Sophie, Dom, and Courtney discuss the merits of Young Adult literature, why adults should read YA, and why we choose, Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo, a YA novel, for our August book club pick. Plus, hear what we're all currently reading.
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Media Mentioned:
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Bone by Jeff Smith
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, narrated by Tim Curry
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Ulysses by James Joyce
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann
Blood and Honey by Shelby Mahurin
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
What We're Reading
Sophie – Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Courtney – The Down Days by Ilze Hugo
Dom – Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land by Leah Penniman (read the Vogue article here)
Music by Adrian Walther