Podcasts keep getting more popular! According to statistics by Infinite Dial, almost half of Americans 12 and older have listened to a podcast in the last month. From True Crime to Politics to Entertainment to History, almost any topic is fair game for podcasting. It's only natural that this popularity would affect the world of books too!
All these teen books feature podcasts in some way. Often, the main character is the podcaster but other times the podcast is produced by someone else but it affects the main character in some crucial way.
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Lydia lives in a small town called Henley that she can't wait to leave. But when a clerical error forces her to complete a summer project for school credit, she dives into the town's local history alongside Bristal who also needs the…
Iris's ex-girlfriend Heather has been producing a podcast about the disappearance of Iris's sister, Stella. But just after dropping the final episode, Heather herself disappears causing Iris and her friends to launch an investigation into…
Beck and Vivian were never friends, but they did share a best friend in Cassandra Queen. After Cassandra's death at the hands of her golden boy ex-boyfriend, Beck and Vivian are left behind to pick up the pieces. Eventually, the girls are…
When protagonist Dee was just 7 years old, she witnessed the abduction of her friend Sibby. In the intervening 10 years, Sibby has never been found and Dee has been left alone to deal with the guilt and trauma of the event. She began a…
Despite being a self-proclaimed skeptic, Dare produces a podcast called Attachments that's all about paranormal investigations and spooky happenings. She travels to Arrington Estate, the site of a drowning 30 years ago that Dare assumes…
Frances lives two lives. By day she's a highly motivated high-achiever who wants nothing more than to succeed at Cambridge University. By night, she's obsessed with a fantasy podcast called Universe City and it's the best day of her life…
Sadie's world seems to end when her sister that she's pretty much raised herself is found dead. Driven by revenge, Sadie sets off to make her killer pay. Meanwhile, journalist West McCray, hears her story and becomes obsessed, eventually…
Protagonist Lee has been co-hosting a podcast called Artists in Love with her boyfriend. It's been going great... until he breaks up with her unexpectedly and she's forced to come to terms with a life that didn't go exactly as planned.…
The premise of this book begins with a true-crime podcast hosting a contest to find the remains of a serial killer in Cloudkiss Canyon. Many people, hopeful to find the remains and claim the prize, camp out in the canyon including Lucy who…
Protagonists and best friends Blair and Cameron start a true crime podcast centered on the mysterious disappearance of Clarissa from their rural town over twenty years ago. They dig into small-town secrets and uncover a lot of dirt on…
Anna comes into Herron Mills for a summer nanny job and finds herself in the middle of a mystery concerning the disappearance of Zoe Spanos. Due to their uncanny resemblance and strange connection, Anna is immediately sucked into Zoe's…
