Eric and Kelly discuss the problematic idea of “boy books,” highlight recent YA with male leads, and dream up surprise books from favorite authors.

This episode is sponsored by Lit Stitch: 25 Cross-Stitch Patterns for Book Lovers made by Book Riot and Abrams, TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering Tailored Book Recommendations for readers of all stripes, and The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall from Candlewick Press.

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SHOW NOTES

Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed

Dear Justyce by Nic Stone

Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Phillippe

Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles

A Peculiar Peril by Jeff VanderMeer

Charm and Strange by Stephanie Kuehn

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

Bumped by Megan McCafferty

September Girls by Bennett Madison

A Room Away From The Wolves by Nova Ren Suma

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