IT'S GOTH TIME.  For this special treat of a Hallowe'en episode, friend of the pod Cam leads a cool lesbian take over.  Cam is telling us the very cool, very lesbian story of Gideon the Ninth, the first book in the Locked Tomb series by New Zealand author Tamsyn Muir.  Get ready to hear about skulls, butches, bones, immortal emperors, space jesuses (or the absence thereof), and ................. homestuck references. Yes, we have it all.  Content Warnings for discussions of: suicide; bullying; abusive relationships; abuse dynamics; child murder; generic murder; authorita ..read more

We return from Hiatus with Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick's On Midnight Beach, a modern (ish) retelling on of the Irish legend of Tain Bo Cuailnge. We chat about being teens and having nothing to do but start fights with the next town over a wild dolphin.  If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young   adult podcast for more of our thoughts on Young Adult literature,  coming  of age literature! You can  have two episodes a month delivered  into  your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on ..read more

Hello Listeners! To make up for the podcast drought which has  undoubtably been causing great suffering in your days, we are releasing  this week's patron pod in the main feed! Aífe  and Ciara discuss two vital questions at the heart of YA Media: Why  aren't these kids in school? And WHERE are their parents? Every writer has to reckon with these questions somehow. Absent parent explanations include space prison, hibernation, conferences, and 'oh they're there.  They just aren't paying attention.' Take care of yourselves out there. We'll try have a normal one for Octobe ..read more

This week, Aífe reads a book almost as old as herself.  Keeping the Moon is as close as we're going to get to a summer read this year. We discuss a girl called Colie and how to waitressing can help you overcome your demons, meet nice older girls who are in love with each other, and become a braver and stronger version of yourself.  Content Warnings for discussions of: fatphobia, body-shaming, bullying, disordered eating, significant weight loss. Brief mentions of parental estrangement.  -- If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young   adult podc ..read more

Future Girl by Asphyxia has a little bit of everything for any up and coming eco anarchist and Aife and Ciara get into it with this weeks pod! Content Warnings for discussions of: Disability (Deafness), environmental disasters, food insecurity,    If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young adult podcast for more of our thoughts on Young Adult literature, coming of age literature! You can  have two episodes a month delivered into your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.co ..read more

CONTENT WARNING FOR TRANSPHOBIA  Spoilers for the end of the book from 34 minutes.  In this episode, Aífe reads a Shojo manga from 1978. Even more confusingly, it's set in France. Even more confusingly, it's set in a version of early 20thc France which has skinny jeans AND landed gentry. Don't worry about it.  We get a little history lesson on Shojo, France, and calendars.  Discussion points include: the Y2K of king death; Ciara's fear of huge anime titties; historical dramas with jeans.  Content Warnings for discussions of: in-text transphobia; medicalisation of tra ..read more

When Dean is cast as Romeo in his school play he struggles with the role because now that everyone is seeing him as a dude, how can he keep living as a girl? A fantastic coming of age story about a young trans man coming into his own and so is Ciara! Welcome to the second episode in our Pride Month collaboration with Small Trans Library Dublin!  Ciara tells Aife about Between Prefect and Real - a book we will be donating to The Small Trans Library! Discussion points include: the difference in knowing you are trans and telling people you are trans, coming out, the importance of support gro ..read more

When Dean is cast as Romeo in his school play he struggles with the role because now that everyone is seeing him as a dude, how can he keep living as a girl? A fantastic coming of age story about a young trans man coming into his own and so is Ciara! Welcome to the second episode in our Pride Month collaboration with Small Trans Library Dublin!  Ciara tells Aife about Between Prefect and Real - a book we will be donating to The Small Trans Library! Discussion points include: the difference in knowing you are trans and telling people you are trans, coming out, the importance of support gro ..read more

Welcome to our first episode in our Pride Month collaboration with Small Trans Library Dublin!  Aífe tells Ciara all about Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve, a book we borrowed from The Small Trans Library! This book was billed as "the best teen zombie witchy werewolf fairy fantasy murder mystery you've ever read" and definitely met expectations!  Discussion points include: being A Good Grown Up; real life psychic warlock powers; gay baby werewolf enthusiasm; and The Allegory Of It All(TM). To find out more about the stellar work done by Small Trans Library, check out SmallTransLibrary.or ..read more

Ciara reads a book book about sexy times and has a time with it. Blood Moon takes an in-depth look at bullying in the age of social media and how women and girls can still be made feel shame for their bodies. A tough read but a good one. Content warnings for: mention of sex, public on line shaming, bullying, child pornography, the cruelty of children.    -- If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young  adult podcast for more of our thoughts on Young Adult literature, coming  of age literature! You can  have two episodes a month delivered into &nbs ..read more