Tue, 19 December 2017
Ben Acker, co-creator and writer for The Thrilling Adventure Hour, and writer for TV, comic books, and a series of Star Wars middle grade novels, including Star Wars: Join the Resistance. Ben and I talk about giving himself his first job, how a ukulele solo got him a gig writing at Marvel, and shares the definitions of art that he can’t shake.
Ben Acker Show Notes Robert Lynn Asprin's The Myth series The Xanth series by Piers Anthony The Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon Watchmen (movie) Ben Blacker, co-creator of Thrilling Adventure Hour and co-author of Star Wars: Join the Resistance Raiders of the Lost Ark (movie) The Tick (comic) Kids in the Hall (TV show) Monty Python and the Flying Circus Mr. Show with Bob and David (TV show) Will & Grace (TV show) Mad About You (TV show) Roseanne (TV show) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV show) The Adventures of Pete & Pete (TV show) Malcolm in the Middle (TV show) Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (TV show) Survivor (TV show) Death to Smoochy (movie) Crank Yankers (TV show) Greg the Bunny (TV show) The Thin Man (movie) Donnie Darko (movie) Bring it On (movie) Night of the Hunter (movie) “Hush,” an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1984 by George Orwell The O.C. (TV show) The North Texas Teen Book Festival How to be the Greatest Improviser on Earth by Will Hines |
Tue, 12 December 2017
Stephanie Sabol, Executive Director, Brand Management at Penguin Young Readers, talks about The Penguin Hotline, and writer friends share their most recommended books. Stephanie Sabol and Book Recommendation Episode Who is Bruce Springsteen? by Stephanie Sabol The Who Was? series Jane, Unlimited by Kristin Cashore The Graceling series by Kristin Cashore Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Turtles All the Way Down by John Green Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz Once and for All by Sarah Dessen The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr Warcross by Marie Lu (listen to her First Draft episodes here and here) Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson American Street by Ibi Zoboi I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez Here We Are: Feminism For the Real World edited by Kelly Jensen Suspect by Robert Crais Vanguard (Genesis Fleet book #1) by Jack Campbell Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor Looking for Alaska by John Green The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett World Without End by Ken Follett A Column of Fire by Ken Follett Grant by Ron Chernow Do Not Become Alarmed by Maile Meloy Hallelujah Anyway by Annie Lamott Bird by Bird by Annie Lamott Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost Its Soul by Jeremiah Moss Vanishing New York, the blog by Jeremiah Moss Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer, Ella Morton, Dylan Thuras Los Angeles, Portrait of a City Highbrow, Lowbrow, Brilliant, Despicable: Fifty Years of New York Magazine by The Editors of New York Magazine The Education of Margot Sánchez by Lilliam Rivera (listen to her First Draft interview here) Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson (listen to her First Draft episode here) Done Dirt Cheap by Sarah Nicole Lemon (listen to her First Draft episode here) Valley Girls by Sarah Nicole Lemon A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones (listen to her First Draft interview here) White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg Gray Wolf Island by Tracey Neithercott On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marcheta These Vicious Masks by Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson How to Break a Boy by Laurie Devore Winner Take All by Laurie Devore Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers (listen to her First Draft interview here) Song of the Current by Sarah Tolcser Light Years by Emily Ziff Griffin (listen to her First Draft interview here) Sun in Days by Meghan O'Rourke The Dark Dark: Stories by Samantha Hunt Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés Piper Perish by Kayla Cagan (listen to her First Draft interview here) Marlena by Julie Buntin Gem & Dixie by Sara Zarr (listen to her First Draft interview here) The Turner House by Angela Flournoy Insecure (TV show) Mirage by Somaiya Daud (listen to her First Draft interview here) Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli Die for Me by Amy Plum (listen to her First Draft interview here) The Power by Naomi Alderman Pierre François: 5th Grade Mishaps by Laurie Ann Stephens A Song to Take the World Apart by Zan Romanoff (listen to her First Draft interview here) Grace and the Fever by Zan Romanoff Ship It by Britta Lundin Ten by Gretchen McNeil (listen to her First Draft interview here) I’m Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl by Gretchen McNeil #MURDERTRENDING by Gretchen McNeil The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo All the Wind in the World by Samantha Mabry (listen to her First Draft interview here) Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
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Thu, 30 November 2017
Will Kostakis, who makes his U.S. debut with The Sidekicks and has two books, The First Third and Loathing Lola, published in his native Australia, talks about approaching every book like it could be his last, spite writing, being the writer he is today because of a personal tragedy, and the difference between the Australian and U.S. YA markets. Will Kostakis Show Notes
Will’s blog post about coming out Will’s blog post about being disinvited from a school because he came out "After He Came Out, A Catholic School Told This Author His New Book Was 'Inappropriate,'" the Buzzfeed article about Will coming out Amie Kaufman (listen to her First Draft interview here) and Jay Kristoff, authors of The Illuminae Files series |
Tue, 28 November 2017
Jasmine Warga, author of My Heart and Other Black Holes and her newest, Here We Are Now, on reading teaching empathy and complexly imagining others’ internal worlds, family mythologies as social currency, the glorification of happiness, and the trouble with idolizing your friends.
Jasmine Warga Show Notes Runebinder by Alex R. Kahler (listen to his First Draft interview here) Vote for your favorite First Draft quotes from 2017! Then stay tuned for your chance to pre-order the First Draft 2018 Calendar! Twilight by Stephenie Meyer The Jungle Book (movie) Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling "Why Everyone Should Read Harry Potter," in Scientific American, featuring a study showing that people who read Harry Potter have more empathy Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV show) Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky White Teeth by Zadie Smith The Giver by Lois Lowry Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell Victoria Schwab (listen to her First Draft interview here) I Am Not Your Guru (documentary) Almost Famous (movie) |
Tue, 21 November 2017
Maggie Stiefvater—author of The Raven Boys cycle, The Scorpio Races, the Shiver series, and her newest, All the Crooked Saints—talks growing up in a Celtic Von Trapp family band, not being a cozy child, wanting to be the author in the airport, and writing a book to a playlist.
Maggie Stiefvater Show Notes Vote for your favorite First Draft quotes for the upcoming 2018 calendar! Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle The Dark is Rising series by Susan Cooper Flux (publishing house) |
Tue, 14 November 2017
Brandy Colbert, author of Pointe and her newest, Little and Lion, on exploring non-traditional families, her nocturnal writing schedule, and having a productive hibernation.
Brandy Colbert 2.0 Show Notes Listen to Brandy’s first First Draft interview here "The Pain of the Watermelon Joke," by Jacqueline Woodson An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness by Kay Redfield Jamison Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michaelangelo and Me by Ellen Forney Stephanie Kuehn (listen to her First Draft interview here)
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Dear Martin by Nic Stone The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton American Street by Ibi Zoboi Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson Nicola Yoon (listen to her First Draft interview here) Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson Calling My Name by Liara Tamani (listen to her First Draft episode here) NCTE conference (the National Council of Teachers of English) Maurene Goo (listen to her First Draft podcasts here and here, or read the transcript here) The Fug Girls, Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan (listen to their First Draft podcast here) Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender (assistant editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Nikki Garcia Assistant Editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Alvina Ling,Editor-in-Chief at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers “What About Intersectionality and Female Friendships in YA?,” Brandy’s post on Stacked Marie Lu (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here)
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Tue, 31 October 2017
Liara Tamani, debut author of CALLING MY NAME, on getting out of the cycle of ruthless academic achievement to find her passion, shedding old belief systems, fighting against the guilt and shame instilled in girls at very young ages, and the importance of numbers to her creative life.
Liara Tamani Show Notes The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Girlfriends (TV show) Courtney Summers (listen to her First Draft episode here or read the transcript) The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros Maud Martha by Gwendolyn Brooks The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (listen to her First Draft interview here) Alone with All That Could Happen: Rethinking Conventional Wisdom about the Craft of Fiction by David Jauss (writing craft) The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr., and E.B. White |
Tue, 24 October 2017
Anna-Marie McLemore, author of THE WEIGHT OF FEATHERS, which was a finalist for the William C. Morris Debut Award, and WHEN THE MOON WAS OURS, which was long-listed for the National Book Award in Young People’s Literature and was a Stonewall Honor Book. This month, Anna-Marie released her newest novel WILD BEAUTY. She talks about funerals as a place to reinforce collective memories, waiting for that glowing laptop to let you know it’s time to write a novel, and writing a gender nonconforming stud.
Anna-Marie McLemore Show Notes Dhonielle Clayton (listen to her First Draft episode here or read the transcript here) Taylor Martindale Kean (literary agent) Sara Zarr (listen to her First Draft interview here or read the transcript here) Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed Samantha Mabry (listen to her First Draft interview here) ALL OUT edited by Saundra Mitchell Sona Charaipotra (listen to her First Draft interview here or read the transcript) "A classic is a book that doesn't have to be written again." - W. E. B. du Bois All the Rage by Courtney Summers Courtney Summers (hear her First Draft interview here or read the transcript here) |
Mon, 16 October 2017
Leigh Bardugo, New York Times bestselling author of the SHADOW AND BONE series, spinoff duology SIX OF CROWS and CROOKED KINGDOM, and THE LANGUAGE OF THORNS, a series of short stories set in that world. She’s also a bestseller for WONDER WOMAN: WARBRINGER. Leigh talks about writing a character who shares her disability, talking some truths about Wonder Woman’s creator, writing a walking talking teenaged apocalypse, how going to an all girls’ school gave her a little insight into Themyscira.
Leigh Bardugo Show Notes Listen to Leigh’s first First Draft interview here Apollo Robbins: The Gentleman Thief The Magic Castle in Los Angeles, CA "The Witch of Duva: A Ravkan Folk Tale," Leigh’s story posted to Tor.com Sara Kipin (illustrator of Language of Thorns) Danielle Paige (listen to her First Draft interview here) Last Night a Superhero Saved My Life edited by Liesa Mignogna Gail Simone, writer of comics and animation William Moulton Marston (creator of Wonder Woman) The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore Jill Lepore’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross interview George Pérez (wrote WW) Greg Rucka (wrote WW) A piece about "We Are Not Amazons," Leigh’s essay about Wonder Woman’s outfit and body image True Blood (TV show) The Secret History by Donna Tartt To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Nothing by William Butler Yeats |
Fri, 13 October 2017
Answering listener questions, book recommendations from Sarah Enni, Veronica Roth, and Maurene Goo, and writing advice from Susan Dennard! Special Episode - Fall 2017 - Show Notes Susan Dennard, New York Times bestselling author of the Truthwitch series and the Something Strange and Deadly series Sign up for the Misfits & Daydreamers newsletter here! Because You Love to Hate Me edited by Ameriie Nice Try, Jane Sinner by Lianne Oelke The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo Uprooted by Naomi Novik The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory What Happened by Hillary Clinton Roxane Gay’s review of The Wedding Date Roxane Gay’s picture with Channing Tatum Warcross by Marie Lu Lightless by C.A. Higgins All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders All the Wind in the World by Samantha Mabry The Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas The Anatomy of Story by John Truby The Moral Premise by Stanley Williams Susan Dennard, @stdennard on Instagram |
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! |
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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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 |
Tue, 10 January 2017
Author of the DIVERGENT series Veronica Roth - whose new book, CARVE THE MARK, is out Jan. 17 - returns to the podcast to update me on what she’s been up to since her last episode, giving her story ideas code names, why she’s obsessed with iron grates over windows, and why she decided her next novel should be set in space.
Veronica Roth Show Notes Listen to her previous First Draft interview here! FOUR, the collection of Divergent short stories The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling "Inertia," Veronica’s short story in the Summer Days and Summer Nights anthology, edited by Stephanie Perkins Illuminae by Amie Kaufman (listen to her First Draft podcast here) and Jay Kristofftx
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Tue, 3 January 2017
Join me as I talk to D.J. MacHale, author of dozens of middle grade novels, including THE CURSE OF THE BOGGIN, first book in his new series THE LIBRARY, out now! DJ also created and wrote the Nickelodeon series ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? He talks about writing and starring in a 90-minute original Marx Brothers movie, outlining 10 books in a week, and taking critique from his mother.
DJ MacHale Show Notes BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA by Katherine Paterson Alfred Hitchcock’s scary short story compilations ABC after school special Seasonal Differences Uta Hagen, actress in seasonal differences Chris Cross (TV show) The Shining by Stephen King Are You Afraid of the Dark podcasts: Nostalgianauts revisit the TV series Are You Afraid of the Snark, comedians doing live commentary on episodes We're Gonna Need a Bigger Show interviews DJ Quantum Leap (TV show) Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne |
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