Criticism
Putting Away Childish Things
In The Book of Dust trilogy, Philip Pullman does what few authors for young readers ever attempt: he lets his protagonist grow up.
YA
Episodes
Episode 61: Episodic
Why does fandom love engaging with—and creating—episodic content?
Criticism
(Don’t) Meet Your Idols
Fantasy and reality collide in boyband YA literature.
Episodes
Episode 47: Grace and the Fever
Zan Romanoff talks about her fandom-centered YA novel Grace and the Fever and her love of Hanson.
Episodes
Episode 37: Queer YA and Beyond
Scholar Emily Roach talks about queer YA literature and how it connects—and doesn’t connect—with fandom.
Episodes
Episode 7: The Dark Fantastic
English professor Ebony Elizabeth Thomas discusses her work on race and children’s literature.