Episodes

  • 8-Bit Christmas Author Kevin Jakubowski

    8-Bit Christmas Author Kevin Jakubowski
    Dec 16 2025
    For our Christmas Episode this year we are very excited to be joined by Kevin Jakubowski, a screenplay writer who wrote the YA novel 8-Bit Christmas which later became a huge hit on HBO Max. We discuss the transition from screenplays to novels as well as what it was like seeing his first book become a film! Buy some merch Follow us on Instagram Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • "The Bone Tower" Authors Fox Starr

    "The Bone Tower" Authors Fox Starr
    Dec 2 2025
    This week we are joined by the author team Fox Starr about their new Fantasy YA novel The Bone Tower! Buy some YA-OK Merch Follow us on Instagram Join our Facebook Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • The Dark Writing of Christopher Pike

    The Dark Writing of Christopher Pike
    Oct 21 2025
    This week in honor of Halloween just around the corner Erik takes the time to educate Alyssa and Producer Matt on all the dark tales we missed out by not reading Christopher Pike in their youth! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • "Everything We Never Had" and "Patron Saints of Nothing" author Randy Ribay

    "Everything We Never Had" and "Patron Saints of Nothing" author Randy Ribay
    Nov 18 2025
    This week we are joined by author Randy Ribay who wrote the critically acclaimed Patron Saints of Nothing as well as well as some Avatar The Last Airbender novels and the more recently released "Everything We Never Had" Buy YA-OK Merch Follow us on IG Join our FB Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • "The Vale" and "Loveboat, Taipei" Author Abigail Hing Wen

    "The Vale" and "Loveboat, Taipei" Author Abigail Hing Wen
    Nov 4 2025
    This week Erik and Alyssa are joined by Abigail Hing Wen who talks about her novel "Loveboat, Taipei" which was turned into a Netflix movie as well as her newest novel "The Vale" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 20 Years of Twilight

    20 Years of Twilight
    Oct 7 2025
    On October 5, 2005 Twilight hit book shelves and immediately became a global phenomenon! Today to celebrate that Alyssa and Erik dive into their history of these books and if they think they hold up still! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • "Rare Birds" author Jeff Miller

    "Rare Birds" author Jeff Miller
    Sep 23 2025
    This week we are joined by author Jeff Miller about his middle-grade book Rare Birds. Jeff talks about getting his foot in the door in writing and what lead to this much more adult themed book compared to his previous work! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Pre-Order Erik J Brown's Book Better The Devil

    Pre-Order Erik J Brown's Book Better The Devil
    Sep 9 2025
    This week instead of our usual interviews Producer Matt talks to host Erik J Brown about why you should pre-order his new book "Better Than Devil" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins