Adam Sass, author of The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers

I got the chance to interview Adam Sass about his new book and talk about the importance of queer YA romance, the dangers of creating characters from people in your life and, of course, soy milk.

Adam is also the author of Surrender Your Sons.

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Brigid Kemmerer, author of Defend the Dawn

Co-host Emma chats with Brigid about the second book in her Defy the Night series. They talk about parenting, writing messy characters and what it’s like to engage with readers in real life after a few years of virtual events.

Brigid is also the author of The Elemental series and The Cursebreaker series.

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Courtney Summers, author of I’m the Girl

Co-host Jill talks with bestselling YA author Courtney Summers about her new book. They talk about the inspiration behind the book, writing about teen girls for teen girls, the cultural systems that perpetuate violence against women and what it was like slipping Easter eggs into this new book.

Courtney is also the author of Sadie, The Project, All the Rage and more.

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The One Where We Talk About Series

Emma, Jill and I are joined by our colleague Tiffany to discuss all things series and how to tackle them when it feels daunting. We share some of our all-time favorite series, if we prefer stand-alone books and our feelings about re-reading. Come for the tips, stay for the book therapy!

Tips for Shopping Your Shelf and Tackling Your TBR

If your to-be-read list is as long as mine, this is the episode for you. Emma, Jill and I are joined by our colleague Kristin to share some tips about how we “shop” our own bookshelves and TBRs to figure out what to read and when.