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YA Book Stack

Victorian Association for the Teaching of English

YA Book Stack is an in-conversation podcast with Australian authors who discuss the application of their text in the middle years English classroom and the ways their text is reflective of the experiences of young adult readers and the world they engage with. Through a focus on the text in the classroom, YA Book Stack aims to encourage educators to embrace the flexibility of the middle years and explore a broader range of texts in their curriculum.

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27:22

Margot McGovern on This Stays Between Us

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2025/10/26

This episode includes a discussion of This Stays Between Us by Margot McGovern, a contemporary young adult horror novel that explores friendship, fear, and power. It also references other reading and text recommendations such as: Neverland by Margot McGovernNorthern Lights by Philip PullmanFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyBlade Runner (1982)The Chosen Vessel by Barbara Baynton (short story)Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan LindsayLake Mungo (2008)Talk to Me (2022)Al...

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34:21

Linda and Marly Wells on Desert Tracks

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2025/10/26

This episode includes a discussion of Desert Tracks, a time travelling novel about young people in central Australia, the historical legacy of racist policies and the relationship between history and the present. Also discussed are: Using time travel as a genre to connect past and present, allowing for a powerful entry point for exploring history;Working as a writing team, blending different backgrounds and voices to create authentic characters and perspectives;Depicting colonial violence in ...

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34:53

Ange Crawford on How to Be Normal

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2025/09/14

This episode includes a discussion of How to Be Normal, as well as reading recommendations including: Someone Like Me: An anthology of non-fiction by Autistic writersObernewtyn by Isobelle Carmody Little Women by Louisa May AlcottLooking for Alibrandi by Melina MarchettaThe Complete Dramatic Works by Samuel BeckettVikki WakefieldHow It Feels to Float by Helena FoxLiving on Hope Street by Demet DivarorenWhen Michael Met Mina by Randa Abdel-FattahGhost Bird by...

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34:48

Prue Bon / Booklisting

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2025/08/18

This episode includes a discussion about booklisting with Prue Bon, and focuses on these titles: The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief by Katrina Nannestad Outlaw Girls by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman The Paperbark Tree Committee by Karys McEwen The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor Please Don't Hug Me by Kay Kerr Future Girl by Asphyxia The Foal in the Wire by Robbie Coburn Grace Notes by Karen Comer Sunshine...

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31:02

Chemutai Glasheen on I am the Mau

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2025/07/27

Chemutai Glasheen is a sessional academic at Curtin University, as well as a teacher and author. She writes fiction aimed at young readers, drawing inspiration from her background and passion for human rights and education. Her short story collection I am the Mau and Other Stories was published by Fremantle Press in 2023. Her creative work has appeared in various publications: Unlimited Futures, Meniscus Volume 9 Issue 2 and ACE: Arresting Contemporary Stories by Emerging Writers. She has hel...

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38:59

Erin Gough on Into the Mouth of the Wolf

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2025/06/22

Erin Gough is a fiction writer living on Gadigal land in Sydney, whose award-winning work has been published globally. She is the author of three books for young adults: The Flywheel, which won the Ampersand Prize, Amelia Westlake, winner of the Readings Young Adult Book Prize and the NSW Premier’s Ethel Turner Prize for Young Adult Fiction, and Into the Mouth of the Wolf, recently shortlisted for the DANZ Children’s Book Award for Young Adult Fiction and the CBCA Award for Older Readers. Thi...

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40:11

National Reconciliation Week with Dr Lilly Brown

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2025/05/25

This episode includes a discussion with Dr Lilly Brown, CEO of Magabala Books, as well as reading recommendations including: My Place by Sally Morgan Love Unleashed by Melanie Saward Dr Anita Heiss Story About Feeling by Bill Neidjie Desert Tracks by Linda Wells and Marly Wells Bindi by Kirli Saunders Black Cockatoo by Carl Merrison and Hakea Hustler Hairy Holes 2 by Brenton E McKenna Also discussed are: Books being more than just booksThe history and mission of Magabala B...

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27:05

Kay Kerr's authentic writing on neurodiversity

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2025/04/21

Kay Kerr is an autistic journalist and author who writes fiction and non-fiction that explores the oftentimes surreal life experiences of neurodivergent young people. She has published two Young Adult novels, and a narrative non-fiction book. Kay has a new novel coming out this year (2025) with Pan Macmillan called Might Cry Later, as well as an essay in the UQP anthology of autistic writers: Someone Like Me. This episode includes a discussion of Love & Autism, Social Queue and Plea...

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17:48

Solli Raphael on Starlight

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2025/04/01

Solli Raphael is an award-winning author, poet, advocate, and acclaimed keynote speaker. His latest book, Starlight, aims to guide self-discovery and expression in kids and teens. This episode includes a discussion of Starlight by Solli Raphael, as well as reading recommendations including: Window by Jeannie Baker Morris Gleitzman Deborah Abela Limelight by Solli Raphael Spotlight by Solli Raphael Robert Frost Maya Angelou Also discussed are: The experience of becoming a published author as...

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25:17

Keshe Chow on The Girl with No Reflection

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2025/02/24

In this episode of YA Book Stack, Karys is joined by Keshe Chow (she/her), a #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy, romance, and speculative fiction. Born in Malaysia, Keshe moved to Australia when she was two years old. Currently she resides in Naarm (Melbourne) with her husband, two kids, one cat, and way too many house plants. They discuss Keshe's novel, The Girl with No Reflection as well as reading recommendations including: "Fauna of Mirrors" from The Book of Imaginary Beings by...

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31:20

Summer Reading with Emily Gale

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2024/12/08

Karys McEwen is a school librarian, children’s author, bookseller, vice president of the Victorian branch of the Children’s Book Council of Australia, and education advisor for the Melbourne Writers Festival. She is passionate about the role libraries and books can play in the wellbeing of young people, and she is currently writing a Substack newsletter for educators and parents called I Read A Lot. Her debut middle grade novel, All the Little Tricky Things, was published by Text Publishing i...

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53:04

Robyn Dennison on Blind Spot

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2023/11/09

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59:00

Will Kostakis on We Could Be Something

YA Book Stack ·

2023/05/23

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74:16

Holden Sheppard on The Brink

YA Book Stack ·

2022/09/20

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62:02

Malla Nunn on Sugar Town Queens

YA Book Stack ·

2022/05/30

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71:22

Poppy Nwosu on Hometown Haunts

YA Book Stack ·

2022/02/06

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62:54

Anna Whateley on Peta Lyre's Rating Normal

YA Book Stack ·

2021/09/15

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61:38

Gary Lonesborough on The Boy from the Mish

YA Book Stack ·

2021/08/17

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71:26

Rawah Arja on The F Team

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2021/07/22

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69:27

Leanne Hall on The Gaps

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2021/07/06

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