Tue, 24 February 2015
Imagine yourself in sunny San Diego as Stephanie Diaz, author of EXTRACTION and its sequel, REBELLION, out February 10, talks about moving from film to books, querying before high school, and the scary reality of moving cross-country. Stephanie Diaz Show Notes THE EGYPT GAME by Zilpha Keatley Snyder HIS DARK MATERIALS by Phillip Pullman IF I STAY and WHERE SHE WENT by Gayle Forman Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner THIS SHATTERED WORLD, and its sequel, THESE BROKEN STARS Firefly (TV show)
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Tue, 17 February 2015
Grab a seat poolside with Erin Jade Lange, author of BUTTER, DEAD ENDS, and the forthcoming REBEL BULLY GEEK PARIAH, as she talks about abandoning the Midwest, the lasting impacts of bullying, and her personal vendetta against "Larry" McAfee. Erin Jade Lange Show Notes Dark Heart (from Care Bears) WINTERGIRLS by Laurie Halse Anderson Ilsa Bick (ASHES)
Gemma Burgess (agent) |
Thu, 12 February 2015
Have a sunny afternoon coffee with me and Victoria Aveyard, debut author of RED QUEEN (out Feb. 10!), as we discuss the Venn diagram of her screenwriting and author careers, why Hollywood won’t make the next Star Wars without novelists, and Pokemon (obviously)! Victoria Aveyard Show Notes FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY by E.L. James WOOL by Hugh Howey Suzie Townsend, Pouya Shahbazian, and Joanna Volpe of New Leaf Literary Gennifer Hutchison, screenwriter for THE RED QUEEN Looper (film) |
Tue, 27 January 2015
Take a champagne break as I chat with Megan Shepherd, author of A COLD LEGACY, the final installment of THE MADMAN’S DAUGHTER series (out Jan. 27), about the magic of Asheville, Jack versus Sawyer, and the allure of historical fantasy over mimosas! Megan Shepherd Show Notes Blog post of Megan’s YA book event at her parents’ book store STOLEN by Lucy Christopher Alvina Ling (Editor-in-Chief, Little, Brown) THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU by H.G. Wells THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE by Robert Louis Stevenson FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley FEAR STREET by R.L. Stine THE CAGE, the first book in Megan’s next series, out May 26! The Chocolate Lounge in Asheville |
Tue, 20 January 2015
I was in nerd heaven chatting with Margaret Stohl, co-author of the New York Times best-selling BEAUTIFUL CREATURES series, author of ICONS and IDOLS, and hard at work at the YA novel based on Marvel’s Black Widow. The frenetic energy of an evil genius, and the degrees to match, Margie talked about her experiences being the only girl in the room for her years running a video game company, always checking wardrobes for Narnia, and the origin of YALLFest/YALLWest. Margaret Stohl Show Notes Jeffrey Wright (actor) William Wordsworth, Clark Coolidge Ron Howard (actor/director) Zork: Nemesis, Zork: Grand Inquisitor (video games) THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE C.S. Lewis THE DARK IS RISING by Susan Cooper Apocalypse (video game) CHILDHOOD’S END by Arthur C. Clarke Ned Vizzini (his obituary) HARRY BOSCH series by Michael Conneley Jonathan Sanchez, Blue Bicycle Books
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Tue, 13 January 2015
YA author Julie Murphy, who wrote SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY and has a new book, DUMPLIN’, coming out this year from Balzer + Bray, meets me in Texas to talk epic homecoming mums, unlikeable characters, and how she thought Twilight was a boy band. Julie Murphy Show Notes ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins Drop Dead Gorgeous (film) TITHE by Holly Black WICKED LOVELY by Melissa Marr Kristin Travenio (Irving County Library YA librarian) Blue Valentine (film) “Jolene” by Dolly Parton
Alessandra Balzer at Balzer + Bray |
Tue, 6 January 2015
Katie Coyle, debut author of VIVIAN APPLE AT THE END OF THE WORLD, talks about how Thorin Oakenshield taught her she wasn’t cut out to act, writing ghosts and magic into her hometown, and how Neil Gaiman gave her her big break.
Katie Coyle Show Notes Katie’s wedding picture in which she and her friend re-enact THE HOBBIT PRETTY MONSTERS by Kelly Link The Young Writer’s Prize by Hot Key Press Cathy Day, represented by Sarah Burnes, professor at Pitt Rachel Fershleiser of Tumblr THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF FRANK LANDAU BANKS by E Lockhart Tavi from Rookie I CAPTURE THE CASTLE by Dodie Smith |