15. Literary Throwbacks and reading YA for fun: a chat with Alli Hoff Kosik of The SSR Podcast

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re excited to welcome our first guest on the podcast today! Alli Hoff Kosik is the host of the</span> <a href="https://www.ssrpodcast.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SSR Podcast</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, where she breaks down an old school read from her tween and teen years with a special guest every Tuesday. Today, we’re chatting about classic and contemporary YA lit, the magic of middle grade, how childhood books stick with us into adulthood, and more. As always, we’re offering some novel pairings—this time with classic kid lit or YA books and contemporary adult reads. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can find the SSR Podcast wherever you download your podcast episodes. Follow Alli on</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ssrpod/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://twitter.com/SSRpod"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and say hello! </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">PS: Congratulations on 100 episodes, Alli!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to Chelsey and Alli talk about</span> <a href= "https://www.ssrpodcast.com/listen/episode34"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tuck Everlasting</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">on Ep. 34</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to Sara and Alli talk about</span> <a href= "https://www.ssrpodcast.com/listen/episode87"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Jacob Have I Loved</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">on Ep. 87</span></a></p> <p>.</p> <p>.</p> <p>.</p> <p>.</p> <p>.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Books mentioned:</span></p> <p><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/1300/9780804171571"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Scarlet Letter</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">by Nathaniel Hawthorne</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/1300/9780399501487"><em><s