IT'S GOTH TIME. For this special treat of a Hallowe'en episode, friend of the pod Cam leads a cool lesbian take over. Cam is telling us the very cool, very lesbian story of Gideon the Ninth, the first book in the Locked Tomb series by New Zealand author Tamsyn Muir. Get ready to hear about skulls, butches, bones, immortal emperors, space jesuses (o…

We return from Hiatus with Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick's On Midnight Beach, a modern (ish) retelling on of the Irish legend of Tain Bo Cuailnge. We chat about being teens and having nothing to do but start fights with the next town over a wild dolphin. If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young adult podcast for more of our tho…

Hello Listeners! To make up for the podcast drought which has undoubtably been causing great suffering in your days, we are releasing this week's patron pod in the main feed! Aífe and Ciara discuss two vital questions at the heart of YA Media: Why aren't these kids in school? And WHERE are their parents? Every writer has to reckon with these questi…

This week, Aífe reads a book almost as old as herself. Keeping the Moon is as close as we're going to get to a summer read this year. We discuss a girl called Colie and how to waitressing can help you overcome your demons, meet nice older girls who are in love with each other, and become a braver and stronger version of yourself. Content Warnings f…

Future Girl by Asphyxia has a little bit of everything for any up and coming eco anarchist and Aife and Ciara get into it with this weeks pod! Content Warnings for discussions of: Disability (Deafness), environmental disasters, food insecurity, If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing to forever young adult podcast for more of our thoughts…

CONTENT WARNING FOR TRANSPHOBIA Spoilers for the end of the book from 34 minutes. In this episode, Aífe reads a Shojo manga from 1978. Even more confusingly, it's set in France. Even more confusingly, it's set in a version of early 20thc France which has skinny jeans AND landed gentry. Don't worry about it. We get a little history lesson on Shojo, …

When Dean is cast as Romeo in his school play he struggles with the role because now that everyone is seeing him as a dude, how can he keep living as a girl? A fantastic coming of age story about a young trans man coming into his own and so is Ciara! Welcome to the second episode in our Pride Month collaboration with Small Trans Library Dublin! Cia…

Welcome to our first episode in our Pride Month collaboration with Small Trans Library Dublin! Aífe tells Ciara all about Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve, a book we borrowed from The Small Trans Library! This book was billed as "the best teen zombie witchy werewolf fairy fantasy murder mystery you've ever read" and definitely met expectations! Discuss…

Ciara reads a book book about sexy times and has a time with it. Blood Moon takes an in-depth look at bullying in the age of social media and how women and girls can still be made feel shame for their bodies. A tough read but a good one. Content warnings for: mention of sex, public on line shaming, bullying, child pornography, the cruelty of childr…

This fine week, Aífe and Ciara have BOTH read Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. This 2001 novel is a classic of Irish YA/children's lit. Colfer describes this book as "Die Hard with fairies". We're big fans. Digressions include: the amazing technological marvels of 2001, the internationally recognised insanity of the Irish, centaur-related continuity er…

We once again fail to come in under the hour mark as we discuss We Didn't Ask For This by Adi Alsaid, a contemporary fiction novel about climate change and what the power of a highly motivated group can do. Especially if you motivate that group by holding their children hostage in a school for a week. If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribi…

Remember when Ciara didn't swear on this podcast? Ah, ancient memories. For the FIFTIETH EVER EPISODE of Forever Young Adult, Aífe and Ciara discuss The Cry of The Icemark by Stuart Hill. This cool as hell book won the first ever Waterstones Children's Book Award back in 2005, won the 2006 Highlands Children's Book award for Long Novels in 2006, an…

In this very special episode, Aífe and PATRON JAMIE discuss Julie Bertagna's 2002 'cli fi' novel Exodus. We discuss CLIMATE CHANGE and CLIMATE JUSTICE and THE POWER OF STORIES and WHETHER EVERYONE ON THE INTERNET IS ACTUALLY A FURRY. Bonus: queer etiquette. It's a whole thing. Content warnings for: refugee crisis, climate chaos, brief mentions of s…

Oh this one is a treat! We talk about minority languages and culture sharing versus cultural appropriation in this episode while we discuss Jaigirdar's debut novel The Henna Wars. Adiba Jaigirdar is a Bangladeshi and Irish writer and teacher. She has a BA in English and History, and an MA in Postcolonial Studies. Content warnings for forced outing,…

This episode is a few days later but the book is over 200 years old so really who's counting. In this episode of Forever Young Adult Podcast, Aífe and Ciara discuss Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, a YA book from before YA was even a thing. We talk: Why women like shiny things Gothic novels Power differences in relationships The infinite beauty of …

What if you were the 42nd reincarnation of King Arthur and were destined to defeat the one true big bad - Capitalism. We chat about Once and Future a book written by married wives, set in space and featuring twink Merlin. Its a ride. Enjoy!If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing! You can have two episodes a month delivered into your lovel…

CONTENT WARNINGS APPLY, see below! In this episode, Aífe and Ciara review and discuss He is Mine and I Have No Other by Rebecca O'Conner, editor of The Moth literary magazine. Published in 2018 by Canongate, this book explores generational trauma, institutional abuse in 20th century Ireland, the agony of adolescence, and the sheer rainy-ness of cou…

We discuss Sullivans huanting retelling of the legend of the Children of Lir and Aife gets emotional over Trad Music. If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing! You can have two episodes a month delivered into your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.com/fore…

We catch up about some the books that we read over the year and discuss our favourites from 2020! If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing! You can have two episodes a month delivered into your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.com/foreverYApod www.Instagr…

In this episode, we review and discuss Queen of Coin and Whispers by Irish author Helen Corconan! This week we do something different and BOTH read the book! Join us for a discussion on how cool it is to have ladies in positions of power and a historical fantasy fiction that doesn't have homophobia but does have fully intergrated people of colour! …

November is a dark time so we lightened it up with a childrens book about being awake in winter when you are meant to be sleeping. Moominland Midwinter is the fifth book in the Moomin series first published in 1957 it remains relavent today teaching us to be gay and do crimes and have extra compassion for neighbours - unless they blow military horn…

What if you live in a utopia but actually its not? Jam lives in Lucille and there are no monsters there... except her mother’s painting has come to life and is telling her that there is. Join Aife and Ciara as we follow Jam on her monster hunt and discuss great names along the way Content warning for mentions of child abuse by a family member and d…

In this episode Ciara and Aífe discuss A Monster Calls, written by Patrick Ness based on an original idea by Siobhan Dowd. It's about grief, stories, and having a monster appear in the middle of the night to give you CBT because none of the adults in your life are doing their job and communicating with you. Content warning for grief, parental death…

Oh boy every book has a reader but we were not the readers for this one. Finally Ciara finds a book that she did not love and has a hard time getting through with Shiver the Whole Night Through by Darragh McManus a spooky romance with paranormal happenings. Content Warning for suicide, murder, bullying. If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscri…

We're back, with another Irish book! Which also has gay ladies!! We're very spoiled! In this episode, Aífe tells Ciara all about the 2017 winner of the Eilis Dillon Award, The Space Between by Meg Grehan. She also references at least three other books on top of that. We're here to ramble at you about the healing power of dogs, importance of queer c…

We are back and better then ever with our new episode about lesbians doing their thing and enjoying recreating a rom com falling in love montage while also balancing complicated home lives and decisions about college. Plus its set in Ireland so get ready for Ciara to say shift alot. Content Warning for chronic illness (dementia/Alzheimers). If you …

This is our last podcast before our August hiatus! Our next episode will be in September. In this fun filled summer episode we have warnings for ALL THE RACISM as we discuss Nic Stone's 2017 novel about being a black boy in America. Yeah no this one isn't very funny! Turns out it's not like, fun being a 17 year old black boy in the USA. Content war…

In a change to line up aife and ciara discuss holly blacks modern fairy tale the cruel prince Content warnings for unequal power dynamics in relationships, parental death, forced drug use. If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing! You can have two episodes a month delivered into your lovely ears for FREE.You can keep tabs on upcoming books…

In this fine solstice episode, Aífe and Ciara read love in revolution by B. R. Collins and discuss communism, gays, short sighted 15 year olds, and the brave new world of birthday haircuts. Content warnings for discussions of state violence, revolutionary violence, racism, ethnic prejudice, including attempts at ethnic cleansing (both fictional and…

Woop its Pride Month and we are back discussing trans narratives in YA fiction and in Claire Hennessy's "Like Other Girls" Laura is having a number of struggles and one of them is adjusting to her best friend coming out as trans. Content Warning: Transphobia, Homophobia, Biphobia, unplanned pregnancy, abortion, alcohol abuse If you enjoyed this epi…

As quarantimes persist, Aífe tells Ciara her thoughts on The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. We discuss once again the realisation that other people are people, the fact that mind reading doesn't actually make this realisation any easier, the shocking existence of girls, swamp survival, how good Ciara would be at murder, and what our dog…

We discuss The Places I've Cried in Public by Holly Bourne in which Amelie retraces the locations of heartache around her town as she comes to terms with the end of an abusive relationship. Content warnings for: emotional abuse, sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape, anal rape, depression. If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing! You can hav…

In this special episode recorded pre-covid 19 Ciara talks with special guest Andrew to learn more about losing wars due to the power of lesbian romance and how Mr and Mrs Smith traumatized an eight year old. (Aife is fine and busy gardening) If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing! You can have two episodes a month delivered into your lov…

You’re living in feudal times, move to a new village have a husband die under suspicious circumstance and tamed the village mad boy - could you be a witch? We chat about prejudice against differences and examples of joy in hard times. Plus covid 19 and how we’re coping lol. Content warnings for: sexual assault/rapeIf you enjoyed this episode, consi…

So you're sixteen and you're trying to be a little more independent. You're going to a real school for the first time ever and there's this cute boy there you might want to kiss ... but you and your sister are LITERALLY joint at the hip, so it's tricky. In this episode Aífe and Ciara discuss One by Sarah Crossan; a novel in verse which follows the …

When you move to a new town it can be advisable to find out if there have been any strange or disturbing deaths in the locality. We talk about eeriness and Gothic settings and the pain of being sixteen and wanting to kiss a girl. Also magic. Content warnings for: discussions of Murder, mentions of relationship abuse, romantic relationships between …

In part two of our Australian book month, Aífe tells Ciara about 2007 novel Scatterheart by Lili Wilkinson. This novel tells the story of Hannah Cheshire, an English convict sentenced to transportation in 1814, neatly interwoven with the Norwegian fairytale East of the Sun West of the Moon. This book won the 2010 IBBY (International board of books …

If you were nineteen, lying about being 20 and a playing card showed up at your door with a list of places, would you go to those places? And what would you do about what you found there? We discuss Markus Zusak's novel I am the Messenger and see what Ed Kennedy did in this exact situation. Content warnings for: Brief discussion of domestic violenc…

In which you get a peek behind the curtain and hear Aife discover in real time that we’re going to have cake!!! Ciara and Aífe talk about Johnny and the Dead, the second book in The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy by Terry Pratchett, Aífe’s favourite author. Discussion points include people who were Very Nearly famous, the place of the dead in society, the …

We discuss secret magic happening in Ireland with Mary Watsons The Wren Hunt and the eerie feel that comes from starting your novel with a girl being hunted through the woods. If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing! You can have two episodes a month delivered into your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us…

We catch up about some the books that we read over the year and discuss our favourites from 2019! If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing! You can have two episodes a month delivered into your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recommendations on our social media: www.Twitter.com/foreverYApod www.Instagr…

Merry midwinter, dear listeners! On this, the longest night, Ciara and Aífe discuss the highly seasonal book Turnabout by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Haddix became a YA author in the 90s after deciding that she didn't want her husband to be her boss. Legend. Topics include cashless society, Kentucky, that Benjamin Button backwards aging disease, cath…

We're feeling the winter time here at Forever Young Adult and so have brought you a fun romp around New York City during the week of Christmas. Romance, snow and a misunderstanding with baby. What could be more festive? If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing! You can have two episodes a month delivered into your lovely ears for FREE. You…

While Ciara is in Japan, Aífe and special guest Michelle discuss the greatest love story of all time? Content warnings for abusive and unhealthy relationship dynamics. If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing! You can have two episodes a month delivered into your lovely ears for FREE. You can keep tabs on upcoming books and give us recomme…

While Aife is off gallivanting Ciara and Special Guest Orli discuss The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and get into our preferred magic systems and the benefits of being contained within the human body. So join us as we take a trip to the Circus! If you enjoyed this episode, consider subscribing! You can have two episodes a month delivered into y…

Aífe and Ciara discuss our second spooky season book: Anna Dressed in Blood. Kendare Blake's 2011 novel is about a girl called Anna and her excellent fashion choices. A book so supernatural and romantic that Stephanie Meyer's production company might make it into a movie. Let's talk magic; let's talk lying about being a wiccan; let's talk ghost hun…

We do something a little different this week and discuss three books all at once! The Skullduggery Pleasant series has been a figment of all of our imaginations since 2007 and we need to talk about the age limit on child side kicks (though I think Valkyrie would kick us for suggesting she’s anyone’s sidekick).…

In this episode of the Forever Young Adult Podcast, your hosts Aífe and Ciara discuss Rainbow Rowell's 2012 novel Fangirl. Discussions include: College, Anxiety, College Anxiety(TM), social anxiety, people who should be on drugs, fangirling, Baz and Simon, dyslexia, Bad Naming Conventions For Twins, and the horror of experiencing ATTRACTION. Conten…

We get into the world of crime and art with Gardner's debut novel You're Welcome Universe. We discuss the complicated relationships between women and benefits of whales as carbon sinks.

Aífe and Ciara discuss Geography Club by Brent Hardinger, a 2003 young adult novel about a group of unlikely teenagers brought together by a shared experience that, well, isn't geography. Yep, you got us. It's lgbtq+ themes. Discussion points include: the racoon that lives within all of us, sex on tv, 2003 internet, the gentle teen kiss of asparagu…