Forever Young Adult Podcast

IT'S GOTH TIME.  For this special treat of a Hallowe'en episode, friend of the pod Cam leads a cool lesbian take over.  Cam is telling us the very cool, very lesbian story of Gideon the Ninth, the first book in the Locked Tomb series by New Zealand author Tamsyn Muir.  Get ready to hear about skulls, butches, bones, immortal emperors, space jesuses (or the absence thereof), and ................. homestuck references. Yes, we have it all.  Content Warnings for discussions of: suicide; bullying; abusive relationships; abuse dynamics; child murder; generic murder; authoritarian regimes.  -- If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young    adult podcast for more of our thoughts on Young Adult literature,   coming  of age literature! You can  have two episodes a month delivered   into  your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.com/foreverYApod www.Instagram.com/foreverYApodcast www.goodreads.com/foreveryapod Email us at 4everYoungAdult (at) gmail.com Check out our patreon on www.patreon.com/foreverYAPod  to throw us a        few  coins, check out our rewards, and show your appreciation/ire   as       applicable! Theme music by Kate Stewart. We love reviews! And recommendations! And attention! Thanks for listening :-)

We return from Hiatus with Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick's On Midnight Beach, a modern (ish) retelling on of the Irish legend of Tain Bo Cuailnge. We chat about being teens and having nothing to do but start fights with the next town over a wild dolphin.  If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young   adult podcast for more of our thoughts on Young Adult literature,  coming  of age literature! You can  have two episodes a month delivered  into  your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.com/foreverYApod www.Instagram.com/foreverYApodcast www.goodreads.com/foreveryapod Email us at 4everYoungAdult (at) gmail.com Check out our patreon on www.patreon.com/foreverYAPod  to throw us a       few  coins, check out our rewards, and show your appreciation/ire  as       applicable! Theme music by Kate Stewart. We love reviews! And recommendations! And attention! Thanks for listening :-)  

Hello Listeners! To make up for the podcast drought which has  undoubtably been causing great suffering in your days, we are releasing  this week's patron pod in the main feed! Aífe  and Ciara discuss two vital questions at the heart of YA Media: Why  aren't these kids in school? And WHERE are their parents? Every writer has to reckon with these questions somehow. Absent parent explanations include space prison, hibernation, conferences, and 'oh they're there.  They just aren't paying attention.' Take care of yourselves out there. We'll try have a normal one for October. -- If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young adult podcast for more of our thoughts on Young Adult literature, coming of age literature! You can have two episodes a month delivered into  your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.com/foreverYApod www.Instagram.com/foreverYApodcast www.goodreads.com/foreveryapod Email us at 4everYoungAdult (at) gmail.com Check out our patreon on www.patreon.com/foreverYAPod  to throw us a        few  coins, check out our rewards, and show your appreciation/ire   as  applicable! Theme music by Kate Stewart. We love reviews! And recommendations! And attention! Thanks for listening :-)

This week, Aífe reads a book almost as old as herself.  Keeping the Moon is as close as we're going to get to a summer read this year. We discuss a girl called Colie and how to waitressing can help you overcome your demons, meet nice older girls who are in love with each other, and become a braver and stronger version of yourself.  Content Warnings for discussions of: fatphobia, body-shaming, bullying, disordered eating, significant weight loss. Brief mentions of parental estrangement.  -- If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young   adult podcast for more of our thoughts on Young Adult literature,  coming  of age literature! You can  have two episodes a month delivered  into  your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.com/foreverYApod www.Instagram.com/foreverYApodcast www.goodreads.com/foreveryapod Email us at 4everYoungAdult (at) gmail.com Check out our patreon on www.patreon.com/foreverYAPod  to throw us a       few  coins, check out our rewards, and show your appreciation/ire  as       applicable! Theme music by Kate Stewart. We love reviews! And recommendations! And attention! Thanks for listening :-)

Future Girl by Asphyxia has a little bit of everything for any up and coming eco anarchist and Aife and Ciara get into it with this weeks pod! Content Warnings for discussions of: Disability (Deafness), environmental disasters, food insecurity,    If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young adult podcast for more of our thoughts on Young Adult literature, coming of age literature! You can  have two episodes a month delivered into your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.com/foreverYApod www.Instagram.com/foreverYApodcast www.goodreads.com/foreveryapod Email us at 4everYoungAdult (at) gmail.com Check out our patreon on www.patreon.com/foreverYAPod  to throw us a     few  coins, check out our rewards, and show your appreciation/ire as      applicable! Theme music by Kate Stewart. We love reviews! And recommendations! And attention! Thanks for listening :-)

CONTENT WARNING FOR TRANSPHOBIA  Spoilers for the end of the book from 34 minutes.  In this episode, Aífe reads a Shojo manga from 1978. Even more confusingly, it's set in France. Even more confusingly, it's set in a version of early 20thc France which has skinny jeans AND landed gentry. Don't worry about it.  We get a little history lesson on Shojo, France, and calendars.  Discussion points include: the Y2K of king death; Ciara's fear of huge anime titties; historical dramas with jeans.  Content Warnings for discussions of: in-text transphobia; medicalisation of trans experiences; misgendering; murder; arson; suicide; relationships with power imbalances; relationships with age differences; real-world transphobia; real-world homophobia. -- If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young  adult podcast for more of our thoughts on Young Adult literature, coming  of age literature! You can  have two episodes a month delivered into  your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.com/foreverYApod www.Instagram.com/foreverYApodcast www.goodreads.com/foreveryapod Email us at 4everYoungAdult (at) gmail.com Check out our patreon on www.patreon.com/foreverYAPod  to throw us a      few  coins, check out our rewards, and show your appreciation/ire as       applicable! Theme music by Kate Stewart. We love reviews! And recommendations! And attention! Thanks for listening :-)

When Dean is cast as Romeo in his school play he struggles with the role because now that everyone is seeing him as a dude, how can he keep living as a girl? A fantastic coming of age story about a young trans man coming into his own and so is Ciara! Welcome to the second episode in our Pride Month collaboration with Small Trans Library Dublin!  Ciara tells Aife about Between Prefect and Real - a book we will be donating to The Small Trans Library! Discussion points include: the difference in knowing you are trans and telling people you are trans, coming out, the importance of support groups and queer houses. To find out more about the stellar work done by Small Trans Library, check out SmallTransLibrary.org Happy pride! Take care of each other out there! Content Warnings for discussions of: homophobia; transphobia including discussion of deadnaming and unsupportive parents -- If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young adult podcast for more of our thoughts on Young Adult literature, coming of age literature! You can  have two episodes a month delivered into your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.com/foreverYApod www.Instagram.com/foreverYApodcast www.goodreads.com/foreveryapod Email us at 4everYoungAdult (at) gmail.com Check out our patreon on www.patreon.com/foreverYAPod  to throw us a     few  coins, check out our rewards, and show your appreciation/ire as      applicable! Theme music by Kate Stewart. We love reviews! And recommendations! And attention! Thanks for listening :-)

Welcome to our first episode in our Pride Month collaboration with Small Trans Library Dublin!  Aífe tells Ciara all about Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve, a book we borrowed from The Small Trans Library! This book was billed as "the best teen zombie witchy werewolf fairy fantasy murder mystery you've ever read" and definitely met expectations!  Discussion points include: being A Good Grown Up; real life psychic warlock powers; gay baby werewolf enthusiasm; and The Allegory Of It All(TM). To find out more about the stellar work done by Small Trans Library, check out SmallTransLibrary.org Happy pride! Take care of each other out there! Content Warnings for discussions of: body horror; homophobia; medical abuse including electroshock therapy; transphobia including deadnaming; violent death; structural racism; police harrassment; state-sanctioned oppression; the advancement of fascism in general.  -- If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young adult podcast for more of our thoughts on Young Adult literature, coming of age literature! You can  have two episodes a month delivered into your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.com/foreverYApod www.Instagram.com/foreverYApodcast www.goodreads.com/foreveryapod Email us at 4everYoungAdult (at) gmail.com Check out our patreon on www.patreon.com/foreverYAPod  to throw us a     few  coins, check out our rewards, and show your appreciation/ire as      applicable! Theme music by Kate Stewart. We love reviews! And recommendations! And attention! Thanks for listening :-)

Ciara reads a book book about sexy times and has a time with it. Blood Moon takes an in-depth look at bullying in the age of social media and how women and girls can still be made feel shame for their bodies. A tough read but a good one. Content warnings for: mention of sex, public on line shaming, bullying, child pornography, the cruelty of children.    -- If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young  adult podcast for more of our thoughts on Young Adult literature, coming  of age literature! You can  have two episodes a month delivered into  your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.com/foreverYApod www.Instagram.com/foreverYApodcast www.goodreads.com/foreveryapod Email us at 4everYoungAdult (at) gmail.com Check out our patreon on www.patreon.com/foreverYAPod  to throw us a      few  coins, check out our rewards, and show your appreciation/ire as       applicable! Theme music by Kate Stewart. We love reviews! And recommendations! And attention! Thanks for listening :-)

This fine week, Aífe and Ciara have BOTH read Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. This 2001 novel is a classic of Irish YA/children's lit. Colfer describes this book as "Die Hard with fairies". We're big fans.  Digressions include: the amazing technological marvels of 2001, the internationally recognised insanity of the Irish, centaur-related continuity errors, Baby's First Villain Protagonist, Mulch Diggum's ... interesting ... anatomy, and the bluest eyes you could possibly imagine. Content warnings for: mention of child neglect, psychosis, police corruption. -- If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young  adult podcast for more of our thoughts on Young Adult literature, coming  of age literature! You can  have two episodes a month delivered into  your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.com/foreverYApod www.Instagram.com/foreverYApodcast www.goodreads.com/foreveryapod Email us at 4everYoungAdult (at) gmail.com Check out our patreon on www.patreon.com/foreverYAPod  to throw us a      few  coins, check out our rewards, and show your appreciation/ire as       applicable! Theme music by Kate Stewart. We love reviews! And recommendations! And attention! Thanks for listening :-)