Tue, 27 June 2017
Sara Goodman, editorial director for Wednesday Books, a new imprint from St. Martin’s Press featuring crossover, coming-of-age stories. She talks about finding a career in publishing in spite of herself, getting up at 5 a.m. to read, and the never-ending hunt for voice.
Sara Goodman Show Notes Peter Halley (artist) Christopher Schelling (agent with Selectric Artists) Courtney Summers (listen to her First Draft interview here) Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher Twilight by Stephenie Meyer The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Carry On by Rainbow Rowell The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach Olga Grlic (book designer) I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin Everything Must Go by Jenny Fran Davis I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Jim Tierney, designer of the new cover for I Capture the Castle Summer Days and Summer Nights anthology edited by Stephanie Perkins My True Love Gave to Me anthology edited by Stephanie Perkins Jenny Han (listen to her First Draft interview here) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee House of Night series by P.C. Cast Sun Warrior and Moon Chosen by P.C. Cast Hidden Kingdom by Amanda Hocking Not Now Not Ever by Lily Anderson Julie Buxbuam’s launch party for WHAT TO SAY NEXT at the Barnes & Noble at The Grove! Because You Love To Hate Me release event at The Grove Pre-order Because You Love to Hate Me: Amazon | IndieBound |Barnes & Noble | Book Depository |
Wed, 21 June 2017
A lovely conversation with Jennifer E. Smith, author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, The Geography of You and Me, and Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between, and her most recent novel, Windfall. She talks about the teacher who made all the difference, and some key questions, like: are we all always writing the same story? And can you be an optimist and believe in fate?
Jennifer E Smith Show Notes The Babysitters’ Club by Ann M. Martin Saddle Club by Bonnie Bryant Black Stallion by Walter Farley Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Amanda "Blinky" Urban at ICM (agent) The Keep by Jennifer Eagan The Lay of the Land by Richard Ford Jennifer Joel (Jenn’s agent) Looking for Alaska by John Green Emily Meehan (editor) What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty The Privileges by Jonathan Dee The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Maurene Goo (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) Sliding Doors (movie) Julie Buxbaum (listen to her First Draft interview here) |
Tue, 13 June 2017
More lightning-round interviews with authors at the Los Angeles Festival of Books, BookExpo America, and BookCon festivals, including: Brandy Colbert; David Connis; Dhonielle Clayton; E. Katherine Kottaras; Holly Black; Jennifer E. Smith; Jessica Morgan; Kiersten White; Karuna Riazi; Laini Taylor; Maggie Stiefvater; Maurene Goo; Morgan Matson; Nic Stone; Renee Ahdieh; Robin Benway; Samantha Mabry; Soman Chainani; Susan Dennard; Victoria Aveyard; and Zan Romanoff. LATFoB/BEA/BookCon Minisode Show Notes Brandy Colbert (listen to her First Draft interview here), author of Pointe and the forthcoming Little and Lion) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas David Connis, author of the forthcoming The Temptation of Adam
Dhonielle Clayton, co-author of the Tiny, Pretty Things series and author of the forthcoming The Belles (listen to her First Draft interview here, or read the transcript) E. Katherine Kottaras, author of How to Be Brave and The Best Possible Answer The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera (listen to her First Draft interview here, or read the transcript here) Holly Black, author of The Coldest Girl in Coldtown and the forthcoming The Cruel Prince Jane Yolen, SFF writer Jennifer E. Smith, author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, among many others!, and her newest book, Windfall, out now! (Her First Draft interview coming soon!) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Jessica Morgan, co-author of Spoiled, Messy, and The Royal We (Listen to her First Draft interview [with co-writer Heather Cocks] here) Kiersten White, author of the And I Darken series and the forthcoming middle grade Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales (and so much more) (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Karuna Riazi, author of The Gauntlet Ellen Oh, author of The Dragon King chronicles and the forthcoming Spirit Hunters (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Laini Taylor, author of Strange the Dreamer and the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series (among other things!) Maggie Stiefvater, author of the forthcoming All The Crooked Saints, the Raven Boys series, Scorpio Races, and more Jonathan Strange and Mr. Morrell by Susanna Clarke Maurene Goo, author of Since You Asked and the recently-released I Believe in a Thing Called Love (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here!) Morgan Matson, author of Amy & Roger's Epic Detour, Since You've Been Gone, and The Unexpected Everything (listen to her First Draft interview here) Nic Stone, author of Dear Martin Renee Ahdieh, author of The Wrath and the Dawn and her newest book, Flame in the Mist (listen to her First Draft interview here) Robin Benway, author of Audrey, Wait!, Emmy and Oliver, and the forthcoming Far From the Tree (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Emery Lord and her first book, Open Road Summer Samantha Mabry, author of A Fierce and Subtle Poison and the forthcoming All the Wind in the World (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Soman Chainani, author of The School for Good or Evil series Susan Dennard, author of the Something Strange and Deadly series, the Witchland series, and contributor to the forthcoming Because You Love to Hate Me anthology Jurassic Park (movie) (and book by Michael Crichton) Victoria Aveyard, author of the Red Queen series (listen to her First Draft interview here) Kaz and Inej from Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom series Zan Romanoff, author of A Song to Take the World Apart and Grace and the Fever (listen to her First Draft interview here, or read the transcript here) Battlestar Galactica (TV show) Julie Buxbaum, author of Tell Me Three Things, and the forthcoming What to Say Next (listen to her First Draft interview here)
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Tue, 30 May 2017
Maurene Goo, author of I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE (out today!) on putting being an author on hold, writing the food tour of Los Angeles, and the 30-minute sprints that saved her deadline.
Maurene Goo 2.0 Show Notes Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation (TV show) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl Save the Cat by Blake Snyder Since You Asked by Maurene Goo Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV show) Renee Ahdieh (listen to her First Draft interview here) Stephanie Kuehn (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Amy Spalding (listen to her First Draft interview here) Sparky by Jenny Ofill and Chris Appelhans A Greyhound, a Groundhog by Emily Jenkins and Chris Appelhans Tahereh Mafi (listen to her First Draft interview here, or read the transcript) The Underground Railroad by Colston Whitehead Elizabeth Clark (cover designer for IBIATCL) Jenny Han (listen to her First Draft interview here, or read the transcript) Morgan Matson (listen to her First Draft interview here) The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood |
Mon, 22 May 2017
Kayla Olson, debut author of THE SANDCASTLE EMPIRE, out June 6, on writing secret songs in middle school, hearing the rhythm of books, words as a puzzle, writing to the same thunderstorm for years and years, and the closest she ever came to quitting.
Kayla Olson Show Notes Sara Zarr’s episode of First Draft The Babysitter’s Club by Ann M. Martin Full House (TV show) Fuller House (TV show) Patty Griffin (musician) Sandra McCraken (musician) NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) LOST (TV show) Story Engineering and Tips for Writing Your Novel with Larry Brooks (video) Story Engineering by Larry Brooks The War of Art by Steven Pressfield |
Mon, 15 May 2017
Sandhya Menon, debut author of WHEN DIMPLE MET RISHI (out May 30 and available for pre-order now!) talks up libraries that run on guilt, candy bar scenes, and what to do when you hit a major slump.
Sandhya Menon Show Notes Lilliam Rivera (listen to her First Draft interview here, and get the transcript here) The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Ruebén Martinez, winner of the LA Times Festival of Books' 2017 Innovator Award "Candy Bar Scenes" idea by Holly Lisle Jenny Han (listen to her First Draft interview here, and get the transcript here) Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sofie Kinsella Morgan Matson (listen to her First Draft interview here, and get the transcript here) |
Tue, 9 May 2017
Renée Ahdieh, New York Times best-selling author of The Wrath and the Dawn series, and whose new series kicks off with the release of Flame in the Mist, out May 16, joins me to talk about straddling two worlds poorly, finding the music in language, fearless internet personas, id books, and publishing as a ‘pride-swallowing siege.’ (Plus, a cameo from Sarah Nicole Lemon, author of Done Dirt Cheap!)
Renee Ahdieh Show Notes Sheherazade Op. 35, a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov The Story of Doctor Doolittle by Hugh Lofting Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene Star Wars score by John Williams Gustav Holst’s The Planets The Imperial March by John Williams Mars, Bringer of War by Gustav Holst Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better,featured in Annie, Get Your Gun Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon The 30-second bit of "Blue Moon" by Beck, which I wanted to write a book about "S&M" by Metallica "The Black Album" by Metallica The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Fielding The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Twilight by Stephenie Meyer The Babysitter’s Club by Ann M. Martin The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice Crime and Punishment by Fydor Dostoyevsky Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez Get Out (movie) 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher (and the Netflix Show) The Arabian Nights translated by Husain Haddawy The Song of the Lioness series by Tamara Pierce Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare Mulan (movie) A Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi |
Mon, 24 April 2017
Courtney Summers - author of SOME GIRLS ARE, CRACKED UP TO BE, ALL THE RAGE, and more - breaks down getting published with her spite novel, consistently wanting it all, writing a book that fits around a feeling, and never really moving on from her books.
Courtney Summers Show Notes The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch The Babysitter’s Club by Ann M. Martin Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews She’s All That (movie) “Right About Now” by Fatboy Slim Competency Quadrant (Four Stages of Competency) The Chocolate War by Robert Cromier Left 4 Dead (video game) Night of the Living Dead (movie) The Passage by Justin Cronin World War Z (movie) Shaun of the Dead (movie) The Walking Dead (TV show) The OA (Netflix series) Alan Wake (video game) Star Trek Beyond (movie) How Did This Get Made (podcast) Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Harvard Business Journal, “Who’s Got the Monkey?” |
Mon, 17 April 2017
Join me for a second go-round with Margaret Stohl, New York Times best-selling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures series and the YA adaptations of Marvel's Black Widow, whose most recent novel, Royce Rolls, is out now! We discuss writing this book as a joke, the Kardashians as a delivery system, the reverse-outlining method, and overcoming inherited ways of thinking.
Margaret Stohl 2.0 Show Notes “Los Angeles I’m Yours” by The Decemberists new Zelda, Breath of the Wild Arden Rose (listen to her First Draft interview here)
Little House on the Prairie (TV show) Alyson Hannigan, Willow from Buffy Emily Meehan, associate editor Marvel Libba Bray (listen to her First Draft interviews here: Part 1, and Part 2)
Cats vs. Robots: This Is War Katherine Tegan at Harper Collins Veronica Roth (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here!)
VEEP (TV show) House of Cards (TV show) Because You Love to Hate Me, edited by Ameriie |
Tue, 11 April 2017
Listen to YA superstar Sara Zarr (whose newest novel, GEM & DIXIE, is out now!) talk about the first time she encountered “smart” as an epithet, getting career advice from Chris Crutcher, and very nearly giving up on writing altogether.
Sara Zarr Show Notes This Creative Life, Sara’s podcast series Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Lord of the Flies by William Golding The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier A Separate Peace by John Knowles
We Need Diverse Books internship program
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson This Creative Life with Scott Derrickson
This Creative Life with Gayle Forman This Creative Life with Sarah Dessen Kevin Bacon (actor) A Simple Plan (movie) Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
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