web01.fireside.fm Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:09:43 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Act YA Age - Episodes Tagged with “Ya Literature” https://www.actyaage.com/tags/ya%20literature Wed, 10 Aug 2022 10:00:00 -0400 Follow along as two adults dive into young adult books and series in order to unpack the universal appeal of the genre that transcends age and gender barriers. en-us episodic A YA Lit Podcast Tasia and Corinne Follow along as two adults dive into young adult books and series in order to unpack the universal appeal of the genre that transcends age and gender barriers. yes Ya, young adult, lit, literature, books, Tasia and Corinne Actyaagepod@gmail.com Summer Reading Catch-Up https://www.actyaage.com/59 20c5b410-091f-478f-a975-6729ded94a1d Wed, 10 Aug 2022 10:00:00 -0400 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We play catch up and discuss everything we've been reading lately! 42:17 yes We're back, and this time we're sitting down to catch up and talk about everything we've been into lately, and read some great listener emails and reviews! Stick around next time for a book deep-dive, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com instagram.com/actyaage twitter.com/actyaage Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads Find Tasia and instagram.com/rageycakes Mentions The Ravenals series by Lisa Kleypas The Wallflowers series by Lisa Kleypas The Hathaways series by Lisa Kleypas The Murder of Mr Wickham by Claudia Gray The Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni These Hollow Vows/These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan Unwritten Rules by K.D Casey Fire Season by K.D. Casey Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books We're back, and this time we're sitting down to catch up and talk about everything we've been into lately, and read some great listener emails and reviews! Stick around next time for a book deep-dive, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music.

Find us on the internet if you like:
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Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads
Find Tasia and instagram.com/rageycakes

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The Ravenals series by Lisa Kleypas
The Wallflowers series by Lisa Kleypas
The Hathaways series by Lisa Kleypas
The Murder of Mr Wickham by Claudia Gray
The Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy
The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni
These Hollow Vows/These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan
Unwritten Rules by K.D Casey
Fire Season by K.D. Casey

]]> We're back, and this time we're sitting down to catch up and talk about everything we've been into lately, and read some great listener emails and reviews! Stick around next time for a book deep-dive, and don't forget to rate and review us on iTunes!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music.

Find us on the internet if you like:
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twitter.com/actyaage
Find Corinne at instagram.com/rinne_reads
Find Tasia and instagram.com/rageycakes

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The Ravenals series by Lisa Kleypas
The Wallflowers series by Lisa Kleypas
The Hathaways series by Lisa Kleypas
The Murder of Mr Wickham by Claudia Gray
The Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy
The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni
These Hollow Vows/These Twisted Bonds by Lexi Ryan
Unwritten Rules by K.D Casey
Fire Season by K.D. Casey

]]> THE RAVEN KING PT 2 by Maggie Stiefvater https://www.actyaage.com/17 925070fd-dc78-447d-9dd0-6b2574161041 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0500 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We dive into part two of Maggie Stiefvater's THE RAVEN KING with a special guest! 1:45:18 yes We conclude our deep dive into Maggie Stiefvater's THE RAVEN CYCLE with chapters 33-the end of THE RAVEN KING! We talk possession, grief, closure, and, of course, continue our Pynch meltdown. We also get into our favorite series arcs and characters, and take a look at how they've all grown and evolved since the beginning of the series. THANK YOU SO MUCH for joining us on this journey - we're not done with this universe yet, but this phase of the story has been wrapped up, and we have loved every second of our time talking about it here. SPOILER ALERT: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK. If you have not yet read these and you don't want to be spoiled, please come back when you're done! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing! Find us on the internet if you like! www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com www.instagram.com/actyaage www.twitter.com/actyaage Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, ya book podcast, the raven cycle, maggie stiefvater, the raven king, pynch, bluesey, We conclude our deep dive into Maggie Stiefvater's THE RAVEN CYCLE with chapters 33-the end of THE RAVEN KING! We talk possession, grief, closure, and, of course, continue our Pynch meltdown. We also get into our favorite series arcs and characters, and take a look at how they've all grown and evolved since the beginning of the series. THANK YOU SO MUCH for joining us on this journey - we're not done with this universe yet, but this phase of the story has been wrapped up, and we have loved every second of our time talking about it here. SPOILER ALERT: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK. If you have not yet read these and you don't want to be spoiled, please come back when you're done!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

Find us on the internet if you like!

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]]> We conclude our deep dive into Maggie Stiefvater's THE RAVEN CYCLE with chapters 33-the end of THE RAVEN KING! We talk possession, grief, closure, and, of course, continue our Pynch meltdown. We also get into our favorite series arcs and characters, and take a look at how they've all grown and evolved since the beginning of the series. THANK YOU SO MUCH for joining us on this journey - we're not done with this universe yet, but this phase of the story has been wrapped up, and we have loved every second of our time talking about it here. SPOILER ALERT: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK. If you have not yet read these and you don't want to be spoiled, please come back when you're done!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

Find us on the internet if you like!

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]]> BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE PT 2 by Maggie Stiefvater https://www.actyaage.com/15 b9a85ed8-b451-4d2f-9aef-a71fbbdf6b5b Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:00:00 -0500 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We tackle part two of Maggie Stiefvater's BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE with a special guest! 1:51:22 yes We are joined again by friend of the pod Jessie to discuss chapters 26-the end of book 3 in THE RAVEN CYCLE: BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE! We talk car dates, emotional court appearances, upsetting deaths, and Blue Sargent finally getting full measure. Oh, and Corinne forgets that Ronan Lynch can dream things. SPOILER ALERT: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK. If you have not yet read these and you don't wish to be spoiled please come back when you're done! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com www.instagram.com/actyaage www.twitter.com/actyaage Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, ya book podcast, the raven cycle, maggie stiefvater, blue lily lily blue, ronan lynch, gansey, gangsey, young adult literature, ya lit podcast, ya podcast, literature podcast, lit podcast, We are joined again by friend of the pod Jessie to discuss chapters 26-the end of book 3 in THE RAVEN CYCLE: BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE! We talk car dates, emotional court appearances, upsetting deaths, and Blue Sargent finally getting full measure. Oh, and Corinne forgets that Ronan Lynch can dream things. SPOILER ALERT: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK. If you have not yet read these and you don't wish to be spoiled please come back when you're done!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

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]]> We are joined again by friend of the pod Jessie to discuss chapters 26-the end of book 3 in THE RAVEN CYCLE: BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE! We talk car dates, emotional court appearances, upsetting deaths, and Blue Sargent finally getting full measure. Oh, and Corinne forgets that Ronan Lynch can dream things. SPOILER ALERT: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK. If you have not yet read these and you don't wish to be spoiled please come back when you're done!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

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]]> BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE PT 1 by Maggie Stiefvater https://www.actyaage.com/14 d890d4d0-a33b-4086-bb5e-447031357cff Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0500 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We dive into part one of Maggie Stiefvater's BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE with a special guest! 1:47:00 yes We are joined by friend of the pod Jenna to discuss chapters 1-25 of book 3 in THE RAVEN CYCLE: BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE! We talk fun villains, flirting (both good and bad), all things Blue Sargent and Richard Campbell Gansey the Third, Declan Lynch for some reason, and so much more. SPOILER ALERT: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK. If you have not yet read these and you don't want to be spoiled, please come back when you're done! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com www.instagram.com/actyaage www.twitter.com/actyaage Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, ya book podcast, maggie stiefvater, blue lily lily blue, the raven cycle We are joined by friend of the pod Jenna to discuss chapters 1-25 of book 3 in THE RAVEN CYCLE: BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE! We talk fun villains, flirting (both good and bad), all things Blue Sargent and Richard Campbell Gansey the Third, Declan Lynch for some reason, and so much more. SPOILER ALERT: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK. If you have not yet read these and you don't want to be spoiled, please come back when you're done!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

Find us on the internet if you like:

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]]> We are joined by friend of the pod Jenna to discuss chapters 1-25 of book 3 in THE RAVEN CYCLE: BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE! We talk fun villains, flirting (both good and bad), all things Blue Sargent and Richard Campbell Gansey the Third, Declan Lynch for some reason, and so much more. SPOILER ALERT: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK. If you have not yet read these and you don't want to be spoiled, please come back when you're done!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

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]]> THE DREAM THIEVES PT 2 by Maggie Stiefvater https://www.actyaage.com/13 b2fb818e-edff-4b23-a97f-4126fb935993 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0500 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We tackle chapters 31-the end of Maggie Stiefvater's THE DREAM THIEVES - book 2 of THE RAVEN CYCLE! 1:56:31 yes We continue our dive into THE DREAM THIEVES by Maggie Stiefvater, covering from chapter 30 to the end! We talk grief, trauma, and the parallel arcs of Ronan and Adam. Honestly, this episode could have been 10 hours, but we tried to rein ourselves in. Sort of. SPOILER WARNING: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK. If you have not yet read these and you don't want to be spoiled, please come back when you're done! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com www.instagram.com/actyaage www.twitter.com/actyaage Ya, ya lit, ya literature, ya podcast, young adult podcast, ya book podcast, books, the raven cycle, the dream thieves, maggie stiefvater We continue our dive into THE DREAM THIEVES by Maggie Stiefvater, covering from chapter 30 to the end! We talk grief, trauma, and the parallel arcs of Ronan and Adam. Honestly, this episode could have been 10 hours, but we tried to rein ourselves in. Sort of. SPOILER WARNING: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK. If you have not yet read these and you don't want to be spoiled, please come back when you're done!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

Find us on the internet if you like:

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]]> We continue our dive into THE DREAM THIEVES by Maggie Stiefvater, covering from chapter 30 to the end! We talk grief, trauma, and the parallel arcs of Ronan and Adam. Honestly, this episode could have been 10 hours, but we tried to rein ourselves in. Sort of. SPOILER WARNING: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK. If you have not yet read these and you don't want to be spoiled, please come back when you're done!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

Find us on the internet if you like:

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]]> THE DREAM THIEVES PT 1 by Maggie Stiefvater https://www.actyaage.com/12 05fb3cd8-0af8-47b7-9e1e-466ba3b0dbe5 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0500 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We dive into chapters 1-30 of Maggie Stiefvater's excellent THE DREAM THIEVES - book 2 of THE RAVEN CYCLE! 1:40:42 yes We continue our exploration of THE RAVEN CYCLE with chapters 1-30 of THE DREAM THIEVES. We talk dreams, family, queer identity, and all things Ronan Lynch. Fair warning, folks: this is our favorite book of the series, and it shows. SPOILER WARNING: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER Trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK - if you have not yet read these and you don't wish to be spoiled, please come back when you're done! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com www.instagram.com/actyaage www.twitter.com/actyaage Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, ya book podcast, maggie stiefvater, the raven cycle, the dream thieves We continue our exploration of THE RAVEN CYCLE with chapters 1-30 of THE DREAM THIEVES. We talk dreams, family, queer identity, and all things Ronan Lynch. Fair warning, folks: this is our favorite book of the series, and it shows. SPOILER WARNING: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER Trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK - if you have not yet read these and you don't wish to be spoiled, please come back when you're done!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

Find us on the internet if you like:

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]]> We continue our exploration of THE RAVEN CYCLE with chapters 1-30 of THE DREAM THIEVES. We talk dreams, family, queer identity, and all things Ronan Lynch. Fair warning, folks: this is our favorite book of the series, and it shows. SPOILER WARNING: once again, we want to remind you that we WILL be referencing events throughout the entire series, up to and including the OPAL novella, all ancillary stories, and book one of the DREAMER Trilogy: CALL DOWN THE HAWK - if you have not yet read these and you don't wish to be spoiled, please come back when you're done!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

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]]> THE RAVEN BOYS by Maggie Stiefvater https://www.actyaage.com/11 e0258851-e31e-47ca-ba0c-e80d29240e7d Fri, 08 Jan 2021 09:00:00 -0500 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We begin our TRC journey with book one: THE RAVEN BOYS by Maggie Stiefvater 1:38:31 yes It's starting, it's starting...with book one of Maggie Stiefvater's incredible THE RAVEN CYCLE! In this extra long, extra spoilery episode we talk magic, forests, and ALL the foreshadowing goodness that can be found in THE RAVEN BOYS. SPOILER WARNING! We decided there was no way to discuss these books without talking about all the foreshadowing and far-reaching implications, so in these episodes we will be talking about the entire series - including the OPAL novella, short stories, and CALL DOWN THE HAWK (the first book in the Dreamer Triology). If you have not read those and you don't want to be spoiled, we'll be here waiting for you when you finish! As always, thanks to Martha for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com www.instagram.com/actyaage www.twitter.com/actyaage And find our friend Martha's beautiful "The trees speak Latin" stickers at her Etsy shop here (https://www.etsy.com/listing/911304032/the-trees-speak-latin-vinyl-sticker?ref=user_profile&frs=1) Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, ya book podcast, maggie stiefvater, the raven boys, the raven cycle It's starting, it's starting...with book one of Maggie Stiefvater's incredible THE RAVEN CYCLE! In this extra long, extra spoilery episode we talk magic, forests, and ALL the foreshadowing goodness that can be found in THE RAVEN BOYS. SPOILER WARNING! We decided there was no way to discuss these books without talking about all the foreshadowing and far-reaching implications, so in these episodes we will be talking about the entire series - including the OPAL novella, short stories, and CALL DOWN THE HAWK (the first book in the Dreamer Triology). If you have not read those and you don't want to be spoiled, we'll be here waiting for you when you finish!

As always, thanks to Martha for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing.

Find us on the internet if you like:

www.actyaage.com
actyaagepod@gmail.com
www.instagram.com/actyaage
www.twitter.com/actyaage

And find our friend Martha's beautiful "The trees speak Latin" stickers at her Etsy shop here

]]> It's starting, it's starting...with book one of Maggie Stiefvater's incredible THE RAVEN CYCLE! In this extra long, extra spoilery episode we talk magic, forests, and ALL the foreshadowing goodness that can be found in THE RAVEN BOYS. SPOILER WARNING! We decided there was no way to discuss these books without talking about all the foreshadowing and far-reaching implications, so in these episodes we will be talking about the entire series - including the OPAL novella, short stories, and CALL DOWN THE HAWK (the first book in the Dreamer Triology). If you have not read those and you don't want to be spoiled, we'll be here waiting for you when you finish!

As always, thanks to Martha for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing.

Find us on the internet if you like:

www.actyaage.com
actyaagepod@gmail.com
www.instagram.com/actyaage
www.twitter.com/actyaage

And find our friend Martha's beautiful "The trees speak Latin" stickers at her Etsy shop here

]]> RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE by Casey McQuiston https://www.actyaage.com/10 5cad85ce-9793-42dc-93c6-34baf1649a9f Fri, 18 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We dive into Casey McQuiston's outstanding debut New Adult novel, RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE 1:42:07 yes In a slight change this week, we do a deep dive into a New Adult book - Casey McQuiston's queer romance RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE. We talk bisexual representation, political parallels, and so much more! This is one of our favorite books of all time, y'all, so buckle in. And stay tuned for the end, where we talk about potential movie casting, our 2020 year-end book wrap-up, and announce the BIG project we're taking on next year! We mention friend of the pod Martha's Etsy shop, which sells beautiful "History, Huh?" stickers in this episode. You can find those stickers and more here. (https://www.etsy.com/shop/MediaMavenMartha?ref=shop_sugg) As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com www.instagram.com/actyaage www.twitter.com/actyaage Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, ya book podcast, red white and royal blue, casey mcquiston, queer, queer romance, new adult, alex claremont diaz, prince henry In a slight change this week, we do a deep dive into a New Adult book - Casey McQuiston's queer romance RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE. We talk bisexual representation, political parallels, and so much more! This is one of our favorite books of all time, y'all, so buckle in. And stay tuned for the end, where we talk about potential movie casting, our 2020 year-end book wrap-up, and announce the BIG project we're taking on next year!

We mention friend of the pod Martha's Etsy shop, which sells beautiful "History, Huh?" stickers in this episode. You can find those stickers and more here.

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

Find us on the internet if you like:
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]]> In a slight change this week, we do a deep dive into a New Adult book - Casey McQuiston's queer romance RED, WHITE, AND ROYAL BLUE. We talk bisexual representation, political parallels, and so much more! This is one of our favorite books of all time, y'all, so buckle in. And stay tuned for the end, where we talk about potential movie casting, our 2020 year-end book wrap-up, and announce the BIG project we're taking on next year!

We mention friend of the pod Martha's Etsy shop, which sells beautiful "History, Huh?" stickers in this episode. You can find those stickers and more here.

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

Find us on the internet if you like:
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actyaagepod@gmail.com
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]]> KING OF SCARS by Leigh Bardugo https://www.actyaage.com/9 0d1b672c-f6fd-4f1e-a2e2-ae89396dd676 Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We dig into Leigh Bardugo's continued Grishaverse with KING OF SCARS 1:24:37 yes We continue our deep dive into Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse with part one of her planned Nikolai duology, KING OF SCARS. We talk Ravkan politics, inner demons, antagonists that just won't go away, and so much more! Stay tuned for our RULE OF WOLVES predictions at the end, and of course our announcement of the last book we'll cover this year! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing! Find us on the internet if you like: www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com www.instagram.com/actyaage www.twitter.com/actyaage Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, ya book podcast, leigh bardugo, king of scars, rule of wolves, nikolai lantsov, grishaverse We continue our deep dive into Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse with part one of her planned Nikolai duology, KING OF SCARS. We talk Ravkan politics, inner demons, antagonists that just won't go away, and so much more! Stay tuned for our RULE OF WOLVES predictions at the end, and of course our announcement of the last book we'll cover this year!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

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]]> We continue our deep dive into Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse with part one of her planned Nikolai duology, KING OF SCARS. We talk Ravkan politics, inner demons, antagonists that just won't go away, and so much more! Stay tuned for our RULE OF WOLVES predictions at the end, and of course our announcement of the last book we'll cover this year!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing!

Find us on the internet if you like:
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actyaagepod@gmail.com
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]]> SIX OF CROWS and CROOKED KINGDOM by Leigh Bardugo https://www.actyaage.com/8 fcb5a972-3eba-4bee-b266-0940967627d5 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We dive into Leigh Bardugo's fantastic SIX OF CROWS duology with the return of special guest Jessie! 2:09:57 yes We are joined once again by our friend (and fellow dark book boyfriend lover) Jessie to dig into part two of Leigh Bardugo's wider Grishaverse - the duology made up of SIX OF CROWS and CROOKED KINGDOM! We talk all things Ketterdam and Kaz Brekker, deep character analysis, and more! Keep an ear out for the spoiler section at the end for upcoming adaptation and new book predictions! Fair warning: we're a little unhinged in this one. Kaz just has that effect. As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a very special thank you to Jessie for coming back to talk more books with us! Find us on the internet if you like! www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com www.instagram.com/actyaage www.twitter.com/actyaage And find Jessie's fab Jane Austen podcast, The Daily Knightley, at www.thedailyknightley.com Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, ya book podcast, leigh bardugo, six of crows, crooked kingdom, kaz brekkar We are joined once again by our friend (and fellow dark book boyfriend lover) Jessie to dig into part two of Leigh Bardugo's wider Grishaverse - the duology made up of SIX OF CROWS and CROOKED KINGDOM! We talk all things Ketterdam and Kaz Brekker, deep character analysis, and more! Keep an ear out for the spoiler section at the end for upcoming adaptation and new book predictions! Fair warning: we're a little unhinged in this one. Kaz just has that effect.

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a very special thank you to Jessie for coming back to talk more books with us!

Find us on the internet if you like!
www.actyaage.com
actyaagepod@gmail.com
www.instagram.com/actyaage
www.twitter.com/actyaage
And find Jessie's fab Jane Austen podcast, The Daily Knightley, at www.thedailyknightley.com

]]> We are joined once again by our friend (and fellow dark book boyfriend lover) Jessie to dig into part two of Leigh Bardugo's wider Grishaverse - the duology made up of SIX OF CROWS and CROOKED KINGDOM! We talk all things Ketterdam and Kaz Brekker, deep character analysis, and more! Keep an ear out for the spoiler section at the end for upcoming adaptation and new book predictions! Fair warning: we're a little unhinged in this one. Kaz just has that effect.

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a very special thank you to Jessie for coming back to talk more books with us!

Find us on the internet if you like!
www.actyaage.com
actyaagepod@gmail.com
www.instagram.com/actyaage
www.twitter.com/actyaage
And find Jessie's fab Jane Austen podcast, The Daily Knightley, at www.thedailyknightley.com

]]> SHADOW AND BONE Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo https://www.actyaage.com/7 dc679c9e-9659-4ef0-bd31-fc174503de11 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0500 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We tackle the SHADOW AND BONE trilogy (SHADOW AND BONE, SIEGE AND STORM, RUIN AND RISING) by Leigh Bardugo with a special guest! 1:41:20 yes We are joined by our friend and book club organizing queen Aubrey to talk about the SHADOW AND BONE trilogy - the first trilogy that makes up Leigh Bardugo's expansive GRISHAVERSE books. We talk Mal vs the Darkling, the upcoming Netflix adaptation, and so much more! Keep an ear out for the spoiler section at the end where we talk predictions for the newest book in the GRISHAVERSE! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a very special thank you to Aubrey for being a great guest! Find us on the internet if you like! www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com www.instagram.com/actyaage www.twitter.com/actyaage And find Aubrey on instagram and twitter @aubsbobs! Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, ya book podcast, shadow and bone, ruin and rising, siege and storm, leigh bardugo, six of crows, We are joined by our friend and book club organizing queen Aubrey to talk about the SHADOW AND BONE trilogy - the first trilogy that makes up Leigh Bardugo's expansive GRISHAVERSE books. We talk Mal vs the Darkling, the upcoming Netflix adaptation, and so much more! Keep an ear out for the spoiler section at the end where we talk predictions for the newest book in the GRISHAVERSE!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a very special thank you to Aubrey for being a great guest!

Find us on the internet if you like!

www.actyaage.com
actyaagepod@gmail.com
www.instagram.com/actyaage
www.twitter.com/actyaage
And find Aubrey on instagram and twitter @aubsbobs!

]]> We are joined by our friend and book club organizing queen Aubrey to talk about the SHADOW AND BONE trilogy - the first trilogy that makes up Leigh Bardugo's expansive GRISHAVERSE books. We talk Mal vs the Darkling, the upcoming Netflix adaptation, and so much more! Keep an ear out for the spoiler section at the end where we talk predictions for the newest book in the GRISHAVERSE!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a very special thank you to Aubrey for being a great guest!

Find us on the internet if you like!

www.actyaage.com
actyaagepod@gmail.com
www.instagram.com/actyaage
www.twitter.com/actyaage
And find Aubrey on instagram and twitter @aubsbobs!

]]> BONUS: YALL Fest! https://www.actyaage.com/6 f9258cba-fd11-48f9-9a3c-91cabe3e9445 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0500 Tasia and Corinne bonus Tasia and Corinne All about this year's virtual Young Adult Literature Fest with some special guests! 49:40 yes We are joined by Sam and Tessa of Popcultruristhub.com and the Monkey Off My Backlog Podcast to talk about their experience attending this year's virtual YALL Fest! As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a very special thank you to Sam and Tessa for being wonderful guests! Find us on the internet if you like! www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com www.instagram.com/actyaage www.twitter.com/actyaage Find Sam and Tessa and their podcast at www.popculturisthub.com Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, ya book podcast, yallfest, yall fest We are joined by Sam and Tessa of Popcultruristhub.com and the Monkey Off My Backlog Podcast to talk about their experience attending this year's virtual YALL Fest!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a very special thank you to Sam and Tessa for being wonderful guests!

Find us on the internet if you like!

www.actyaage.com
actyaagepod@gmail.com
www.instagram.com/actyaage
www.twitter.com/actyaage
Find Sam and Tessa and their podcast at www.popculturisthub.com

]]> We are joined by Sam and Tessa of Popcultruristhub.com and the Monkey Off My Backlog Podcast to talk about their experience attending this year's virtual YALL Fest!

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art and Djempirical for our music. And a very special thank you to Sam and Tessa for being wonderful guests!

Find us on the internet if you like!

www.actyaage.com
actyaagepod@gmail.com
www.instagram.com/actyaage
www.twitter.com/actyaage
Find Sam and Tessa and their podcast at www.popculturisthub.com

]]> THE SCORPIO RACES by Maggie Stiefvater https://www.actyaage.com/5 abb31409-6f42-444e-a1e5-247ab0cd60c8 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0500 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We dive into Maggie Stiefvater's beautiful Celtic mythology-inspired THE SCORPIO RACES with a special guest! 1:08:47 yes We are joined by our wonderful friend Jessie to talk THE SCORPIO RACES by Maggie Stiefvater! We try very very hard to not just scream about Sean Kendrick in this one. We are somewhat successful. As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. And thank you to Jessie for being a great guest! Find us on the internet if you like! www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/actyaage https://twitter.com/actyaage Find Jessie's Jane Austen podcast at https://thedailyknightley.com Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, ya book podcast, the scorpio races, maggie stiefvater, We are joined by our wonderful friend Jessie to talk THE SCORPIO RACES by Maggie Stiefvater! We try very very hard to not just scream about Sean Kendrick in this one. We are somewhat successful.

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. And thank you to Jessie for being a great guest!

Find us on the internet if you like!
www.actyaage.com
actyaagepod@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/actyaage
https://twitter.com/actyaage
Find Jessie's Jane Austen podcast at https://thedailyknightley.com

]]> We are joined by our wonderful friend Jessie to talk THE SCORPIO RACES by Maggie Stiefvater! We try very very hard to not just scream about Sean Kendrick in this one. We are somewhat successful.

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. And thank you to Jessie for being a great guest!

Find us on the internet if you like!
www.actyaage.com
actyaagepod@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/actyaage
https://twitter.com/actyaage
Find Jessie's Jane Austen podcast at https://thedailyknightley.com

]]> CEMETERY BOYS by Aiden Thomas https://www.actyaage.com/4 18998928-4329-48f4-8a23-77bf2d31da10 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0400 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We dig into Aiden Thomas's outstanding debut, CEMETERY BOYS, with a very special guest! 1:06:07 yes We are joined by podcaster extraordinaire Ian Carlos Crawford to talk CEMETERY BOYS by Aiden Thomas! We talk queer latinx representation, found family, and, of course, ghost boyfriends. As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. And a huge thank you to Ian for being a wonderful and insightful guest! Find us on the internet if you like! www.actyaage.com actyaagepod@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/actyaage/ https://twitter.com/actyaage Find Ian at @ianxcarlos on all platforms And check out Ian's podcast at https://www.slayerfest98.com/ Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, ya book podcast, cemetery boys, aiden thomas, We are joined by podcaster extraordinaire Ian Carlos Crawford to talk CEMETERY BOYS by Aiden Thomas! We talk queer latinx representation, found family, and, of course, ghost boyfriends.

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. And a huge thank you to Ian for being a wonderful and insightful guest!

Find us on the internet if you like!
www.actyaage.com
actyaagepod@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/actyaage/
https://twitter.com/actyaage
Find Ian at @ianxcarlos on all platforms
And check out Ian's podcast at https://www.slayerfest98.com/

]]> We are joined by podcaster extraordinaire Ian Carlos Crawford to talk CEMETERY BOYS by Aiden Thomas! We talk queer latinx representation, found family, and, of course, ghost boyfriends.

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. And a huge thank you to Ian for being a wonderful and insightful guest!

Find us on the internet if you like!
www.actyaage.com
actyaagepod@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/actyaage/
https://twitter.com/actyaage
Find Ian at @ianxcarlos on all platforms
And check out Ian's podcast at https://www.slayerfest98.com/

]]> AUTOBOYOGRAPHY by Christina Lauren https://www.actyaage.com/3 7883b16d-fe7a-42b2-8346-a570f6e027ef Fri, 23 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0400 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We dive into AUTOBOYOGRAPHY by Christina Lauren with a special guest! 1:02:47 yes We are joined by our friend Martha to discuss AUTOBOYOGRAPHY by Christina Lauren - a YA romance novel that explores themes of queer and religious identity. Stick around to hear what we're going to tackle next! As always, a big thanks to Martha Riley for our art (and for being our guest this week!), Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing. Find us on the internet if you please! actyaagepod@gmail.com www.actyaage.com https://www.instagram.com/actyaage/ https://twitter.com/actyaage Find all things Martha at https://marthariley.com/ Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, ya book podcast, autoboyography, christina lauren, We are joined by our friend Martha to discuss AUTOBOYOGRAPHY by Christina Lauren - a YA romance novel that explores themes of queer and religious identity. Stick around to hear what we're going to tackle next!

As always, a big thanks to Martha Riley for our art (and for being our guest this week!), Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing.

Find us on the internet if you please!
actyaagepod@gmail.com
www.actyaage.com
https://www.instagram.com/actyaage/
https://twitter.com/actyaage
Find all things Martha at https://marthariley.com/

]]> We are joined by our friend Martha to discuss AUTOBOYOGRAPHY by Christina Lauren - a YA romance novel that explores themes of queer and religious identity. Stick around to hear what we're going to tackle next!

As always, a big thanks to Martha Riley for our art (and for being our guest this week!), Djempirical for our music, and Tim for editing.

Find us on the internet if you please!
actyaagepod@gmail.com
www.actyaage.com
https://www.instagram.com/actyaage/
https://twitter.com/actyaage
Find all things Martha at https://marthariley.com/

]]> CARRY ON and WAYWARD SON by Rainbow Rowell https://www.actyaage.com/2 f4f60908-6d91-4e9b-85f4-88b6305a186f Fri, 16 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0400 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne We tackle the first two books in Rainbow Rowell's Simon Snow series, CARRY ON and its sequel WAYWARD SON with a special guest! 1:40:14 yes We are joined by our friend Melissa to discuss the first two books from one of our favorite series, CARRY ON and WAYWARD SON by Rainbow Rowell - with plenty of theorizing as to where the final book, ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS, might take us. As always, a big thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Corinne's husband Tim for editing. And an extra special thanks to Melissa for being a fabulous first guest! Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, carry on, wayward son, rainbow rowell, snowbaz, simon snow, We are joined by our friend Melissa to discuss the first two books from one of our favorite series, CARRY ON and WAYWARD SON by Rainbow Rowell - with plenty of theorizing as to where the final book, ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS, might take us.

As always, a big thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Corinne's husband Tim for editing. And an extra special thanks to Melissa for being a fabulous first guest!

]]> We are joined by our friend Melissa to discuss the first two books from one of our favorite series, CARRY ON and WAYWARD SON by Rainbow Rowell - with plenty of theorizing as to where the final book, ANY WAY THE WIND BLOWS, might take us.

As always, a big thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Corinne's husband Tim for editing. And an extra special thanks to Melissa for being a fabulous first guest!

]]> FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell https://www.actyaage.com/1 3c196a7f-f728-4807-906b-7b76bfba21b1 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0400 Tasia and Corinne full Tasia and Corinne Corinne and Tasia dive into Rainbow Rowell's love letter to fandom, fanfiction, and growing up: FANGIRL 1:15:26 yes Let's get metatextual with our first book choice: FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell! Come for the critical analysis, stay for Levi. Or vice versa, we don't know your business. Check out a sneak peek of the FANGIRL manga we mention here (https://www.viz.com/read/manga/fangirl-volume-1/product/6343) As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Corinne's husband Tim for being a good sport and editing for us! Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, ya podcast, young adult podcast, fangirl, rainbow rowell Let's get metatextual with our first book choice: FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell! Come for the critical analysis, stay for Levi. Or vice versa, we don't know your business.

Check out a sneak peek of the FANGIRL manga we mention here

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Corinne's husband Tim for being a good sport and editing for us!

]]> Let's get metatextual with our first book choice: FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell! Come for the critical analysis, stay for Levi. Or vice versa, we don't know your business.

Check out a sneak peek of the FANGIRL manga we mention here

As always, thanks to Martha Riley for our art, Djempirical for our music, and Corinne's husband Tim for being a good sport and editing for us!

]]> Introducing...us! https://www.actyaage.com/introduction 6478f56d-338f-4bce-8c66-c04dc03baf67 Fri, 02 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0400 Tasia and Corinne trailer Tasia and Corinne Get to know your podcast hosts 21:26 yes Where we talk about ourselves, our backgrounds, and why we chose to focus on young adult literature! We'll get into what you should expect from our regular episodes, what our goals are, and most importantly: announce our first book choice! Ya, ya lit, ya literature, books, Where we talk about ourselves, our backgrounds, and why we chose to focus on young adult literature! We'll get into what you should expect from our regular episodes, what our goals are, and most importantly: announce our first book choice!

]]> Where we talk about ourselves, our backgrounds, and why we chose to focus on young adult literature! We'll get into what you should expect from our regular episodes, what our goals are, and most importantly: announce our first book choice!

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