Episode 033: BT Gottfred

Hey, we got BT Gottfred on the line to talk about The Nerdy and the Dirty! We also talked about walking Peter Stormare's dog, sensitivity readers, and what would be lost from The Nerdy and The Dirty if BT subscribed to the "show don't tell" school of writing (spoiler: it'd be a lot).

Episode 032: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

Because of some major technical difficulties, you can expect this episode to be less well-edited: sound levels are not fully set, and we meander far more than Nathan generally allows. BUT, we do have an in-depth discussion of Laini Taylor's Strange The Dreamer, complete with wildly divergent opinions, (srsly, though, we love you Laini Taylor, come on the show!),

We discuss the concept of crafting read-a-likes today and during this informal discussion, Lindsey suggests I Am The Messenger by Markus Zusak, and Nate suggests Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman.

Additionally, Lindsey suggests Bitter Blue by Kristin Cashore and the Netflix series Jessica Jones.

Cash Money suggests The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry and Scythe by Neal Shusterman.

Amy seconds Scythe.

Kim suggests Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo.

Nathan suggests the 1985 feature film Ladyhawke and the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (you should also read the manga by Hiromu Arakawa).

Nate suggests The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black and Shadow Shaper by Daniel José Older.

There is also a lot of discussion of the book And I Darken by Kiersten White: our sort of perennially favorite divisive title.

If you want to see what titles we're planning to read (or have already read) or just be friendly with us, join our Goodreads group at https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/415645-is-it-teen-enough-for-you-now

Episode 031: Celia Perez

In this episode we interview Celia Perez, the author of The First Rule of Punk. We talk about zines, creating an army of punks, the relentless research of a librarian, and much more.

Episode 030: When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

In this episode we discuss When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon.

Kim suggests I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo and The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon.

Lindsey suggests Eleanor &Park by Rainbow Rowell.

Molly, hustling for Novelist, mentions The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love by Sarvenaz Tash, Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Tanuja, Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins, and Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden.

Episode 029: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

Our 18th century scholar operated as self-avowed "fun police," but didn't dampen our enthusiasm for Mackenzi Lee's Gentelman's Guide to Vice and Virtue. And we're awaiting her sequel with bated breath.

Kim suggests Libba Bray's Great and Terrible Beauty (which kicks off a brief love-fest for Libba Bray), Gail Carriger's Etiquette and Espionage, and Bloodly Jack by L.A. Meyer.

Nate suggests Libba Bray's The Diviners and also offhandedly Beauty Queens.

Amy suggests Alexandra Bracken's Passenger.

Nathan suggests The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, Tobias Smollett's The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, and "The Last of the Famous International Playboy" by Morrissey.

Margaret suggests Roxana by Daniel Defoe and Captain Singleton by Daniel Defoe.

If you want to see what we've read and what we plan to read check out our Goodreads group. www.goodreads.com/group/show/41564…ough-for-you-now

Episode 028: Tara Altebrando

Tara Altebrando was kind enough to join us to talk about The Leaving. She talks about how the story originated, about her fascination with memory, and about the time she interviewed Tom Morello while walking around Dublin. Along the way she mentions the books Motel of the Mysteries by David Macaulay and Chariot of the Gods? by Erich von Däniken; we took them as tacit book recommendations. Nathan already checked out Motel of the Mysteries (and he says it is amazing!)

Episode 027: The Nerdy and the Dirty by BT Gottfred

Check out our group page on Goodreads for a listing of upcoming books we'll be discussing: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/415645-is-it-teen-enough-for-you-now

We discuss The Nerdy and the Dirty by B.T. Gottfred in our first episode of 2018.

Nathan suggests that if Forever by Judy Blume didn't work for you, The Nerdy and the Dirty might be a better choice. He also suggests The Kidney Hypothetical by Lisa Yee if you want a similarly zany read.

Nate suggests Firsts by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn and When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon.

Kim suggests The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

Cash Money suggests The Guide to Getting It On by Paul Joannides.

 Lindsey suggests Big Bang Theory as a watch-alike.