"The past is never dead. It's not even past." --William Faulkner
This week the panel discusses YA historical fiction as a genre, we share some of our favorite examples. In addition, we chat about other YA media we've been enjoying lately and what we're looking forward to next. Panel: Jane McMahon, Kate Pritchard, Susan Timmons.
We want to shout out one of our favorite local shops-- The Bookshop in East Nashville! If you're interested in purchasing any books we talk about, please consider ordering from them!
Mentioned in this episode:
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe, by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
True Grit, by Charles Portis
Raising the Horseman by Serena Valentino
The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham
Gleanings by Neal Shusterman
Exit West, by Mohsin Hamid
The Black Kids, by Christina Hammonds Reed
Last Night at the Telegraph Club / A Scatter of Light, by Malinda Lo
The Privilege of the Sword, by Ellen Kushner
The Silent Unseen by Amanda McCrina.
Dresdow, Elizabeth. Why Amazon Doesn't Have The Rights To J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'. March 2022.
