Book Hype is back with a brand new episode! Marama is joined by Karen and Michal to discuss several articles about Young Adult fiction — both flattering and otherwise.

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Show Notes
-The show is now officially older than Marama and Kyle.
-Do we ever read non-fiction?
-Did Marama do illegal things?
-What did we think about Catching Fire?
-Then we walk the dangerous path of Peeta versus Gale.
-“Time for Teen Fantasy Heroines to Grow Up”
-Marama and Karen agree AGAIN.
-Why we have a problem with people being condescending about YA fiction.
-Assumptions and generalizations are rampant throughout the article.
-“Mainstream YA Article Bingo: A response to Laura C. Mallonee”
-Why this is a brilliant response to the first article.
-Romance is not anti-feminist.
-“A Female Author Talks About Sexism and Self-Promotion”
-Why this article is scary for us.
-Why do men still dominate the YA category when there are more female authors?
-“A closer look at The New York Times YA Bestsellers List”
-Should authors promote their own works or should the publishers do it?
-This show is so depressing today. We’re sorry.
-What does all of this say about us as people?
-The John Green phenomenon.
-Please let us know what you think. These are things that need to be discussed!
-We should have a Book Hype Bible. So many rules.

Books mentioned on this episode
–Insurgent and Allegiant by Veronica Roth
–The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
–Relic by Heather Terrell
–Antigoddess by Kendare Blake
–Man Made Boy by Jon Skovron
–Actors Anonymous by James Franco

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