This week, Courtney and Erin chat about the famed Grisha Trilogy and a not-as-well-known but wonderfully beautiful graphic novel about artists. They also do a quick pulse check on libraries during the Covid experience and chat about upcoming Summer Read Plans! Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com T…

This week, Courtney and Erin chat about two novels in verse: Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson and The Seventh Raven by David Elliott. They chat about what they loved, and they loved so much! They also chat about April Fool's, Beauty and Book Buzz! Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com Thi…

Today, Courtney and Erin dive into two great graphic novels, At the Crossroad at Midnight by Abby Howard and Tell No Tales by Sam Maggs. They chat about summer reading programs and the future of Teen Title Talk as well as body horror, pirate stories, and some fun book buzz. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitleta…

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into two exciting fantasy novels, The Way Back by Gavriel Savit and Scroll Seekers by Jason D. McIntosh. They chat about words and action and illustration as well as the glorious uplifting season called spring. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was …

This week, Erin and Courtney jump into two exciting reads; Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko and My Riot by Rick Spears and Emmett Helen. They chat about fantastical worlds, 90's punk rock, their favorite snow day activities, metal shop and "florastry." Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast wa…

Today, Courtney and Erin dip into two YALSA nonfiction nominees, How We Got to the Moon by John Rocco and The Cat I Never Named by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess with Laura L. Sullivan. They chat about excellence, talk about library life and exhaustion...and so much more. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com…

This week, Courtney and Erin sit down and chat about the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award as well as two amazing titles The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming and All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teen…

Erin and Courtney chat about their favorite and least favorite winter activities and then dive into two intriguing books : Furia Yamile Saied Méndez and Kent State by Derf Backderf. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with…

This week, Courtney and Erin sit down and talk about two Printz Contenders: Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder and The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta. They also chat COVID dreams, Printz criteria, serious vs. genre fiction in the awards lists and more. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This p…

This week, Courtney and Erin chat about two incredible books: Flamer by Mike Curato and Punching the Air by Ibi Ziboi and Yusef Salaam. They also give some gift recommendations for the YA book lover in your life. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Cou…

This week, Courtney and Erin celebrate the fall with two festive Halloween reads None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney and Ever After by Olivia Vieweg. They also talk about fall favorites, creepy reads from their teen lives and the best book buzz of the week. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This po…

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into two great graphic novels, The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson and Jo Rioux and Brave by Svetlana Chmakova. They chat about library life, their favorite trick or treat spots from youth and things they liked and disliked in this week's reads. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teent…

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into We Are Not Free by Traci Chee and Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson and Leila Del Duca. They discuss awesome people, super women, trafficking, immigration and more. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst to reminisce about school days. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing tee…

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into two books they loved: We're Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez and Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles. They dish about what they loved and hated in each title. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst to relive high school quirks and chat about SATs. Listen in for banter, book talk and book news every …

This week, Courtney and Erin sit down and chat about two Western-Inspired Fantasy novels: Elysium Girls by Kate Pentecost and Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis. They chat about sisterhood, fantastical elements, story tension and memorable characters. They also check in on the status of their library offerings during the pandemic and dip int…

This week, Erin and Courtney dive into two great graphic novels: Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru and Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju and Ryan Estrada. They chat about graphic novel art, timely-yet-out-of-our-time themes, read-alikes and more. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst and answer the questions: …

This week, Courtney and Erin sit down to chat about two contemporary books You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson and Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender. They chat about tone, fresh voices, new adult vs. YA, mundane nature of high school and connecting through character. They also chat about the state of libraries and their state of exhausti…

This week Courtney and Erin sit down and talk about two new YA books: Bloom by Kenneth Oppel and Four Days of You and Me by Miranda Kenneally. They also chat about pet peeves, class trips, human eating plants and the balance between action and character depth. To kick the show off, they talk about the Kidlit Rally for Black Lives hosted by The Brow…

Today, Courtney and Erin sit down to chat about fantasy and contemporary novels, The Four Profound Weaves by R.B. Lemberg and The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life by Dani Jansen. They talk about transformation, Shakespeare, theater and more. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst and talk about geekery, as well as answer a couple #LibraryLife ques…

Erin and Courtney sit down and talk about two fantastic fantasy novels: Witches of Ash and Ruin by E. Latimer and Conference of Birds by Ransom Riggs. They also talk about libraries during pandemic, digital programs from their home libraries and summer reading possibilities. Please feel free to join the conversation by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.…

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into two intriguing titles: The Burning by Laura Bates and Birdie and Me by J.M.M. Nuanez. They talk about characters, #Metoo, gender identity, humanity/complexity and more. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst and answer the questions: Were you ever an audiobook reader? Tell me about something stupid you did. …

Erin and Courtney dive in from home, this week, to chat about the books Internment by Samira Ahmed and The Sword in the Stars by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy. Their talk ranges from dystopian vs. contemporary novels, Merlin's magic, intersectionality and Arthurian Legend. They also dive into the Jar of Teen Angst to answer the questions: Who …

Today, Courtney and Erin give their top 10 books they are looking forward to this spring! They also talk about pandemic schedules and lack or reading time. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst to answer the questions: Did you ever come up against adversity, as a teen? What was your favorite birthday party and what made it unique to you? And wha…

Courtney and Erin dip into two sci-fi books: Rebelwing by Andrea Tang and The God Game by Danny Toby. They talk metal dragons, dangerous video games and their favorite characters. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst and answer the question: did you ever take part in any activism? And a #librarylife question: What is the neatest (or grossest) t…

This week, Erin and Courtney sit down and talk about two intriguing mysteries: The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson. They talk about suspense, action vs. puzzles and read-alikes. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst and answer the questions: What safety measures did your parents put in place…

This week on Teen Title Talk, Courtney and Erin discussed books that they picked out for one another: Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp and Every Reason We Shouldn't by Sara Fujimura. They chat about figure skating and eating disorders alongside superhero characters and disability in YA. They also answer two listener questions from Alyson: Did you cha…

Update: Previous podcast was uploaded in error. We apologize for any inconvenience. Error has been rectified. This week on Teen Title Talk, Courtney and Erin dive into two fascinating fantasy novels: The Night Country by Melissa Albert and Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibanez. They talk magic, food, dark fairy tales and romance--or the lack thereof.…

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into a discussion about the Excellence in Nonfiction Award, given out each year by the YALSA division of the American Library Association. We chat about the titles we missed and the two we just read: A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union by Elizabeth Wein and Free Lunch by Rex Ogle. Tune in to…

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into two great works of historical fiction, Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys and The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee, but before they do that they look back on a year of reading and ponder which titles they think could take the Michael L. Printz award. The Printz award is given by the ALA to a work of literary ex…

This week, Courtney and Erin dip into two interesting historical fiction books, Stone River Crossing by Tim Tingle and Vinyl Underground by Rob Rufus. (Thanks to Netgalley for providing an arc of Vinyl Underground). They talk about cultural blind spots, magical realism, writing styles and damning the man. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst to…

This week on Teen Title Talk Courtney and guest host, Yahira, sit down and chat about Pet by Akwaeke Emezi and Reverie by Ryan La Sala. They also tackle two questions from the jar of teen angst and answered two listener questions! Priscilla asked "Did you ever pretend you loved or hated something just to make friends and what about your teen self d…

Hello it's Halloween. Listen as Erin and Courtney dive into two spooky reads Dorothy in the Land of Monsters by Garten Gevedon and The Haunted by Danielle Vega. They also dip deep into the Jar of Teen Angst and into their own warped psyches and recall nightmares they had as teens as well as chat about when they stopped trick or treating. Don't forg…

This week, Erin and Courtney picked two YA books that they wouldn't normally gravitate toward based on cover and synopsis: Mike by Andrew Norriss and Gut Check by Eric Kester. Listen up to see how that turned out for them (hint: two thumbs up). We also dug into the Jar of Teen Angst and revisited our high school sports experiences and how we handle…

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into two NYT bestsellers: Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott and With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo. They chat about character tropes, NYT bestsellers, motherhood, food and more. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst to answer the questions: Did you have any local mysteries you tried to track down and…

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into two classics, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and 1984 by George Orwell. They discuss the pertinence of these stories, today, how well the classics have aged, and if they are a Jo, Amy, Meg or Beth. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst to chat about summer vacations and beginning of the school year when …

This week, Erin and guest host, Yahira, sit down and chat about two amazing graphic novels: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei and illustrated by Harmony Becker and I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib. They talk about art style, identity, code switches and more. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst and answer the que…

This week, Courtney and Erin dig into two fast paced YA novels, Once and Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Aurora Rising by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman. They talk about favorite characters, modern day reworkings of old stories, effective world building and more. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst and answer the questions: Did you have a pet? A…

Nothing gets Courtney and Erin amped up like some horror! Join us around the campfire as we chat about two scary titles: Five Midnights by Ann Davila Cardinal and Wilder Girls by Rory Power. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst to answer the questions: in your friends group were you considered the brain, the beauty, the brawn or the wild card, …

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into some beach reads, If I'm Being Honest by author team Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka and Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins. They talk setting, character likeability, retellings, atmosphere and so much more. They also dive into the Jar of Teen Angst and answer the question: What would you encourag…

This week, Erin and Courtney discuss two great suspense novels: You Owe Me A Murder By Eileen Cook and If You're Out There by Katy Loutzenhiser. They also answer two questions from the Jar of Teen Angst, which were, "Did you ever have detention, and if so, why?" and "What did you do for gym class and did you excel at it?" Don't forget, you can join…

This week, Courtney and Erin discuss two books that they chose....purely based on covers: Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala and Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan. Tune in to hear how that turned out. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst and answer the questions "Were you ever bullied for anything you read?" and "Were you a regular library user …

This week, Erin and Courtney discuss two intriguing mysteries: Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker and Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig. They talk character depth, awesome heists, balance of genre and more. They also answer one #LibraryLife question: if you could go to any library in the world, which would it be? And two questions from the Jar of Tee…

This week, Courtney and Erin chat about two incredible historical novels in verse: Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc by David Elliott and White Rose by Kip Wilson. They talk about historical figures, kickass rebels, beautiful language and more. They also answer three questions from the Jar of Teen Angst: Scariest Moment? When did you get your …

This week, Liz and Erin dove into two short story collections, Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America edited by Ibi Ziboi and Fresh Ink edited by Lamar Giles. They talk about great stories, reading diverse books as youth compared to today, and reading across identity markers. They also answer two questions from the Jar of Teen An…

This week, Courtney and Erin talk about two fun contemporary novels: Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe and This is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kheryn Callender. They talk fitting in, teen romance, character and more. They also answer two questions from the Jar of Teen Angst: Who were you jealous of as a teen and what musi…

This week, Erin and Courtney dig into two great graphic novels, Sleepless by Sarah Vaughn and Leila Del Duca and Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T Crenshaw. They talk coming of age, art, read-alikes, romance and more. As always, they dip into the Jar of Teen Angst to answer the questions: Was there anything you tried to hide about you…

This week, Erin and Courtney dip into two great historical fiction novels, Lovely War by Julie Berry and Spectacle by Jodie Lynn Zdrok. They talk murder, visions, character depth, the Great War and more. They also dive into the Jar of Teen Angst and answer three questions. Did you have a curfew and did you ever break it? How did you manage without …

This week, Erin and Courtney dive into two great adventures, Seafire by Natalie C. Parker and Ship of Smoke and Steel by Django Wexler. They talk ships, sisters, monsters and more! They also answer three listener questions: Can you name one thing that you did or said, as a teen, that you still cringe about? Tell us about a time you wished you had s…

This week, Erin and co-host Liz Ryan dive into true stories of awesome women, femmes and gender nonconformists through the books Bygone Badass Broads by Mackenzi Lee, Brazen by Penelope Bagieu and Modern Herstory by Blair Imani. We talk about how these books differ from those we've seen in the past, some of our favorite badass broads and why we mig…

This week, Erin and co-host Adi Rule dive into two fantasy novels, The Brilliant Death by Amy Rose Capetta and Grim Lovelies by Megan Shepherd. They talk about world building, gorgeous settings, evocative writing and much more. They also dive into the jar of teen angst and answer the questions: Did you ever go camping? Did you have a job? Did you e…