Episode 31: Moon Boots and Terrible Boys: Alice, I Think by Susan Juby

October 10, 2018 by Marie Macula in Episodes

We’re back, minus a few cup sizes! (The opposite of a lot of YA trajectories, but such is life.) Discussion Alice, I Think by Susan Juby was super fun, especially since Carey and Rie had radically different stances…that shifted over the course of the episode. Just like a good mood ring. Oh, Canada, my Canada, did we mention the fashion in this one? The small-town snark? Oh, and the moose? Wait, that’s book three.

Alice, I Think: Goodreads

Susan Juby: Website

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Ep. 28: John Waters on a Kinetic Poodle: How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford

June 06, 2018 by Marie Macula in Episodes

Are you out there? Can you hear us? We kick off our Hometown Series with Carey's Baltimore read, How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford. A boy, a girl, and a bond over weirdos calling into a radio show to laugh, live, and ride a magic carpet over Ocean City while surviving some very harsh truths about growing up. We discuss the strangeness of big cities and small fandoms, as well as solving the public transit problem in Baltimore (see: title).

How to Say Goodbye in Robot: Goodreads

Natalie Standiford: Website (visit this, cause there's great background material on the book!)

Content Notes

Mental illness, mistreatment of the disabled, parental death, emotional abuser (parent/child), shitty teenage boys

Show Notes

Daniel Pinkwater (he has a podcast too!)

How to Say Goodbye in Robot 8tracks mix

Fifi the Kinetic Poodle

Coast to Coast AM

WFMU

The Cotton Candy Road Trip

Everything Goes Book Cafe

The Secret Tree by Natalie Standiford

Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters by Natalie Standiford

The Only Girl in School by Natalie Standiford

The Secret Apartment by Natalie Fast

We collaborated with Fuse 8 n' Kate on Kay Thompson's Eloise, and it was super fun!

Foster of the Podcast Sweet Pea who found a forever home last week!

How Maryland's Enchanted Forest Got Its Own Storybook Ending

Land of Make Believe

Storybook Land

Gingerbread Castle

Sleep With Me Podcast

Lizard People's call-in episode

Readalikes

How to Repair a Mechanical Heart by J.C. Lillis

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

Current Reads

Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choy

The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds by Diane Ackerman

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Episode 10: The Matthue Roth Appreciation Extravaganza

November 21, 2017 by Marie Macula in Episodes

Carey and Marie discuss the myriad works of Matthue Roth! From teen punk sitcom stars, slam poets in San Francisco, and boys trying to find their way from Hebrew school to Rocky Horror, Matthue Roth writes music, faith and friendship in an unimitatable style.

Never Mind the Goldbergs: Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Goodreads, Better World Books

Yom Kippur a Go-Go: Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Goodreads, IndieBound, Better World Books

Rules of My Best Friend's Body: It's free! Go download it here

Matthue Roth: Website

Content Warnings

Never Mind the Goldbergs: Creepy predatory older man creeping on a teen girl. Lots of confusions around identity and general punk anger.

Yom Kippur a Go-Go: Matthue uses some words that are really only used intra-communally nowadays when talking about his very loved friends. There is also a theme of confusion around feelings about girls in conflict with his faith.

Rules of My Best Friend's Body: This book is about the best friend's character surviving rape. It is from the viewpoint of a teen boy, and the experience is based on the experience of the author. It is realistic, heartfelt, and also had some moments that made me, a thirtysomething woman and assault survivor, go WHAT THE HELL. It is an important viewpoint, but if sexual violence is in your past, proceed with caution.

What happened to Never Mind the Goldbergs? It has more to do with The Goldbergs than we thought. :

http://www.matthue.com/2013/10/goldbergs-meet-goldbergs.html

Fault Line by Christa Desir

Matthue Roth's writing on Hevria

Hevria’s mission is to become the go-to community for Jewish and spiritual people who are “creators”.

Lizard People podcast

The Toast, may it rest in peace

7-Up: The Up Series of Documentaries

Readalikes:

Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn

Sister Mischief by Laura Goode

Current Reads:

The Weight of Sound by Peter McDade

Rocket Romance by Sophia Chester

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