Teen Title Talk

This week, Courtney and Erin chat about two novels in verse: Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson and The Seventh Raven by David Elliott. They chat about what they loved, and they loved so much! They also chat about April Fool's, Beauty and Book Buzz! Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with the Derry Public Library, and is usually hosted and produced by...

Today, Courtney and Erin dive into two great graphic novels, At the Crossroad at Midnight by Abby Howard and Tell No Tales by Sam Maggs. They chat about summer reading programs and the future of Teen Title Talk as well as body horror, pirate stories, and some fun book buzz. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with the Derry Public Library, and is usually hosted...

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into two exciting fantasy novels, The Way Back by Gavriel Savit and Scroll Seekers by Jason D. McIntosh. They chat about words and action and illustration as well as the glorious uplifting season called spring. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with the Derry Public Library, and is usually hosted and produced by Derry-CAM, Derry...

This week, Erin and Courtney jump into two exciting reads; Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko and My Riot by Rick Spears and Emmett Helen. They chat about fantastical worlds, 90's punk rock, their favorite snow day activities, metal shop and "florastry." Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with the Derry Public Library, and is usually hosted and produced by Derry-CAM,...

Today, Courtney and Erin dip into two YALSA nonfiction nominees, How We Got to the Moon by John Rocco and The Cat I Never Named by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess with Laura L. Sullivan. They chat about excellence, talk about library life and exhaustion...and so much more. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with the Derry Public Library, and is usually hosted and produced...

This week, Courtney and Erin sit down and chat about the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award as well as two amazing titles The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming and All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with the Derry Public Library, and is usually...

Erin and Courtney chat about their favorite and least favorite winter activities and then dive into two intriguing books : Furia Yamile Saied Méndez and Kent State by Derf Backderf. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with the Derry Public Library, and is usually hosted and produced by Derry-CAM, Derry Community Access Media: Empowering Independent Voices. This...

This week, Courtney and Erin sit down and talk about two Printz Contenders: Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder and The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta. They also chat COVID dreams, Printz criteria, serious vs. genre fiction in the awards lists and more. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with the Derry Public Library, and is usually hosted and produced by...

This week, Courtney and Erin chat about two incredible books: Flamer by Mike Curato and Punching the Air by Ibi Ziboi and Yusef Salaam. They also give some gift recommendations for the YA book lover in your life. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with the Derry Public Library, and is usually hosted and produced by Derry-CAM, Derry Community Access Media:...

This week, Courtney and Erin celebrate the fall with two festive Halloween reads None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney and Ever After by Olivia Vieweg. They also talk about fall favorites, creepy reads from their teen lives and the best book buzz of the week. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with the Derry Public Library, and is usually hosted and produced by...

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into two great graphic novels, The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson and Jo Rioux and Brave by Svetlana Chmakova. They chat about library life, their favorite trick or treat spots from youth and things they liked and disliked in this week's reads. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with the Derry Public Library, and is usually...

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into We Are Not Free by Traci Chee and Tempest Tossed by Laurie Halse Anderson and Leila Del Duca. They discuss awesome people, super women, trafficking, immigration and more. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst to reminisce about school days. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with the Derry Public Library, and is usually...

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into two books they loved: We're Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez and Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles. They dish about what they loved and hated in each title. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst to relive high school quirks and chat about SATs. Listen in for banter, book talk and book news every other week. Please feel free to join the conversation, anytime, by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson...

This week, Courtney and Erin sit down and chat about two Western-Inspired Fantasy novels: Elysium Girls by Kate Pentecost and Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis. They chat about sisterhood, fantastical elements, story tension and memorable characters. They also check in on the status of their library offerings during the pandemic and dip into the Jar of Teen Angst with a reading from their high school diaries! Please feel free to join the conversation by emailing...

This week, Erin and Courtney dive into two great graphic novels: Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru and Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju and Ryan Estrada. They chat about graphic novel art, timely-yet-out-of-our-time themes, read-alikes and more. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst and answer the questions: were you a morning person or a night owl? And tell us about your room? Were you a hoarder? Did you have to share or did you have everything to...

This week, Courtney and Erin sit down to chat about two contemporary books You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson and Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender. They chat about tone, fresh voices, new adult vs. YA, mundane nature of high school and connecting through character. They also chat about the state of libraries and their state of exhaustion.... as well as creating during pandemic. Please feel free to join the conversation by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was...

This week Courtney and Erin sit down and talk about two new YA books: Bloom by Kenneth Oppel and Four Days of You and Me by Miranda Kenneally. They also chat about pet peeves, class trips, human eating plants and the balance between action and character depth. To kick the show off, they talk about the Kidlit Rally for Black Lives hosted by The Brown Bookshelf as well as online, local and international resources for Anti-Racism and diverse literature. Please feel free to join the...

Today, Courtney and Erin sit down to chat about fantasy and contemporary novels, The Four Profound Weaves by R.B. Lemberg and The Year Shakespeare Ruined My Life by Dani Jansen. They talk about transformation, Shakespeare, theater and more. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst and talk about geekery, as well as answer a couple #LibraryLife questions about what reading formats they prefer and what's new in library offerings during quarantine. Please feel free to join the conversation by...

Erin and Courtney sit down and talk about two fantastic fantasy novels: Witches of Ash and Ruin by E. Latimer and Conference of Birds by Ransom Riggs. They also talk about libraries during pandemic, digital programs from their home libraries and summer reading possibilities. Please feel free to join the conversation by emailing teentitletalk@gmail.com This podcast was created by Erin Robinson and Courtney Wason in association with the Derry Public Library, and is usually hosted and...

This week, Courtney and Erin dive into two intriguing titles: The Burning by Laura Bates and Birdie and Me by J.M.M. Nuanez. They talk about characters, #Metoo, gender identity, humanity/complexity and more. They also dip into the Jar of Teen Angst and answer the questions: Were you ever an audiobook reader? Tell me about something stupid you did. And did you like board games? What were your favorites? Please feel free to join the conversation by answering the questions above or adding your...