Hey romance nerds, bear with us for the audio on this one. Three voices + two mics does not add up to good math. But please join us in welcoming Madi this month! Madi leads us in a discussion about young adult (YA) romance books. We’ll touch upon the history of Young Adult (YA) fiction and YA romance, as well as the YA “craze” of the 2010’s and why adults continue to read YA fiction! News on current book bans and book censorship campaigns Books mentioned:Bloody Jack series by L.A. MeyerDaughters of the Moon series by Lynne EwingThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotThe Mediator series by Meg CabotHarry Potter series by J.K. RowlingThe Outsiders by S. E. HintonLittle House books by Laura Ingalls WilderHeinlein juveniles series by Robert A. Heinlein The Catcher and the Rye by J.D. Salinger A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Friends by Rosa GuyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathBless the Beasts and Children by Glendon SwarthoutDeathwatch by Robb WhiteTwilight saga by Stephenie MeyerThe Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne CollinsUglies series by Scott WesterfeldDivergent trilogy by ‎Veronica RothThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenAn Abundance of Katherines by John Green Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews Everything, Everything by Nicola YoonMidnight Sun by Trish CookFive Feet Apart by Rachael LippincottA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksTo All the Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy by Jenny HanGrisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo Grishaverse is also expanded into Six of Crows/Crooked Kingdom duologyThe Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra ClareThe Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid Books being adapted: The Selection by Kiera CassRed Queen by Victoria AveyardThe Wicked Deep by Shea ErnshawChildren of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha series) by Tomi Adeyemi Articles/websitesDefinition and History of Young Adult fictionHistory of YA RomanceWhy Do Adults Read Young Adult Books? (Hay, 2019)All the Young Adult Book-to-Screen Adaptations in the Works Right Now (Epicreads.com, 2019)Why the YA dystopia craze finally burned out (Oladele, 2021)We Need Diverse Books (diversebooks.org)Is YA Leading Diversity in Publishing? (Nuttall, 2021)#Publishing Paid Me informationTikTok·        @The_Asian_Librarian – amplifies Asian authors!·        @sapphichobbit – recommends primarily Jewish and sapphic fics!