Episodes 56
Avg. Duration 1h 7m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (4)
Since Jan 2024
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Join us every other Tuesday as Erik J. Brown (Author of All That's Left in the World & Lose You to Find Me) and Alyssa Ljub (Netflix's The Circle Season 4 & Alyssa Explains it All Podcast) celebrate the growing popularity of YA Novels. Each episode will contain stories from authors, recommendations or lists that is sure to expand your goodreads list!

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A Spoiler Full Better The Devil Discussion

Mar 31, 2026 52m

This week we are doing a Spoiler Filled Deep Dive into Erik's new Thriller "Better The Devil". Make sure you have read the book prior to this episode to avoid spoilers! Learn more about your ad…

"Follow the Water" Author Ellen Cochrane

Mar 03, 2026 1h 8m

For our 50th Episode we sit down with Ellen Cochrane who took a true story she remembered from her youth and crafted an exciting and informative middle group book out of it. Follow the Water has…

"Meet Me Under the Lights" Author Cassie Miller

Feb 10, 2026 1h 15m

We're back!! Today we sit down with author Cassie Miller to discuss her debut YA Novel "Meet Me Under the Lights"! This book was pitched to us as "Friday Night Lights" meets "The Notebook" which…

How Forever 16 Turned into Lance Rubin's Family Audiobook

Jan 13, 2026 25m

In a mini-Episode Producer Matt sits down with past guest Lance Rubin about his new book Forever 16 and the audiobook he made with his wife and brother! Buy Merch Join Our Facebook Group Follow us…

Our Favorite Reads of The Year

Dec 30, 2025 58m

This week we go through our favorite books we read in 2025! Buy some merch! Follow us on Instagram! Join Our Facebook Group! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8-Bit Christmas Author Kevin Jakubowski

Dec 16, 2025 1h 2m

For our Christmas Episode this year we are very excited to be joined by Kevin Jakubowski, a screenplay writer who wrote the YA novel 8-Bit Christmas which later became a huge hit on HBO Max. We…

"The Bone Tower" Authors Fox Starr

Dec 02, 2025 1h 14m

This week we are joined by the author team Fox Starr about their new Fantasy YA novel The Bone Tower! Buy some YA-OK Merch Follow us on Instagram Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad…

"Everything We Never Had" and "Patron Saints of Nothing" author Randy Ribay

Nov 18, 2025 1h 16m

This week we are joined by author Randy Ribay who wrote the critically acclaimed Patron Saints of Nothing as well as well as some Avatar The Last Airbender novels and the more recently released…

"The Vale" and "Loveboat, Taipei" Author Abigail Hing Wen

Nov 04, 2025 1h 2m

This week Erik and Alyssa are joined by Abigail Hing Wen who talks about her novel "Loveboat, Taipei" which was turned into a Netflix movie as well as her newest novel "The Vale" Learn more about…

The Dark Writing of Christopher Pike

Oct 21, 2025 50m

This week in honor of Halloween just around the corner Erik takes the time to educate Alyssa and Producer Matt on all the dark tales we missed out by not reading Christopher Pike in their youth!…

20 Years of Twilight

Oct 07, 2025 1h 20m

On October 5, 2005 Twilight hit book shelves and immediately became a global phenomenon! Today to celebrate that Alyssa and Erik dive into their history of these books and if they think they hold up…

"Rare Birds" author Jeff Miller

Sep 23, 2025 1h 14m

This week we are joined by author Jeff Miller about his middle-grade book Rare Birds. Jeff talks about getting his foot in the door in writing and what lead to this much more adult themed book…

Pre-Order Erik J Brown's Book Better The Devil

Sep 09, 2025 26m

This week instead of our usual interviews Producer Matt talks to host Erik J Brown about why you should pre-order his new book "Better Than Devil" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

"Love and Video Games" Author Zachary Sergi

Aug 26, 2025 1h 14m

This week Alyssa and Erik are joined by author Zachary Sergi to discuss his new book Love & Video Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Heir of Storms" Author Lauryn Hamilton Murray

Aug 12, 2025 1h 7m

This week we are thrilled to welcome Heir of Storms author Lauryn Hamilton Murray to discuss her debut novel and why she loves fantasy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Kill Creatures" Author Rory Power

Jul 29, 2025 1h 4m

This week we are joined by author Rory Power to discuss her newest novel Kill Creatures as well as her award winning novel Wilder Girls! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The House of Quiet" and "Mister Magic" author Kiersten White

Jul 15, 2025 1h 26m

We are thrilled to have this week's guest Kiersten White on! For the last year we've all raved about how much we love the book Mister Magic, but now that Kiersten has released a YA Thriller called…

Books That Give Us Summer Vibes

Jul 01, 2025 33m

Instead of a guest this week we are breaking down the books we love that gives us Summer Vibes and at least one book we haven't read but look forward to reading this summer to hopefully give us…

"Run Away With Me" author J.L. Simmonds

Jun 17, 2025 1h 1m

This week we are joined by J.L. Simmonds whose new YA “Run Away With Me” has been described as Thelma & Louise with Lesbians! We discuss how Aerosmith inspired the plot, the perfect naming of…

"Summer Girls" author Jennifer Dugan Returns

Jun 03, 2025 1h 4m

This week we are excited to welcome back Jennifer Dugan, our first return guest. Since we dove into Jennifer’s process last time this time we discuss movies, Kristen Stewart, straight men and…

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