repente é dominada por uma visão do início daquele romance… e de como ele vai acabar.

Nicola Yoon's adult fiction debut, One of Our Kind, is a novel of class, privilege and how things may not always be what they seem. Yoon joins us to talk about writing for a new audience, literary influences, themes of race and belonging and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Top Off book recommendations from Marc and Donald. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.                     New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app.           Featured Books (Episode): One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin Caste by Isabel Wilkerson The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Featured Books (TBR Top Off): Paradise by Toni Morrison Out There Screaming by Jordan Peele

Nicola Yoon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Instructions for Dancing, Everything, Everything, and The Sun Is Also a Star, and she was the first Black woman to hit #1 on the New York Times Young Adult bestseller list. On today's show, Nicola and Annmarie discuss Nicola's new adult book, One of Our Kind, “a terrifying and thought-provoking look at what it means to be truly free in America.” They also talk about Black joy, pursuing dreams, and also why it's totally fine when your kids want to dye their hair blue. Episode Sponsors: Annabelle's Book Club LA – A highly curated collection of books and gifts with a modern point of view. Founded by 17-year-old Annabelle Chang, this YA-focused bookstore aims to spark imagination, inspire connection, and bring joy to people of all ages. Stop or find us online at annabellesbookclubla.com. Rep Club – A bookshop and creative space curated by Blackness in Los Angeles, California. Named one of Issa Rae's "favorite places in Los Angeles," this Black, queer, and woman-owned space hosts bookish events  and can help you find your next 5-star read. Wherever you are, shop online at rep.club. For a limited time, listeners can get 10% off your next read with code WILD at checkout!  Books by Nicola Yoon: Everything, Everything The Sun Is Also a Star Instructions for Dancing One of Our Kind Blackout, by Nicola Yoon, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Nic Stone Whiteout, by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon  If you're looking for a throwback karaoke song, here's Making Love Out of Nothing at All, by Air Supply.  Follow Nicola Yoon: Facebook: NicolaYoonWriter Twitter: @NicolaYoon Instagram: @nicolayoon nicolayoon.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beth Golay recently spoke with "One of Our Kind' author, Nicola Yoon about Jasmyn's complicated view of the world, the real-world issues discussed in the novel, and more.

KMUW book reviewer Suzanne Perez says "One of Our Kind" by Nicola Yoon is a fast-paced thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end.

Nicola Yoon discusses her provocative adult debut, One of Our Kind, and the surprising inspiration from The Stepford Wives that sparked her daring new story.Writing inspiration can sometimes strike in the most unlikely places. Podcast listening in the shower electrified a story Nicola Yoon had never expected to write. Join us for an enlightening conversation with the bestselling young adult novelist as she discusses her provocative debut adult novel, One of Our Kind.Today, she shares how The Stepford Wives inspired her thought-provoking thriller, and how she hopes to ignite book club conversation through her story's pages.  Yoon also shares the mission behind her imprint, Joy Revolution Books, which she co-founded with her husband, David Yoon, to celebrate love stories by and about people of color. It's a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes and a tribute to the couple's dedication to these storytellers.BONUS BOOK LIST: Take advantage of these 23 must-read social horror books for a summer immersion. You'll love these thought-provoking book selections, from eerie dystopias to unsettling societal critiques.Patrons can dive into the One of Our Kind ending through today's spoiler chat, where we discuss Yoon's motivations behind her characters, the book's ending, and the connections she hopes the reader will make as they finish that last page.Meet Nicola YoonNicola Yoon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Instructions for Dancing, Everything, Everything, The Sun Is Also a Star, and a co-author of Blackout and Whiteout.She is a National Book Award finalist, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book recipient, a Coretta Scott King New Talent Award winner and the first Black woman to hit #1 on the New York Times Young Adult bestseller list. Two of her novels have been made into major motion pictures.She's also the co-publisher of Joy Revolution, a Random House young adult imprint dedicated to love stories starring people of color. She grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, the novelist David Yoon, and their daughter.One of our Kind is her adult debut.Mentioned in this episode:BONUS SUMMER CONTENT:Summer reading season is in full swing. Grab a digital copy of my 2024 Summer Reading Guide, featuring incredible novels like One of Our Kind. All purchases support this year's programming. NEW: The Best Social Horror Books To Read Now (23 Book Ideas)Download Today's Podcast TranscriptJoin the 2024 MomAdvice Book ClubBONUS LIST: These Social Horror Books Will Make You ThinkJoin the 2024 MomAdvice Book ClubOne of Our Kind by Nicola YoonWhen No One is Watching by Alyssa ColeThe Warehouse by Rob HartInstructions for Dancing by Nicola YoonEverything, Everything by Nicola YoonThe Sun is Also a Star by Nicola YoonBlackout by Nicola Yoon, Angie Thomas & moreWhiteout by Nicola Yoon, Dhonielle Clayton & moreJoy Revolution BooksThe Stepford Wives by Ira LevinBookshop.org pays a 10% commission on every sale and matches 10% to independent bookstores!Connect With Us:Join the Book Gang PatreonConnect with Nicola Yoon on Instagram or her WebsiteConnect with Amy on Instagram, TikTok, or MomAdviceGet My Happy List NewsletterGet the Daily Kindle Deals NewsletterBuy Me a Coffee (for a one-time donation)

This week on From the Front Porch, it's another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the June releases they're excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type “Episode 480” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf's official app: Annie's books: Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan (6/4) Swift River by Essie Chambers (6/4) Pearce Oysters by Joselyn Takacs (6/25) Olivia's books: One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon (6/11) Middle of the Night by Riley Sager (6/18) Dinner at the Brake Fast by Renee Beauregard Lute (6/25) Erin's books: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (6/11) Devil is Fine by John Vercher (6/18) Same as it Ever Was by Claire Lombardo (6/18) From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is reading Sandwich by Catherine Newman.  Olivia is reading Juneberry Blue by Candice Ransom.  Erin is reading Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

This week on From the Front Porch, it's another New Release Rundown! Annie, Erin, and Olivia are sharing the June releases they're excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order! To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, stop by The Bookshelf in Thomasville, visit our website (type “Episode 480” into the search bar and tap enter to find the books mentioned in this episode), or shop on The Bookshelf's official app: Annie's books: Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan (6/4) Swift River by Essie Chambers (6/4) Pearce Oysters by Joselyn Takacs (6/25) Olivia's books: One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon (6/11) Middle of the Night by Riley Sager (6/18) Dinner at the Brake Fast by Renee Beauregard Lute (6/25) Erin's books: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (6/11) Devil is Fine by John Vercher (6/18) Same as it Ever Was by Claire Lombardo (6/18) From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram, Tiktok, and Facebook, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is reading Sandwich by Catherine Newman.  Olivia is reading Juneberry Blue by Candice Ransom.  Erin is reading Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. You can also support us on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, monthly live Porch Visits with Annie, our monthly live Patreon Book Club with Bookshelf staffers, Conquer a Classic episodes with Hunter, and more. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Jennifer Bannerton, Stephanie Dean, Linda Lee Drozt, Ashley Ferrell, Susan Hulings, Wendi Jenkins, Martha, Nicole Marsee, Gene Queens, Cammy Tidwell, and Amanda Whigham.

On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review three new thrillers: One of Our Kind, by Nicola Yoon, Death in the Air, by Ram Murali, and The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Best June Books episode, Kirkus' editors share their top titles for the month. Then bestselling YA author Nicola Yoon joins us to discuss her hotly anticipated adult fiction debut, One of Our Kind (Knopf, June 11). In this scintillating psychological thriller, a successful young family moves to a wealthy Black enclave where all is not as it seems... Kirkus: “An artful page-turning thriller… constantly mindful that decisions about community and identity can put lives at stake” (starred review).

Jordan Lauf, producer for All Of It and its book club, "Get Lit with All Of It," shares some of the new on-or-off the beach reads.She highlights these great summer books:Memory Piece by Lisa Ko (This month's Get Lit selection - the event is Tuesday, May 28!)The Ministry of Time by Kuh-lane BradleyIn Ascension by Martin MacInnesOne of Our Kind  by Nicola Yoon (out June 11th)  

Today, on Hook of a Book, I review The Sun is Also a Star, by Nicola Yoon! This is a YA romance that takes place in a single day (mostly)! I couldn't put it down, and it's definitely a five-star read. Goodreads username: Ellie Mano Email me: hookofabookpodcast@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/Ellie-Mano/message

"Love is risky. Love always ends. Should you do it anyway?” - Nicola YoonLove is a feeling that never exists solely on its own, and those likely companions to love (anxiety, grief) often bring questions such as, is this worth it? It's this question and others like it that Nicola Yoon explores in each of her novels. Nicola is a hopeless romantic. The affliction began in childhood after the discovery of her aunt's harlequin romance collection. From then on, Nicola's love of love would only grow stronger. But while her passion for romance was a love at first sight, her passion for writing was more of a slow burn.Today, Nicola Yoon boasts an impressive resume as a two-time New York Times bestselling author, a finalist for the National Book Award, a recipient of the Michael L. Printz Honor Book, and a winner of the Coretta Scott King New Talent Award. Notably, her first two novels have been successfully adapted for the big screen.In this episode, she'll tell us why she fell in love with the romance genre, and how she found her way to writing as a career after 15 years in finance. She also shares her own ridiculously cute, out-of-a-movie love story about how she ended up with her husband and fellow writer, David Yoon. ***Connect with Jordan and The Reading Culture @thereadingculturepod and subscribe to our newsletter at thereadingculturepod.com/newsletter. ***Inspired by her own novel, "Instructions for Dancing,” in her reading challenge, Good Grief, Nicola invites us to explore the intersection of love and grief with a list of some of her favorite books.You can find her list and all past reading challenges at thereadingculturepod.com.Today's Beanstack Featured Librarian is Nikki Hayter, a library manager with the Des Moines Public Library system. As summer inches closer, she tells us about a unique program her library started a couple of years ago with graphic novels.ContentsChapter 1 - Harlequin Romance (1:37)Chapter 2 - An Unrequited Love (6:36)Chapter 3 - The Great Gatsby (11:24)Chapter 4 - A Requited Love (16:26)Chapter 5 - The Airport Scene (19:02)Chapter 6 - Questions About Love (22:53)Chapter 7 - Not a Case of Love at First Sight (25:43)Chapter 8 - Expectations of Love (27:34)Chapter 9 - Don't read this book! (applies to children) (31:21)Chapter 10 - Joy Revolution (33:40)Chapter 11 - Good Grief (36:45)Chapter 12 - Beanstack Featured Librarian (38:22)LinksThe Reading CultureThe Reading Culture Newsletter SignupNicola YoonEVERYTHING, EVERYTHING - Official Trailer 2THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR - Official TrailerJoy Revolution, Imprint Led by Nicola Yoon and David Yoon, to Launch Inaugural List in Spring 2023 | Penguin Random HouseJoy Revolution Books (@joyrevbooks) • Instagram photos and videosThe Reading Culture on Instagram (for giveaways and bonus content)Beanstack resources to build your community's reading cultureHost: Jordan Lloyd BookeyProducer: Jackie Lamport and Lower Street MediaScript Editors: Josia Lamberto-Egan, Jackie Lamport, Jordan Lloyd Bookey

Diversify your reading!Questions/Comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.orgBooks we recommend:Nicola Yoon, The Sun is Also a Star and Everything, EverythingOne of Our Kind by Nicola YoonThe Scourge Between Stars by Ness BrownWomen who Dare series by Beverly JenkinsAn Extraordinary Union by Alyssa ColeThe Accidental Pinup by Danielle JacksonTalia Hibbert, esp. The Brown SistersHighly Suspicious and Unfairly CuteLore of the Wild by Analeigh Sbrana

Happy new year, book worms and dragons! In this episode, we wrap-up 2023 and look forward to what 2024 has in store for us. We also discuss the surplus of popular book clubs, along with recent reads and acquisitions.  Here are the 2024 new releases mentioned this episode: The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins- 1/9 House of Sky and Breath by SJM- 2/15 A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen- 2/27 One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon- 6/11 Bride by Ali Hazelwood- 2/6 A Whisper in the Walls by Scott Reintgen- 4/23 The Women by Kristin Hannah- 2/6 The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson- 2/30 Funny Story by Emily Henry- 4/23 Fate Breaker by Victoria Aveyard- 2/27 The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo- 4/9 The Fury by Alex Michaelides- 1/16 Middle of the Night by Riley Sager- 6/18 A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher- 8/20 The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes- 7/30 Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose- 4/30 End of Story by A.J. Finn- 2/20 How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin- 3/26 The Honey Witch by Sydney J Shields- 5/14 A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna 9/10 Lady MacBeth by Ava Reid- 8/6

I loved talking to London GP Eugenia Lee about Everything Everything  by Nicola Yoon,In this fabulous YA novel we meet Madeline Whitter who spends her whole life inside a bubble, with her mother.  Madeline has a rare immune deficiency and cannot remember ever leaving her home.  Shortly after Madeleine's 18th birthday, a new family moves in next door. A young and seemingly depressed teenage girl, a violent and alcoholic father, a weak and incapable mother but most importantly a boy who is wild, clever and very good looking. A few weeks pass and Madeline starts to learn more and more about the family as she watches them from her bedroom window. Ollie, the boy next door, starts to talk too Madeline over IM. They grow closer and closer but the fact that Madeline is severely ill prevents them from being together.We talk about adolescent health, fabricated and induced illness, communicating with teenagers.This is a wonderful short novel, easy to read, immediately engaging which really packs a punch. The RCPCH guidelines on perplexing presentations and FII can be found here:https://childprotection.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/perplexing-presentations-and-fii/If you are interested in mentoring with SMF sign up here: https://www.socialmobility.org.uk/get-involved/professionals/ways-to-get-involved/

We were so honored to have New York Times bestselling author and publishing super star Nicola Yoon on the show.  We chatted with Nicola about her amazing books, the craft of writing, and the new imprint she is the co-publisher of called Joy Revolution. ⁠@joyrevbooks⁠ Which just so happens to be publishing ⁠Sinner's Isle⁠ by our very own ⁠Angela Montoya⁠. Get ready, friends! This episode is coming in hot! But first, here's more about THE Nicola Yoon:  The Official Version Nicola Yoon is the ⁠#1⁠ New York Times bestselling author of ⁠Instructions for Dancing⁠, ⁠Everything, Everything⁠, ⁠The Sun Is Also a Star,⁠ and a co-author of ⁠Blackout.⁠ She is a National Book Award finalist, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book recipient, a Coretta Scott King New Talent Award winner and the first Black woman to hit ⁠#1⁠ on the New York Times Young Adult bestseller list. ⁠Two of her novels have been made into major motion pictures⁠. She's also the co-publisher of ⁠Joy Revolution⁠, a Random House young adult imprint dedicated to love stories starring people of color. She grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, the novelist ⁠David Yoon⁠, and their daughter. The Unofficial Version I believe in love. Really, truly. I'm kind of a hopeless romantic. In a former life I made jewelry. You can see some of it here. I love Karoake, but I cannot sing. I. Am. The. Worst. My song of choice is “Making Love out of Nothing at all” by Air Supply, because AIR SUPPLY. My husband makes custom notebooks. They are pretty popular. I hand write my first drafts. I was (am and always will be) a late bloomer. In a former life I was French. I could live entirely on wine & cheese. Or maybe Korean because I could live on Kimchi & Galbi too. ⁠https://www.nicolayoon.com/⁠ You can find Nicola here: Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/NicolaYoon⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nicolayoon/⁠ ⁠#joyrevolution⁠ ⁠#joyrevolutionbooks⁠ ⁠#yabooksofinstagram⁠ ⁠#yabookclub⁠ ⁠#yaromancebooks⁠ ⁠#yabookstagrammers ⁠⁠#everythingeverything⁠ ⁠#thesunisalsoastar⁠ ⁠#instructionsfordancing ⁠⁠#nicolayoon ⁠⁠#books⁠ ⁠#booksbooksbooks⁠ ⁠#bookworm⁠ ⁠#bookstagram⁠ 

Carley Fortune is an award-winning Canadian journalist who's worked as an editor for Refinery29, The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, and Toronto Life. She is the author of the New York Times and #1 Globe and Mail bestselling book, Every Summer After. Her second book, Meet Me at the Lake, is out now. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two sons. Every Summer After is her first novel.   PATREON: Support us on Patreon here! You will get access to a new monthly bonus episode, future live Q&A calls and we'll send you a love letter.    Episode Notes and Resources:  Carley's Favorite Fiction Authors:  Taylor Jenkis Reid  Jill Santopolo  Thalia Hibbert  Emily Henry  Nicola Yoon    Where to Find Carley Fortune: Get Carley's new (NYT Bestselling) book, Meet Me At The Lake.  https://www.carleyfortune.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carleyfortune/   If you are interested in sponsoring an episode of Soul & Wit, contact us here: soulandwitpodcast@gmail.com   Where you can find us: Bailey: @beautifuldetour or www.beautifuldetour.com Courtney: @bemorewithless or www.bemorewithless.com

In today's episode, we spoke with Nicola Yoon, the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Everything Everything, The Sun is Also a Star, and Instructions for Dancing! She is a National Book Award finalist, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book recipient, and a Coretta Scott King New Talent Award winner. Two out of her three books have been made into major motion pictures. Nicola Yoon and her husband, David Yoon, have recently launched an imprint with Random House Children's Books called Joy Revolution. Tune in to hear Nicola Yoon speak about exploring philosophical questions through writing, crafting organic character development, the mission behind Joy Revolution, and some exciting titles that the imprint will be publishing this year. Follow Nicola Yoon on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicolayoon/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nicolayoon?lang=en Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7353006.Nicola_Yoon Website: https://www.nicolayoon.com/ Purchase Nicola Yoon's books: Everything, Everything: https://bookshop.org/p/books/everything-everything-nicola-yoon/7354631?ean=9780553496673 The Sun is Also a Star: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-sun-is-also-a-star-nicola-yoon/10216599?ean=9780553496710 Instructions for Dancing: https://bookshop.org/p/books/instructions-for-dancing-nicola-yoon/15221271?ean=9781524718992 Check out Nicola Yoon's books at the library: Everything, Everything: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1365906 The Sun is Also a Star: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1379173 Instructions for Dancing: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1442974 Purchase Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute: https://bookshop.org/p/books/highly-suspicious-and-unfairly-cute/18849985?ean=9780593482339 Check out Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute at the library: https://princetonlibrary.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S57C1459073 Pre-order some upcoming titles from Joy Revolution: Queen Bee by Amalie Howard: https://bookshop.org/p/books/queen-bee-amalie-howard/18708801?ean=9780593483503 You Bet Your Heart by Danielle Parker: https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-bet-your-heart/18851113?ean=9780593565278 House Party, edited by Justin A. Reynolds: https://bookshop.org/p/books/house-party/18850108?ean=9780593488157

Summary: Louise Penny is one of Canada's most prolific and successful authors - she writes dark, heart wrenching murders that somehow pair well with a quiet town with quaint bed and breakfasts and bistros with some of the best food ever described. Holly and Devin fell in love with the Armand Gamache detective series years ago, and today they finally get to gush about Louise and her writing for the podcast! Check out a spoiler-free LoveFest to learn why both Holly and Devin cannot get enough of these murder mysteries!  Topics Discussed: Plots (6:28): The mysteries themselves are unusual and ultimately a bit odd - no one is ever taken out by a gun in front of a security camera. This makes the books super fresh and unlike other mystery novels. Penny intends to leave the reader off-balance, and her masterful writing is intended to keep us guessing without ever making us question plausibility.  The books must be read in order because there are multi-book plotlines that investigate larger issues than each murder - corruption, racism, drug trafficking, and infrastructure neglect to name a few.  Characters (15:15): Every character, recurring or not, is flawed and therefore deeply human. As a reader, it becomes easy to empathize even with Ruth, a mean old crone alcoholic and poet (Devin's car is named Ruth after her).  The series centers around the citizens of Three Pines, a fictitious Québec town that acts as a microcosm of community everywhere.  We follow a core group of characters as they grow, evolve, live and die in Three Pines; the ultimate feeling for the reader is that they are journeying through life with friends they care about deeply.  Writing (21:12): Part of the magic of Penny is that she writes about each character as if she is in their head; if they are confident they are right, only time and the advancing plot will show us. This adds a propulsive and immersive element to the story where you as the reader feel like you're experiencing it with them as things evolve, versus being told a story.  Louise Penny may as well have been a psychologist (and one of the Three Pines residents, Myrna, actually is!) for how deeply she understands the human condition and infuses that deep compassion into her writing. Themes (27:20): Motivation: there are deep emotional and psychological motivations for all characters which drives both good and bad decisions across the series. Grief plays an especially large role, unveiling the long-term impacts of death and trauma.  Art: there is art all over this series! Ruth is a poet, Armand quotes poetry and literature freely while they investigate murder, Clara and Peter are visual artists, music features heavily throughout.  Justice: While Armand is of course a detective, the series also interrogates the true meaning of justice as a concept, pitting Armand and his team multiple times against various power structures and corrupt systems that force them to make decisions - doing what is right, what is easy, and sometimes, what is technically illegal.  Community: Yes, these are murder mystery books, but all 18 books are united by a compelling and heartwarming sense of community. The characters care about each other, about their place in the world, and about how their decisions impact others.  Details (33:56): The food!! We could talk for two hours about the food alone. Penny enlists the help of all five senses to create a vivid world that grounds the reader and makes Three Pines come to life, one croissant at a time.  Each book tends to be quite seasonal, centered on a specific time of year that adds to the tension, plot, and sense that we are experiencing life as it happens for the characters.  The police investigations are not glossed over and have many nitpicky details that brings the reader more deeply into the often confusion, dead-end exploring world of detective Gamache as he and his team solve murders.  Favorite Books (40:16): Holly: The Beautiful Mystery (Book 8) Devin: How the Light Gets In (Book 9)  Hot On the Shelf (49:14): Holly: She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran Devin: Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon What's Making Our Hearts Race (51:04): Holly: Andor on Disney+ Devin: Paul T. Goldman on Peacock   Instagram: @heartsanddaggerspod Website: www.heartsanddaggerspod.com   If you like what you hear, please tell your friends and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so that we can find our perfect audience.

This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss Butts, House of Yesterday, A Heart That Works, and more great books. Follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. And sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke House of Yesterday by Deeba Zargarpur Tell Me How to Be by Neel Patel Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa, Ginny Tapley Takemori (translator) All the Blood We Share: A Novel of the Bloody Benders of Kansas by Camilla Bruce Sunburn by Andi Watson and Simon Gane PAPERBACK RELEASES: White on White by Aysegül Savas  Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson Apparently There Were Complaints: A Memoir by Sharon Gless The Duchess Countess: The Woman Who Scandalized Eighteenth-Century London by Catherine Ostler Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms by Jamar J. Perry Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera Factory Girls by Michelle Gallen WHAT WE'RE READING: White Out by Nicola Yoon, Dhonielle Clayton, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, Nic Stone, and Tiffany D. Jackson The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie's motivational quote for today is by – Nicola Yoon, “For most immigrants, moving to a new country is an act of faith. Even if you've heard stories of safety, opportunity, and prosperity, it's still a leap to remove yourself from your own language, people, and country. Your own history. What if the stories weren't true? What if you couldn't adapt? What if you weren't wanted in the new country?”   YouTube: https://youtu.be/87yT44JEUM0   Check Out These Highlights:  Growing up in a very Italian household, provided different perspectives for me that my friends who grew up in households where their parents were American-born didn't have.   My dad was an engineer by trade and had his own Engineering firm for decades.  He has always been my idol and the lessons learned from him are profound and still serve me today as a business owner for over 2 decades.     Growing up and having this very different perspective, from my friends and colleagues, is why I choose to host two podcasts.  I love sharing other brilliant guests' perspectives to help you navigate whatever change you are facing by helping you expand or gain a new perspective that may be hiding in your blind spot.   About Keadian Russ: Keadian grew up in Jamaica WI. before moving to the United States in 2015 to pursue my American dream. It wasn't easy being an immigrant woman starting in the United States; I encountered things that I only read about in the story books back home.. I had a difficult time finding a well-paying job. I've worked as a Maid, CNA, Nanny, waiter in restaurants, and many more. I became the CEO of Klean n'jiffy cleaning services and products thanks to my never-ending hard work and determination to never give up.   How to Get in Touch With Keadian Russ: Website:  http://www.kleannjiffy.com/ Email:  info@kleannjiffy.com   Stalk me online! LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/conniewhitman Download Free Communication Style Assessment: https://www.changingthesalesgame.com/communication-style-assessment  All-Star Community:  https://changingthesalesgame.mykajabi.com/All-Star-Community Enlightenment of Change Facebook group: tinyurl.com/EOCFacebookGroup   Subscribe and listen to the Enlightenment of Change podcast on your favorite podcast streaming service or on YouTube.  New episodes post every week - listen to Connie dive into new sales and business topics or problems you may have in your business.  

Let's go in-depth on romance novels! But first, we're chatting with Madeline Nusser from Allstate Identity Protection, which oh-so-graciously sponsored this episode, to dig into something equally sexy: doing what you can to thwart identity theft.    Go to AIP.com/AThingOrTwo today to see if Allstate Identity Protection is available through your employer. If not sign up there to get a 30-day free trial.. Check out The Washington Post article on the rise of romance in the U.S. and this Twitter thread from Helen Rosner on the weirdness of publishing categories.    Some books that are not romance novels but kind of are:  Normal People by Sally Rooney Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (but her book Instructions for Dancing counts!) Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro   Books we endorse for romance newbs: The Idea of You by Robinne Lee The Roommate by Rosie Danan How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder Something Wilder by Christina Lauren Seven Days in June by Tia Williams Book Lovers by Emily Henry The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert (see also: our podcast ep with Tallia) Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola (who's a great Twitter follow) Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston Every Summer After by Carley Fortune   More romance authors with many books to dive into:  Jasmine Guillory  Abby Jimenez Tessa Bailey   Have a romance novel you want, neeeeeed to recommend? Let us know at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, or @athingortwohq. And for more recommendations, try out a Secret Menu membership.   Support your hair with Nutrafol. Take $15 off your first month's subscription with the code ATHINGORTWO. Look into Allstate Identity Protection (and see if your employer offers it, too). Use our link for a 30-day free trial. Try Bombas and take 20% off your first purchase when you use our link. Book that doctor's appointment: Download the free Zocdoc app. YAY.   Produced by Dear Media  

Remember "The Bubble Boy," the episode of Seinfield from season four? In it, George is taunted by a cantankerous boy who must spend life inside a protective shield because of his disease. It's funny. However, the actual disease is not. Alexis takes away one of our remaining joys in life by sharing the story of the real "Bubble Boy." Then, on to our book... Deathly allergic to everything on earth, Maddy must spend her life inside her home with only her mother and nurse for company. She passes the time with surprising optimism, reading books, watching movies, and playing games. But when a new family moves in next door with their teenage son Olly, Maddy learns something about herself that tears her world apart and nearly destroys herself and everyone she knows. The book is Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon.   LET'S GET LIT!   Find Alexis and Kari online: Instagram — www.instagram.com/litsocietypod/; Twitter — twitter.com/litsocietypod; Facebook — www.facebook.com/LitSocietyPod/; and our website www.LitSocietyPod.com. Get in on the conversation by using #booksanddrama.

"In my head I know I've been in love before, but it doesn't feel like it. Being in love with you is better than the first time. It feels like the first time and the last time and the only time all at once." TW: domestic abuse Jamie, Olivia and myself come together for Nicola Yoon's 'Everything Everything.' Jamie is a non-romance reader but rated my favorite book FIVE STARS. Olivia is a super romance reader. And then I vary side to side depending on my mood or what I've read previously. And it was so much fun having different opinions on love and life and places to go, see and be. ENJOY! Chelsea/Latrice/the future Mrs. Candice will be back with me THURSDAY JUNE 30 with 'Queenie' by Candice Carty-Williams as the feature. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The four of us are back, babyyyy. First and foremost: CONGRATS TO DR. LAZY LIBRARY EMILY!!! Second of all, please check out our amazing illustrator's precious cat's GoFundMe to help cure her FIP

In this episode Stephanie Toliver, Assistant Professor of Literacy and and Secondary Humanities at University of Colorado Boulder and lifelong sci-fi nerd chats with Henry and Colin about her experience writing her hybrid PhD dissertation. As part of her PhD, Stephanie got the opportunity to work with the DEEP Center's Block to Block Program teaching middle-school age black girls how to write science fiction. Her now published dissertation combines the stories written by those girls with theory and methodology to outline how Stephanie centers Black girls in her academic research. In this conversation they discuss how Stephanie's leading style during the workshop was informed by the girls' own interests and their storytelling instincts rather than the typical teacher-student model. As a group they engaged with afrofuturist stories from Black authors like Octavia Butler, Sherri L. Smith, Tracie Baptiste, and Nnedi Okorafor and used those stories to inform their own work. In detailing her own process, she explores with the hosts how academia should encourage storytelling, especially for scholars of color, rather than enforcing that they write in a more standard voice and tone. As a professor she encourages educators to use young adult literature to bridge the gap between learning and storytelling and more information about that can be found on her blog readingblackfutures.com. A full transcript of this episode will be available soon!Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper:Documentary on the DEEP Center's Block by Block Program: Block by Block's Guide to Resilience 21-22USC Annenberg's Civic Media FellowshipHenry's Civic Imagination ProjectOn Spiritual Strivings, Cynthia Dillard's Book that inspired Toliver's teaching methodsStephanie's Blog Post Defining AfrofuturismAfrofuturism Defined Elsewhere:Afrofuturism: From the Past to the Living Present | UCLAA Beginner's Guide To Afrofuturism: 7 Titles To Watch And Read (Essence)How Afrofuturism Can Help the World Mend | WIREDAfrofuturism: From Books to Blockbusters | It's Lit! (PBS)Afrofuturist Texts Mentioned in the Episode: Orleans by Sherri L. Smith Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler The Jumbies by Tracie Baptiste Octavia's Brood edited by Adrienne Maree Brown and Walidah Imarisha “Sera” by Nicola Yoon from Because You Love to Hate Me edited by Amerie For more visit Stephanie's blog here: https://readingblackfutures.com/black-girl-sffh/, https://readingblackfutures.com/black-boy-sffh/, https://readingblackfutures.com/black-sffh-anthologies/Raymond Williams, “Culture is Ordinary”Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com.Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Hi loves! Hopefully you enjoy this episode! If you'd like to check out only of the books mentioned here are titles (in case you didn't catch them) *Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Welcome back, bookworms! Allegra makes up for lost time by sharing quick thoughts on a bunch of different books she's been into lately. They include The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner; The Okay Witch and the Hungry Shadow by Emma Steinkellner; New Kid by Jerry Craft; Class Act by Jerry Craft; Stargazing by Jen Wang; The Odyssey adapted by Gareth Hinds; Romeo & Juliet adapted by Gareth Hinds; Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version by Philip Pullman; The Insiders by Mark Oshiro; Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro; The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon; Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon; The League of Seven by Alan Gratz; Allies by Alan Gratz; The Simon Snow Trilogy (Carry On, Wayward Son, and Any Way the Wind Blows) by Rainbow Rowell; Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell; The Fault in Our Stars by John Green; They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera; Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz; and Aristotle & Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Saenz.

Pulitzer Prize winner Martyna Majok writes the story of high-schoolers B & G in Sanctuary City. As undocumented teens, the two lean on each other. When G gets citizenship and B has to choose to stay in New Jersey or return with his mom to their country of origin, questions of identity, friendship, sacrifice, and love emerge. In Nicola Yoon's New York Times bestseller The Sun is Also a Star, Natasha and Daniel are also from immigrant families—Daniel a first-generation Korean-American and Natasha an undocumented immigrant from Jamaica. This book is magical. It's simultaneously a surprising love story, a philosophical exploration about our universe, and a very real fight to survive another day. Listen to find out why if one story intrigues you, so will the other. Read The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon. Purchase the book from your local independent bookstore. Connect with your host! Ruthiefierberg.com  IG: @whywetheater / T: @whywetheater IG: @ruthiefierceberg / T: @RuthiesATrain Why We Theater is a product of the Broadway Podcast Network produced by Alan Seales and edited by Derek Gunther.  Our theme music is by Benjamin Velez. Hear more at BenjaminVelez.com. Special thanks to Genesis Johnson, Leigh Silverman, Suzanne Chipkin, Wesley Birdsall, Elena Mayer, Patrick Taylor, and Dori Berinstein.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The novel centers on 18-year-old Madeline Whittier, who is being treated for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), also known as "bubble baby disease". Due to this, Madeline is kept inside her house in Los Angeles, where she lives with her mother, a doctor. The story follows 18-year-old Madeline Whittier a half Japanese, half African-American 18-year-old who is being treated by her doctor mother for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), and therefore is not allowed to leave her house or interact with anything that has not been "sanitized". Her world consists of her mother Pauline, her nurse Carla, and the books she finds comfort in; with her father and brother having died a long time ago in a car accident. Maddy's life changes when a family moves in next door. She watches them from the window and learns that the family includes a father, mother, daughter named Kara, and a son named Olly. Olly befriends Maddy, and the two begin to message each other online. Meanwhile, Olly's father is abusive and Kara has a smoking problem.

Two episodes this week! Huzzah! Today we're joined by the extremely delightful, extremely brilliant Nicola Yoon to discuss her extremely romantic new book, Instructions for Dancing, and YA Romance in general! We talk about Nicola's love of romance novels (which she shares with the heroine of her book), about her history with them, and about what makes YA Romance so extremely delicious. We also talk about her new project with the Obamas and her new imprint for young readers at Random House.Our next read along (next week! we told you it was coming!) is Cat Sebastian's wonderful Unmasked by the Marquess. Get it at Amazon, Apple Books, B&N, Kobo, or Bookshop.org. Thank you, as always, for listening! Please follow us on your favorite podcasting app, and if you are up for leaving a rating or review there, we would be very grateful!Show NotesWelcome Nicola Yoon! Along with Instructions for Dancing, she and five other Black women authors just published the Blackout anthology, which has been picked up by the Obamas for TV and film for Netflix.Nicola and her husband David Yoon are also creating the Yooniverse, including a new YA romance imprint called Joy Revolution at Random House.Poltergeist and its infamous curse scared everyone back in the 80. Nicola wasn't sure what imprint she was reading when she found her first romance under her aunt's bed, but she mentioned Harlequin Blaze, one of our all time favorite imprints which was shuttered in 2017. Just a quick reminder that HFN means “happy for now” and HEA means “happily ever after.” YA has evolved over time, a process which has ramped up in the past 20 years and is now a publishing juggernaut. YA is far more progressive that adult romance, but also grapples with the influence of adultreaders of all kinds and gatekeepers who want to stop kids from reading about sex & gender, race, and other issues around identity. According to the Library of Congress, most of the earliest entries from Urban Dictionary date back to 2003.Before Covid, It used to be hard to explain the terrifying rise of HIV was in the 1980s, along with the way the Reagan administration ignored the epidemic. This timeline tells the history of the HIV/AIDS crisis, and here is an explainer for why Covid vaccinations were developed so fast when we still don't have one for HIV.The Heads of Your Enemies as love language appears in Shadow's Claim, when Trehan literally gives this gift to Bettina while they are courting. The Wrath and the Dawn is a retelling of the Scheherazade story, which is the framing device for The Arabian Nights. If you are GenX or Millenial and were a reader, you'll love the book Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of 80s and 90s Teen Fiction. It's full of images, so read it in paper or on a full-color reading device!Jessica Trent is a different thing entirely than Jessica Wakefield. Along with other changes, the Sweet Valley High twins are size 4 now, which we don't like at all. I Believe in a Thing Called Love was also just optioned for Netflix, but they aren't going to have much luck checking The Wirecutter for road spike recommendations, because this was the closest thing I could find to them.“The Hellmouth or whatever,” is a reference to Sunnydale, the setting of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. You can pre-order signed copies of Sarah's Bombshell from WORD in Brooklyn, and you'll get a Fated Mates sticker with your signed book!

We're back to read alongs this week! We're big Kylie Scott fans here at Fated Mates, and we talked about her Stage Dive series all the way back in Season One on our very first interstitial, and now we're doing a deep dive. We'd intended to do book three, Lead, but we ended up talking about all four, and honestly, rereading this was pretty great for us. We hope it was great for you, too. Our next read along, sometime in July, is Cat Sebastian's wonderful Unmasked by the Marquess. Get it at Amazon, Apple Books, B&N, Kobo, or Bookshop.org.Thank you, as always, for listening! Please follow us on your favorite podcasting app, and if you are up for leaving a rating or review there, we would be very grateful!Show NotesSarah has a book coming on August 24th! Preorder Bombshell now. You won't regret it.Everyone is struggling with getting dressed again. It's a 1001 in the 1001 Dark Nights series as an homage and allusion to Scheherazade, the story-teller of the Arabian Nights. We also love the VIP series by Kristen Callihan, and the 4th book in that series, Exposed, comes out next month, July 2021.On our upcoming episode with Susan Elizabeth Phillips, where she told us that back in the day, “rock stars, actors, and athletes” were not allowed in the early days of romance. We aren't sure why, but we speculate that it was fear of putting “sex, drugs, and rock and roll” and other high roller lifestyles on page. If you want to join the OSRBC group (Old School Romance Book Club) on Facebook, make sure to answer the three questions if you want to be admitted.Beverly Jenkins liked the Stage Dive series, too.Andi Arndt is the narrator of all Kylie's books, including the entire Stage Dive series, and Jen thinks she is terrific. The Captains' Vegas Vows has a similar set up to Lick: waking up married in Vegas, and only one of them remembered what happened. “Retcon” is a word that started out as shorthand for retroactive continuity, and here's a piece from Merriam-Webster explaining its remarkable elasticity.Hyperemesis gravidarum is the medical term for severe morning sickness, which affects about one percent of pregnant people. DC comics claims that Batman doesn't go down, but the internet and everyone else on twitter and even Zach Snyder disagred. But in all seriousness, maybe it's just another interesting data point about America turning back towards the Hays Code and continuing to remove sex from all kinds of media.Thelma and Louise does have a great ending, you can't argue with that. And since 2021 is the 30th anniversary of the film's release, there are lots of interesting retrospectives on the movie.Desmond Morris is an English zoologist who outlined the 12 stages of intimacy -- hey, humans are animals, too! Our July interviews will be with Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Nicola Yoon, and Nikki Sloane. Our July read-along is Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian.