Tue, 4 April 2017
Hang with me and YouTube star, actress, and debut author Arden Rose (ALMOST ADULTING is out now!) about the sometimes insidious nature of the beauty industry, things we wish we could tell our younger selves, the scourge of tribalism, and more! Arden Rose Show Notes Let’s Learn Japanese (TV show) Redwall by Brian Jacques The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Eragon by Christopher Paolini TED talk with former member of the Westboro Baptist, Megan Phelps-Roper "The Most Hated Family in America," the Westboro Baptist documentaries by Louis Theroux
Bossypants by Tina Fey Yes Please by Amy Poehler
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Thu, 30 March 2017
Kayla Cagan, whose debut novel PIPER PERISH is out now, on fighting the green monster, the ultimatum that led to her first book deal, and how she wrote a book one day at a time (30 minutes a day).
Kayla Cagan Show Notes Leave it to Beaver (TV show) Dukes of Hazard (TV show) The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams Stephen F Austin State University Samuel Beckett (playwright) The Baltimore Waltz by Paula Vogel The Zoo Story by Edward Albee Marsha Norman (playwright) David Lindsay-Abaire (playwright) David Auburn (playwright) Robert Hass (poet) Maria Ines Gul (illustrator)
John Cusick at Fiolio (literary agent)
Writing as a Way of Healing by Louise DeSalvo On Writing by Stephen King Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg |
Tue, 21 March 2017
The 100th episode of the First Draft podcast—wow!! Several of the amazing authors who attended the North Texas Teen Book Festival answer lightning-round questions from listeners! Continue to support the podcast and help it grow by subscribing on iTunes (and leaving a rating or review!), following it on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, signing up for the newsletter, and spreading the word about First Draft using the hashtag #TryPod! Thank you so, so, so much for listening <3
North Texas Teen Book Festival Show Notes R. L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps series Victoria Aveyard, author of the Red Queen series. The most recent book in the series, King’s Cage, is out now! (listen to her full First Draft interview here!) Maurene Goo, author of Since You Asked and the forthcoming K-Drama rom-com, I Believe In A Thing Called Love, out May 30! (listen to her full First Draft interview here!) Kate Hart, author of After the Fall. (listen to her full First Draft interview here!) Veronica Roth, author of the Divergent series and Carve the Mark. (listen to her most recent full First Draft interview here... and the first one, here!) Samantha Mabry, author of A Fierce and Subtle Poison and All The Wind In The World, out October 10! (listen to her full First Draft interview here!) Maggie Stiefvater, author of The Raven Cycle series, Scorpio Races, and the Shiver series Stephanie Perkins, author of Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door, and Isla and the Happily Ever After, and Summer Days and Summer Nights, as well as the forthcoming There’s Someone Inside Your House due out Sept. 17! Renée Watson, author of Piecing Me Together, This Side of Home, What Momma Left Me and more, and founder of the I, Too, Arts Collective (listen to her full First Draft interview here!) Kirsten Hubbard, author of Watch the Sky, Race the Night, Wanderlove, and Like Mandarin. Brendan Reichs, author of Nemesis, out today! Jennifer E Smith, author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight and the forthcoming Windfall, due May 2! Nina LaCour, author of We Are Okay, The Disenchantments, Everything Leads to You, and more. (listen to her full First Draft interview here!) Sara Shepard, author of The Amateurs series and the Pretty Little Liars series Kiersten White, author of And I Darken, Paranormalcy and so many others! (listen to her full First Draft interview here!) Christina Soontornvat author of The Changelings and the forthcoming The Ramble Shamble Children, due in 2018! Adam Gidwitz, author of A Tale Dark & Grimm and So You Want To Be A Jedi? Julie Buxbaum, author of Tell Me Three Things and the forthcoming What To Say Next, due July 11! (Listen to her full First Draft interview here!) Claire Legrand, author of Some Kind of Happiness, Foxheart, and the forthcoming Ashborn, due in 2018! (listen to her full First Draft interview here!)
Direct download: North_Texas_Teen_Book_Festival_2017.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 10:19am PDT |
Tue, 14 March 2017
Get a hot weather beverage and relax on a porch with me and Sarah Nicole Lemon, whose debut novel DONE DIRT CHEAP (out now!) talks about being a 14-year-old high school junior, writing books in secret, motorcycle clubs, and Appalachian female revenge. Sarah Nicole Lemon Show Notes The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Barbara Poelle (literary agent) Holly Root (literary agent) Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Sons of Anarchy (TV show) Better Call Saul (TV show) |
Tue, 7 March 2017
A special co-episode with Sara from Adventures in YA where we talk about the podcasting process. Sara and I discuss our equipment, software, workflow, and promo processes, and touch a bit on feeling like we’re shouting into the void, and also tips for moderating at book festivals and other events.
Adventures in Podcasting Show Notes The North Texas Teen Book Festival Adventures with Words (podcast) Kate and Rob's off-shoot British YA show (podcast) This Creative Life with Sara Zarr Behringer Q1202USB 12-Channel Mixer Behringer Microamp Ha400 Ultra-Compact 4-Channel Stereo Headphone Amplifier Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone How to Start a Podcast – A Step-By-Step Podcasting Tutorial Interview with NPR’s chief sound engineer Elise Gets Crafty (podcast)
Direct download: Special_Ep_Adventures_in_Podcasting.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 4:52pm PDT |
Tue, 28 February 2017
Lilliam Rivera (whose debut young adult novel THE EDUCATION OF MARGOT SANCHEZ, is out now!) shares her first memories of walking to the library, talks about interning at Rolling Stone, the theatricality of funerals, and who wear masks (and why). Lilliam Rivera Show Notes DROWN by Junot Diaz The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz “Between Going and Staying” by Lilliam Rivera (an interview with Lilliam about the short story here) Laila Lalami Pulitzer Prize-nominated Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
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Mon, 20 February 2017
The super-savvy, super-smart author Renée Watson (her most recent young adult novel, PIECING ME TOGETHER, is out now!) and founder of the I, Too Arts Collective, talks taking herself seriously as a writer from a young age, creative therapy for young people, and finding people who are about something.
Renée Watson Show Notes An article about Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian student killed by three neo-Nazis in Portland. Richard Scarry's Bedtime Stories BEEZUS AND RAMONA by Beverly Cleary Lucille Clifton (poet) Gwendolyn Brooks (poet)
A PLACE WHERE HURRICANES HAPPEN by Renée Watson
THIS SIDE OF HOME by Renée Watson
WHAT MOMMA LEFT ME by Renée Watson Community-Work Project (NYC education organization) DreamYard (NYC education organization) Christian Robinson, illustrator Langston Hughes, “I, Too”
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Mon, 13 February 2017
Let’s break it down with Sarah Jae-Jones, debut author of WINTERSONG, podcaster at large with the PubCrawl Podcast, and former editor at St. Martin’s Press, as she talks about learning to write to avoid Korean school, the possible titles for her memoir on publishing, evil threshold magic, and the not-entirely-nice ways that publishing surprised her.
Sarah Jae-Jones Show Notes Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Pride and Prejudice (BBC miniseries) Goosebumps by R.L. Stine Kristin Nelson’s blog Pub Rants JJ’s podcast co-host, Kelly Van Sant Al Zukerman, chairman of Writer’s House |
Thu, 9 February 2017
The delightful Rhoda Belleza, debut author of EMPRESS OF A THOUSAND SKIES, on being a slow reader, hating dress codes, working with teens to develop professional skills, and magical trolls who hide things in your house.
Rhoda Belleza Show Notes My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV show) Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls The Babysitters Club by Anne M Martin Sanctuary Art Center in Seattle Planned Parenthood (donate here!) Mexican WhiteBoy by Matt de la Pena Tiffany Liao (editor at Razorbill) Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Erin Stein (head of Imprint)
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Wed, 25 January 2017
Hello from Veronica Roth’s tour in support of her new book, Carve the Mark! Veronica invited me to go with her on tour as emcee, and we take a break after one of our shows to talk about entering an alternate dimension in the Atlanta airport, amazing bookstore dogs, and when we first learned the power of language. Veronica Roth minisode Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth “Depression Beard” from Supernatural Binti by Nnedi Okorafor Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza After the Fall by Kate Hart Donate to RAINN in honor of After the Fall! Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake (and its sequel One Dark Throne) How To Break A Boy by Laurie Devore |
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