Welcome to the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly show that answers YOUR questions about life, love, and literature! My guest this week is the delightful Preeti Chhibber. We had a lot of fun (and got a little heated) discussing questions relating to getting out of your reading comfort zone in different ways (see below for the specific questions). Have a listen and see if you agree with our advice!
Rioter Kate on the disappointment of subtle and repeated sexism in books.
This post examines a controversy about how YA author Andrew Smith depicts women in his books.
One year with Book Riot, and the good times keep rolling.
Welcome to the Dear Book Nerd podcast, a bi-weekly show that answers YOUR questions about life, love, and literature! My special guest co-host this week is the delightful and talented Matt de la Pena. In this episode, Matt and I answer three listener-submitted questions and discuss topics such as: whether or not you have to be monogamous with your librarian, how it feels to have your own book challenged by a school board, why YA literature is so important in the lives of teens, great resources for finding great YA books, and much, much more. Don't miss it!
Reading YA isn't embarrassing. I'll tell you what's embarrassing.
Recently, Slate published an article with the title “Yes, Adults Should Be Embarrassed To Read YA” because I sweartogod it ...
I finished watching Orange is the New Black a few weeks ago, and what really stuck with me was the way the ...
