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Erica goes over some new spooky YA graphic novels to get into the mood of the season. Get ready for cute, goth vampire moms, queer werewolves, and Romeo & Juliet, but make it witches and vampires. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS [https://feeds.megaphone.fm/RNMG7239660458], Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-ya/id1281701749?mt=2], or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2EJuE0QcU5qcJTZdfWXGfQ?si=tXHBcU6EQb6Y4NukLzKJnw]. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter [https://bookriot.com/newsletter/whats-up-in-ya/]! This October, Tailored Book Recommendations is giving away a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! TBR is the perfect way to take the guesswork out of finding your next favorite read. To get started with TBR, just fill out a quick survey about your reading likes and dislikes, and we’ll pair you with a professional book nerd— aka bibliologist— who uses their bookish knowledge to match you with three books they think you’ll dig. You can sign up to receive your recommendations via email or have your bibliologist’s picks delivered right to your door as either hardcovers or paperbacks. And if you sign up or gift TBR in the month of October, you’ll be automatically entered to win a pair of Beats Fit Pro headphones! Current TBR subscribers also have a chance to win by purchasing a drop-in round of recommendations in October. Sign up today at mytbr.co [https://mytbr.co/] This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED Ghost Roast [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/035814180X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=035814180X]by Shawnée Gibbs, Shawnelle Gibbs, illustrated by Emily Cannon Noss and Zakuro Vol. 1 [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CLHYM891/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B0CLHYM891] by Rariatto Flying Witch [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XX3WPW5/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B06XX3WPW5] by Chihiro Ishizuka, translated by Melissa Tanaka  Hozuki's Coolheadedness [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CW1LN77P/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B0CW1LN77P] by Natsumi Eguchi Full Shift  [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593529855/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0593529855]by Jennifer Dugan and Kit Seaton Coven [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593112180/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0593112180] by Jennifer Dugan and Kit Seaton Morgana and Oz Volume One [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1998854833/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1998854833] by Miyuli Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Erica speaks with Caitlyn Colman-McGaw, Associate Director for Young Adult Programs and Services at the New York Public Library, about the launch of their Freedom to Read Campaign, which includes their Teen Banned Book Club and a contest. Then, Kelly joins Lamar Giles to discuss his new book Ruin Road [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1338894137/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1338894137], writing cross genre, and the growth of Black horror YA. It's all very exciting, really. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS [https://feeds.megaphone.fm/RNMG7239660458], Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-ya/id1281701749?mt=2], or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2EJuE0QcU5qcJTZdfWXGfQ?si=tXHBcU6EQb6Y4NukLzKJnw]. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter [https://bookriot.com/newsletter/whats-up-in-ya/]! 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IMPORTANT LINKS Teen Banned Book Club at NYPL [https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/freedom-to-read/teen-book-club] NYPL Teen Art Contest-Enter Here [https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/freedom-to-read/teen-contest] The NYPL Teen Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nyplteens/?hl=en] Winning Teen Vogue essay by Tara Lago, winner of the New York Public Library’s Freedom to Read Writing Contest [https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-luminosity-of-reading-the-morningside-lights-parade] 100 Years of James Baldwin [https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/baldwin100] Lamar Giles on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lamargiles/], Website [https://www.lamargiles.com/] BOOKS DISCUSSED Wandering Stars [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593318250/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0593318250]by Tommy Orange Go Tell It on the Mountain [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375701877/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0375701877] by James Baldwin Flamer [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250756146/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1250756146] by Michael Curato Run [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D6S943JP/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B0D6S943JP] by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin Go With the Flow [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250143179/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1250143179] by Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann The Magic Fish [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1984851594/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1984851594] by Trung Le Nguyen Home Is Not a Country [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593177088/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0593177088] by Safia Elhillo The Miseducation of Cameron Post [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062020579/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0062020579] by Emily M. Danforth Ruin Road [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1338894137/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1338894137] by Lamar Giles Blood Brothers [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09MBBVGM8/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B09MBBVGM8] by Stephen Barnes Not So Pure and Simple [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062349201/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0062349201] by Lamar Giles You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1547614145/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1547614145] by Kalynn Bayron Dread Nation [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062570617/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0062570617] by Justina Ireland The Weight of Blood [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0063029154/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0063029154] by Tiffany D. Jackson The White Guy Dies First [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250861268/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1250861268] by Terry J. Benton-Walker She Is a Haunting [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1547615680/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1547615680] by Trang Thanh Tran Beholder [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1338745344/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1338745344] by Ryan La Sala Come Out, Come Out [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593619390/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0593619390] by Natalie D. Parker Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Kelly serves up a delicious array of YA foodie romances to satisfy your appetite. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS [https://feeds.megaphone.fm/RNMG7239660458], Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-ya/id1281701749?mt=2], or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2EJuE0QcU5qcJTZdfWXGfQ?si=tXHBcU6EQb6Y4NukLzKJnw]. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter [https://bookriot.com/newsletter/whats-up-in-ya/]! Learn something new, sharpen your skills, and expand your horizons with our Better Living Through Books newsletter. Better Living Through Books is your resource for reading material that helps you live the life you want. From self-help to cookbooks to parenting to personal finance, relationships, and more, Better Living Through Books has got you covered. If it’s part of life, it can be part of your reading life. That's what Better Living Through Books is all about. Visit bookriot.com/betterliving [http://bookriot.com/betterliving] to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED Guava and Grudges [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1547613718/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1547613718] by Alexis Castellanos A Banh Mi for Two [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250910838/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1250910838] by Trinity Nguyen With Or Without You [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1335458077/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1335458077] by Eric Smith You Can Go Your Own Way [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1335405682/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1335405682] by Eric Smith Fake Dates and Mooncakes [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593569954/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0593569954] by Sher Lee Batter Royale [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1419750763/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1419750763] by Leisl Adams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Kelly and Erica discuss book censorship and get into some YA books out in September that you should TBR. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS [https://feeds.megaphone.fm/RNMG7239660458], Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-ya/id1281701749?mt=2], or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2EJuE0QcU5qcJTZdfWXGfQ?si=tXHBcU6EQb6Y4NukLzKJnw]. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter [https://bookriot.com/newsletter/whats-up-in-ya/]! Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive [http://bookriot.com/deepdive] to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. NEWS Greenville County Libraries (SC) ban all “trans” YA books from the teen section [https://bookriot.com/greenville-county-libraries-to-relocate-restrict-trans-ya-books/]; will move to the adult section Katy Independent School District [https://www.katytimes.com/stories/school-board-approves-expansion-of-book-policy-prohibiting-gender-fluidity-in-library-books,85027] (TX) bans all books about “gender fluidity” in the district (& will require all book fairs to follow this policy, too) BOOKS DISCUSSED Such Lovely Skin [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CFGDH31W/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=B0CFGDH31W] by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne  Pick the Lock [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593353978/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0593353978] by AS King The Collectors [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593620305/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0593620305] by AS King Ida in Love and Trouble [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/031650016X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=031650016X] by Veronica Chambers The Davenports [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/059346334X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=059346334X]by Krystal Marquis Saving Savannah [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1681198045/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1681198045] by Tonya Bolden To The Bone [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593616200/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0593616200] by Alena Bruzas Heir [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593616944/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0593616944] by Sabaa Tahir They Thought They Buried [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1728492327/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1728492327] by NoNieqa Ramos The Disturbed Girl’s Dictionary [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541577612/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1541577612] by NoNieqa Ramos Compound Fracture [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1682636127/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1682636127] by Andrew Joseph White Ruin Road [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1338894137/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1338894137] by Lamar Giles The Getaway [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1338752022/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1338752022] by Lamar Giles Blackward [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1770466789/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1770466789] by Lawrence Lindell Spirit Sleuths [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1662680236/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1662680236] by Gail Jarrow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Erica gets into some new YA dark academia books, just in time for back-to-school season. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS [https://feeds.megaphone.fm/RNMG7239660458], Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-ya/id1281701749?mt=2], or Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2EJuE0QcU5qcJTZdfWXGfQ?si=tXHBcU6EQb6Y4NukLzKJnw]. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter [https://bookriot.com/newsletter/whats-up-in-ya/]! Join Book Riot's editorial staff and expert guest writers at The Deep Dive, your destination for deep thoughts on all things reading, behind-the-scenes insights, informed takes, and so much more. Whether we're analyzing book deal trends, whittling down the best books of the century, or letting you in on the best book club book of the summer, you'll find something to nerd out over and enrich your reading life. With decades of experience in books and publishing between us, we have a wealth of knowledge, thoughts, and curated goodness we can't wait to share with you. Go ahead and take the plunge. Visit bookriot.com/deepdive [http://bookriot.com/deepdive] to subscribe for free, or become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year and get unlimited access to members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies knowing you are supporting independent media. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED Tigest Girma on how to pronounce the names of characters in her new book [https://www.tiktok.com/@tigestgirma/video/7397273896631684368] Immortal Dark [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316570389/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0316570389] by Tigest Girma Where Sleeping Girls Lie [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250800846/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=1250800846] by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Zodiac Rising [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/059364641X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&tag=boorio-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=059364641X] by Katie Zhao Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]