YA-OK

About YA-OK

Join us every other Tuesday as Erik J. Brown (Author of All That's Left in the World & Lose You to Find Me) and Alyssa Ljub (Netflix's The Circle Season 4 & Alyssa Explains it All Podcast) celebrate the growing popularity of YA Novels. Each episode will contain stories from authors, recommendations or lists that is sure to expand your goodreads list!

Publisher

Geekscape

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

29 Jan 2024

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Why Representation Matters in Young Adult Novels (LIVE PANEL FROM SDCC)

   Join the YA-OK podcast as they are joined by a diverse panel of Young Adult authors to discuss the importance of representation in all literature but ESPECIALLY when it comes to YA novels. Erik J. Brown and Matt Kelly will welcome authors Hannah V Sawyerr, Susan Lee, Julie Soto, Laura Taylor Namey and Charles A Bush more to discuss this important topic! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. 

   31 Mar 2026

   A Spoiler Full Better The Devil Discussion

   This week we are doing a Spoiler Filled Deep Dive into Erik's new Thriller "Better The Devil". Make sure you have read the book prior to this episode to avoid spoilers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3. 

   3 Mar 2026

   "Follow the Water" Author Ellen Cochrane

   For our 50th Episode we sit down with Ellen Cochrane who took a true story she remembered from her youth and crafted an exciting and informative middle group book out of it. Follow the Water has strong "Hatchet" vibes in all the best ways and we know you're gonna love Ellen as much as we did! ⁠Buy Merch⁠ ⁠Join Our Facebook Group⁠ ⁠Follow us on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

4.3 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

38

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32