Tue, 8 September 2015
Nicola Yoon, debut author of EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, talks about her secret foosball skills, the mix tape that won her husband over, and the 4 AM fish that turned her book into an unusual story.
Nicola Yoon Show Notes Nicola Yoon’s one-sentence story on The Butter by Roxanne Gay Life is Strange (video game) Final Fantasy (video game) ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins Wendy Wunder, THE PROBABILITY OF MIRACLES Charlotte Huang FOR THE RECORD Veronica Roth, her First Draft Podcast Harold and Kumar (movie) Before Sunrise (movie) |
Thu, 20 August 2015
Take a siesta with fast-talking goofball C. Alexander London, author of new middle grade series THE WILD ONES, talk diverse sci-fi with smooth-talker Alex London, and even get a glimpse of the elusive non-fiction writer Charles London in the first interview with a built-in drinking game! Also: adorable dog noises. C Alexander London Show Notes IT by Stephen King REDWALL by Brian Jacques Anna Freud child psychologist Robert Coles child psychiatrist at Harvard THE LITTLE PRINCE by Antoine de Saint-Exupery ONE DAY THE SOLDIERS CAME by Charles London Walter Lord A NIGHT TO REMEMBER and DAY OF INFAMY Blood Diamond (movie) Upton Sinclair THE JUNGLE Truman National Security Fellowship ENDER’S GAME by Orson Scott Card (and his homophobia) GIOVANNI’S ROOM by James Baldwin THE GREAT GREENE HEIST by Varian Johnson THE YOUNG ELITES by Marie Lu Tim Federhle BETTER NATE THAN EVER GRACEFULLY GRAYSON by Ami Polonsky |
Thu, 13 August 2015
In which I refer to the trajectory of the life of Adi Alsaid, author of LET’S GET LOST and NEVER, ALWAYS, SOMETIMES as his “plot line,” we discuss the power of imaginary places, and he answers my hundreds of questions about being trilingual. Enjoy! Adi Alsaid Show Notes ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson Emilia Rhodes with Alloy Entertainment She’s All That (movie) THE STRANGE AND BEAUTIFUL SORROWS OF AVA LAVENDER by Leslye Walton SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA by Becky Albertali |
Tue, 4 August 2015
Little did I know when I met up with Brandy Colbert, author of POINTE and LITTLE AND LION, due out 2017, that I was meeting my future roommate and one of my best writing buddies. She's the cat's pajamas, and I hope you enjoy our convo as much as I did! Brandy Colbert Show Notes Clueless (movie) NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) CRACKED UP TO BE by Courtney Summers LIVING DEAD GIRL by Elizabeth Scott Center Stage (movie) Brandy’s post on Nova Ren Suma’s blog about the book of her heart I Know My First Name Is Steven (movie) ZZ Packer DRINKING COFFEE ELSEWHERE Colson Whitehead SAG HARBOR Judy Blume’s IGGIE’S HOUSE |
Tue, 28 July 2015
Drink 'em if you got 'em: Join me and Sarah McCarry (aka The Rejectionist), author of ALL OUR PRETTY SONGS, DIRTY WINGS, and the third book in the trilogy, ABOUT A GIRL, as we talk about mosh pits, the gift of anonymity, and waiting for the end of the world in a temperate rain forest. HEADS UP -- this interview has significant background noise, so I'm providing a transcript of our entire conversation (even more than appears in the audio episode)!
Sarah McCarry Show Notes HARRIET THE SPY by Louise Fitzhugh THE SECRET HISTORY by Donna Tartt TAM LIN by Pamela Dean Sara Goodman at St Martin’s THE INTERN (aka Hilary T Smith, listen to her First Draft interview here) Nathan Bransford’s blog Francesca Lia Block WEETZIE BAT Gift (movie) Jane’s Addiction (band) GIRL WALKING BACKWARDS by Bett Williams TRIBES OF PALOS VERDES by Joy Nicholson Sarah Hannah Gomez, Sumayyah Daud (her First Draft interview), Kaye
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Wed, 22 July 2015
Nina LaCour, author of Morris Award nominated HOLD STILL, THE DISENCHANTMENTS, and EVERYTHING LEADS TO YOU, is a freaking delight. Join us as we discuss west coast travels, novels springing from one beautiful sentence, and Nina’s story about a school visit that makes me cry every time I hear it.
Nina LaCour Show Notes John Green LOOKING FOR ALASKA SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson FAT KID RULES THE WORLD by K.L. Going THE FIRST PART LAST by Angela Johnson FOREVER by Judy Blume Zoetrope All Story fiction contest National Center for Lesbian Rights Like Crazy (movie)
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Tue, 30 June 2015
Apply SPF 70 and get into the shade with me and John Corey Whaley, author of Printz and Morris award-winning WHERE THINGS COME BACK and National Book Award finalist for NOGGIN, while we talk about vague endings in teenage stories, the magic of librarians, and when books just don’t work. John Corey Whaley Show Notes Jessica Love, and her First Draft interview THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER by Stephen Chbosky THE CATCHER IN THE RYE by J.D. Salinger ALLEGIANT by Veronica Roth (her First Draft podcast interview) SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut Holly Goldberg Sloan COUNTING BY SEVENS |
Wed, 24 June 2015
Imagine you’re watching a sherbet-colored sunset in the Hollywood hills while enjoying avocado toast with Anna Carey, author of the EVE trilogy and DEADFALL, the sequel to BLACKBIRD, out now! Anna Carey Show Notes The Sackett Street Writer's Workshops 826NYC & the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store Etsy print of It Doesn’t Have to be Perfect, it Just Has to Exist, by Gemma Flack THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING by Jonathan Safran Foer Alison Cherry FOR REAL (her First Draft interview) Stephen King ON WRITING Ransom Riggs, Gretchen McNeil, Katie Alender NIGHT CIRCUS by Erin Morgenstern
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Tue, 16 June 2015
Find a spot to sit in the sun and enjoy my conversation with the lovely Robin Benway, author of AUDREY, WAIT!, THE EXTRAORDINARY SECRETS OF APRIL, MAY & JUNE, the ALSO KNOWN AS series, and EMMY AND OLIVER, out now!
Robin Benway Show Notes Rob Roberge, author and teacher at UCLA extension Book Soup in West Hollywood, CA David Leviathan THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER by Stephen Chbosky My So-Called Life (TV Show) Freaks and Geeks (TV Show) Rachel Cohn, author of YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME and others, and co-author of DASH AND LILY'S BOOK OF DARES Rooney’s “I’m a Terrible Person” (song) Velvet Underground, Joni Mitchell, Lou Reed, The Smiths, Suede Ally Carter (Heist Society series) Article with Joss Whedon (inspiration for Firefly) Stephanie Perkins ISLA AND THE HAPPILY EVER AFTER John Green THE FAULT IN OUR STARS |
Tue, 9 June 2015
Holy Harry Potter superfans, it’s Adam Silvera! He calls himself tall for no reason, but I think the reason is he is solidly 6 foot something worth of awesome. Grab a comfy chair and enjoy my delightful chat with the debut author of MORE HAPPY THAN NOT about his self-made MFA, reppin’ the Bronx, and the theme of choice in all our lives. Adam Silvera Show Notes Charmed (TV show) Supernatural (TV show) SCORPIO RACES by Maggie Stiefvater Brooks Sherman, Adam’s agent Hannah Ferguson, literary agent WINGER by Andrew Smith NOGGIN by John Corey Whaley ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE by Benjamin Alire Saenz SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIEN AGENDA by Becky Albertalli ELEANOR AND PARK by Rainbow Rowell MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES by Jasmine Warga THE BLUEST EYE by Toni Morrison Joseph Delaney THE LAST APPRENTICE Heidi Schulz HOOK’S REVENGE THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster THE WIZARD OF OZ by L. Frank Baum Courtney C. Stevens FAKING NORMAL
Julie Murphy SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY |
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