Tue, 18 December 2018
Sarah Dessen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of ONCE AND FOR ALL, JUST LISTEN, THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER and many more. Her newest novel, THE REST OF THE STORY, will come out in June 2019.
Sarah Dessen Show Notes Maurene Goo (listen to her First Draft interviews here, here, and here) Alexander London (listen to his First Draft interviews here and here) Doris Betts (writing teacher at UNC) A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler Lee Smith (author) Save the Date by Morgan Matson (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) Sarah Dessen’s 2013 blog post about pulling a book The Hilarious World of Depression podcast episode featuring NPR’s Linda Holmes Shakespeare in Love (movie) The Bustle article about Sarah Dessen’s tweet convo with JK Rowling |
Tue, 11 December 2018
Elana K. Arnold, author of YA books Damsel, What Girls Are Made Of, Infandous, and Middle Grade series A Boy Called Bat, and many more, talks about working until the book feels worthy, reusing structure, and uncovering a deep well of rage in her writing.
Elana K. Arnold Show Notes 2.0 Elana’s first First Draft interview His Dark Materials books by Philip Pullman Martha Brockenbrough, author of Unpresidented |
Tue, 4 December 2018
Nina LaCour, author of We Are Okay, winner of the 2018 Printz Award, and other contemporary YA titles like Everything Leads to You and Hold Still, joins me to talk about how she’s expanding her teaching role with The Slow Novel Lab, and an exciting new podcast venture called Keeping a Notebook.
Nina LaCour Show Notes Nina LaCour’s first First Draft interview Nina’s interview on Yin Chang’s podcast, 88 Cups of Tea The Castle of Otranto, a 1764 novel by Horace Walpole Frida Kahlo (Artist) Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour Keeping a Notebook (and the episode featuring Sarah Enni) “On Keeping a Notebook” by Joan Didion Sara Zarr’s podcast This Creative Life NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) Nina’s short story in the Foreshadow YA online YA anthology collection |
Tue, 27 November 2018
Peter Stone, debut author of THE PERFECT CANDIDATE, talks about his time in Washington (before the onset of the 24-hour news cycle), how interns run the world, and how writing a speech for his wife led him to finally try a novel.
Peter Stone Show Notes Watergate (for more, listen to Slow Burn Season 1) Monica Lewinsky (for more, listen to Slow Burn Season 2) The My Favorite Murder podcast episode about Chandra Levy’s death The Wilderness (by Crooked Media) Old Ebbitt Grill (bar in Washington, D.C.) The Beautiful Creatures series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) The Robert Mueller Investigation Whitewater (for more, listen to Slow Burn Season 2) Vince Foster (for more, listen to Slow Burn Season 2) House of Cards (TV show) Scandal (TV show) The Pelican Brief (movie) The Hunt for Red October (movie) Ben’s Chili Bowl (restaurant in D.C.) Tortilla Coast (restaurant in D.C.) |
Tue, 20 November 2018
Holly Black, Newberry Honoree and New York Times bestselling author of many things, including many series such as the SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES, THE CURSE WORKER, MAGISTERIUM, and her most recent series, FOLK OF THE AIR. The latest book in that series, THE WICKED KING, comes out January 8—the tour dates to support that book were just released on Hypable today! Holly Black Show Notes
Tony DiTerlizzi, her artist for Spiderwick Chronicles Faeries by Brian Froud and Alan Lee The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Interview With a Vampire by Anne Rice Kevin Lewis (editor, Simon & Schuster) Kiersten White (listen to her First Draft interview here) Dhonielle Clayton (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) |
Tue, 13 November 2018
Robin Talley—author of LIES WE TELL OURSELVES, WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND, AS I DESCENDED, OUR OWN PRIVATE UNIVERSE—talks about her newest novel, PULP. Robin shares insight about transitioning into being a full-time writer and stay-at-home mom, writing a Judy Blume book for queer girls, and writing books with her younger self in mind.
Robin Talley Show Notes Robin’s previous First Draft episode Simon Versus the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (listen to her First Draft episode here) Love, Simon (movie) Ann Bannon (famous lesbian pulp author) Spring Fire by Marijane Meeker The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith Carol (movie) All Out edited by Saundra Mitchell A Tyranny of Petticoats edited by Jessica Spotswood (listen to her First Draft episode here) |
Thu, 8 November 2018
Andy Weir, New York Times best-selling author of THE MARTIAN and his new stand-alone Sci-Fi novel, ARTEMIS. This interview is a live recording of the in-conversation I had with Andy for New York Comic Con. I loved hearing Andy talk about moon economies, managing anxiety, and how science makes his books living documents.
Andy Weir Show Notes The Martian (movie) Matt Damon playing Brett Kavanaugh on SNL Andy’s Business Insider article on the economy of a moon colony |
Tue, 6 November 2018
Bea and Leah Koch, two sisters who co-own The Ripped Bodice, the only brick and mortar bookstore in the U.S. to sell exclusively romance titles, who were named 2017 RWA Steffie Walker Booksellers of the Year by the Romance Writers of America and recently struck an overall deal with Sony Pictures. I loved what Bea and Leah had to say about being activist booksellers, retraining romance readers, and becoming advocates for representation and change in publishing.
Bea and Leah Koch, owners of The Ripped Bodice, Show Notes Women and Children First (bookstore in Illinois) Preeti Chhibber (of Scholastic) Word bookstore’s Romance Book Club Greenlight (bookstore in Brooklyn) Ashley C. Ford (author and editor running the Green Light romance book club) The Ripped Bodice State of Racial Diversity in Romance Publishing Report (2016 and 2017) (The New York Times artiicle detailing the report’s findings, “In Love With Romance Novels, But Not Their Lack of Diversity”) Vivian Stevens (editor of romance novels) Beverly Jenkins (romance author) RWA (Romance Writers Association)
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Tue, 30 October 2018
Tiffany D. Jackson—author of ALLEGEDLY, whose latest book, MONDAY’S NOT COMING, is out now! Her next book, LET ME HEAR A RHYME, is due out May 21, 2019!—talks about still considering herself a newbie writer, the allure of horror stories, and being honest about the emotions of publishing.
Tiffany Jackson Show Notes
There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins
Get Out (movie) |
Tue, 23 October 2018
Laini Taylor is a National Book Award finalist for Lips Touch Three Times, New York Times bestseller for the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, and Printz Honoree for Strange the Dreamer and its sequel, Muse of Nightmares, out now!
Laini Taylor Show Notes Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel Victoria Aveyard (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) Jim di Bartolo, illustrator and Laini’s husband Arthur Levine, publisher at Scholastic In the Shadows by Kiersten White and Jim di Bartolo Victoria Schwab (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Libba Bray (listen to her First Draft podcasts here and here) Maurene Goo (listen to her First Draft podcasts here and here and here) Gentleman and Phantoms, Laini’s story which appears in the Foretold anthology
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