Thu, 12 October 2017
Robin Benway, author of National Book Award for Young People’s Literature finalist Far From the Tree—as well as Audrey, Wait! and Emmy & Oliver, among others—returns to the podcast this week to talk about wondering if she was still an author, having Big Feelings about publishing careers, and gets in a sweet feminist rant.
Robin Benway Show Notes The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory Susan Dennard, author of the NYTimes best-selling Truthwitch series, as well as the Something Strange and Deadly series Susan's writing advice newsletter, Misfits & Daydreamers (sign up now!) Listen to Robin’s first First Draft interview here Kristen Pettit (editor at Harper Collins) “Cosmic Love” by Florence and the Machine
The e-mail Robin sent to her editor with the idea for Far From the Tree Gretchen McNeill (listen to her First Draft interview here)
Maurene Goo (listen to her First Draft episodes here and here) Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert (listen to her First Draft interview here) Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation Elana Arnold (listen to her First Draft interview here) Felicity (TV show) |
Fri, 6 October 2017
Dan Santat, Caldecott Award-winning author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, talks about his newest picture book, After the Fall, an immigrant kid learning about Santa Claus, writing books that reveal other people’s stories, how much anxiety sucks, and the different ways he is interpreting Asian identity in his work.
Dan Santat Show Notes Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore Connie Hsu (editor at Roaring Brook; read an interview with Connie and Dan here) Garfield (comic) Lion King (movie) The ArtCenter College of Design
SCBWI, The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Arthur A. Levine, children's book author, editor, and publisher Maya (software) Akira (manga comic) written and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo Appleseed (manga comic) written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow Sidekicks by Dan Santat The Guild of Geniuses by Dan Santat
Chip Kidd, graphic designer best known for his book covers Oh No, Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World, written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Dan Santat Three Ninja Pigs written by Corey Rosen Schwartz and illustrated by Dan Santat Crankenstein written by Samantha Berger and illustrated by Dan Santat Carnivores written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Dan Santat Beekle Are We There Yet? written and illustrated by Dan Santat American Born Chinese written and illustrated by Gene Luen Yang Raina Telgemeire, graphic novel memoirist (Smile, among others) Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris Drawn Together written by Minh Lê and illustrated by Dan Santat Luc Besson (director) Valerian (comic) by Pierre Christin The Fifth Element (movie) Snowpiercer (movie) The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Stranger Things (TV show) Marshall Arisman, Chair, MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department, School of Visual Arts; illustrator; painter |
Tue, 26 September 2017
Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin, New York Times best-selling co-authors of I Hate Everyone But You, talk about the dangers of walking and reading, differentiating character from author, what REALLY makes readers uncomfortable, and writing a friendship rom-com.
Gaby Dunn & Allison Raskin Show Notes Modern Tarot by Michelle Tea The Waterboy (movie) Carrie by Stephen King "The Price of Nice Nails," the New York Times feature story about nail salons
Robert Rodriguez (director and producer) Quentin Tarantino (director and writer) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Issa Rae (actress, writer, producer) Desperate Housewives (TV show) Friday Night Lights (TV show) Victoria Aveyard (listen to her First Draft interview here) District 9 (movie) Atlanta (TV show) Living Single (TV show) "The Ascendancy of the 'Awkward Older Sister,'" from The Atlantic Insecure (TV show) Part of Me, the Katy Perry documentary Summer in the City (song) The animated .gif about ladies supporting ladies Shine Theory by Anne Friedman Call Your Girlfriend podcast |
Tue, 19 September 2017
Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of the LEGEND and the YOUNG ELITES series, talks about her newest book, WARCROSS as well as BATMAN: NIGHTWALKER and the forthcoming KINGDOM OF BACK. Marie chats about the lag between the eternal optimism of tech and moral questioning of its powers, how writing about evil characters was almost too much for her, and the responsibility of writing a real woman’s story.
Marie Lu 2.0 Show Notes Nice Try, Jane Sinner by Lianne Oelke Marie Lu’s first First Draft interview Zelda (video game) Tahereh Mafi (listen to her First Draft episode here or read the transcript here) Assassin’s Creed (video game) Street Fighter (video game) Mortal Kombat (video game) World of Warcraft (video game) Overwatch (video game) Battlefield (video game) Call of Duty (video game) Pokémon Go (video game) Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu Leigh Bardugo (listen to her First Draft interview here) Batman (animated series) Darkwing Duck (animated series) The Dark Knight (movie) The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu Mozart’s sister, Maria Anna Mozart Amadeus (movie) Pan’s Labyrinth (movie) Hamilton (musical) Renee Ahdieh (listen to her First Draft interview here) |
Tue, 12 September 2017
Emily Ziff Griffin, debut author of LIGHT YEARS, talks about her childhood dream of being a dancing lawyer, gifs and art semiotics, the unquantifiable fairy dust that makes some art transcend, and how teenagers experience time differently.
Emily Ziff Griffin Show Notes
The Creative Fire by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, including her thoughts on creativity and the myth of Persephone Frozen (movie) Moana (movie) Wonder Woman (movie) Study about emojis and linguists Virginia Heffernan, journalist and writer Wet Hot American Summer (movie) Capote (movie)
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Wed, 6 September 2017
Sabaa Tahir, NY Times bestselling author of the An Ember in the Ashes series, shares spooky happenings in the desert hometown, waxes poetic about good journalistic writing, and talks giving suffering children a happy ending in her books, being an eight-year overnight success, and writing books in elbows of time.
Sabaa Tahir Show Notes The Shannara series by Terry Brooks Dragon Riders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey Ansel Adams (photographer) Stranger Things (TV show) Seven Daughters and Seven Suns by Barbara Cohen and Bahija Lovejoy The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy "Living a Half-Life While Waiting for Those Lost," the Washington Post story about women in Kashmir Image of Liberian child soldier wearing a teddy bear backpack, Georges Gobet/Getty Images Margaret Stohl (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) George R. R. Martin “gardener or architect” All the President’s Men (film) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi My Left Foot (movie) |
Tue, 15 August 2017
Jeramey Kraatz, author of middle grade series The Cloak Society and Space Runners, on how superhero cartoons got him into reading, writing hamster stories as birthday presents, the difference between middle grade and young adult, and being more productive with a full-time job.
Jeramey Kraatz Show Notes Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes X Men (cartoon TV series) Batman (cartoon TV series) The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson Powerless by Tera Lynn Childs Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud The Southern Festival of Books
Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling The Incredibles (movie) My Hero Academia (anime series) Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Mad Max: Fury Road (movie) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (movie)
George by Alex Gino (MG book) Alex London (a.k.a. C.A. London - listen to his First Draft interview here) |
Wed, 2 August 2017
Lauren Strasnick, author of 16 Ways to Break a Heart (out now!) and Then You Were Gone, Nothing Like You, and Her and Me and You, talks about gift wrapping her young adults books out of embarrassment, admitting to being “so deeply lazy,” envying actors, and writers as gremlins. Lauren Strasnick Show Notes Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block Deenie by Judy Blume Forever... by Judy Blume The Sweet Valley High series by Francine Pascal Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews Party of Five (TV show) Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld Twins by Marcy Dermansky Rachel Fershleiser (listen to her First Draft interview here) This is the Reason You’ll Get Divorced (Actually "Why You'll Marry the Wrong Person," by Allain de Botton) in the New York Times Marilyn Friedman at Writing Pad Zan Romanoff (listen to her First Draft interview here) Link to The 2017 First Draft Listener Survey! Because You Love to Hate Me edited by Ameriie Renee Ahdieh (listen to her First Draft interview here) Nicola Yoon (listen to her First Draft interview here) Victoria Schwab (listen to her First Draft interview here) Adam Silvera (listen to his First Draft interview here) |
Wed, 26 July 2017
Catch up with Kara Thomas, author of Little Monsters (out July 25!), The Darkest Corners, and the Prep School Confidential series about leaning in to a dark personal place with her writing, solving the mystery of Law & Order in the last five minutes, the exploitation of “dramatic re-enactments,” and when stories evade our best-laid plans.
Kara Thomas Show Notes Prep School Confidential series by Kara Taylor (now Kara Thomas) Paradise Lost (documentary) Disappeared (TV series) Serial (podcast) The Jinx (documentary) The Keepers (documentary) My Favorite Murder (podcast) Sword and Scale (podcast) Mommy Dead and Dearest (documentary) Munchausen syndrome (Factitious disorder) Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene The Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich CLUE (board game) House (TV show) Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Wives with Knives (TV series) Making a Murderer (TV series) O.J.: Made in America, the Academy Award-winning O.J. Simpson documentary by Ezra Edelman American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson Zodiac (movie) Hidden Figures (movie) Josh Mankiewicz from Dateline Heaven is For Real by Todd Burpo The Craft (movie)
The Cheerleaders (Kara’s next book) The Daily Beast article about Dryden, NY
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Tue, 11 July 2017
Danielle Paige, New York Times best-selling author of the Dorothy Must Die and Stealing Snow series, on writing scripts for her Barbies, how the OJ trial cost her a career in soaps, and longing for rom-coms.
Danielle Paige Show Notes Matt Bomer (actor) Paul Wesley (actor) Hayden Panetierre (actor) Sweet Valley High by Francine Pascal Babysitters Club by Ann M. Martin Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin One Tree Hill (TV show) Grey’s Anatomy (TV show) Scandal (TV show) House of Cards (TV show) The Avengers (movie) Wonder Woman (movie) Wonder Woman (TV show) L. Frank Baum (author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) Frozen (movie) Cinder by Marissa Meyer What to Say Next by Julie Buxbaum and the event at The Grove on July 11 Because You Love To Hate Me - order it now! |
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