Thu, 16 December 2021
First Draft Episode #336: Varian Johnson Varian Johnson, award-winning author of The Parker Inheritance, Twins, The Great Greene Heist, joins us to talk about his most recent middle-grade, Playing the Cards You’re Dealt. The presenting sponsor for this episode is Sips By, a multi-brand, personalized monthly tea subscription box. Use offer code "draftsips” for 50% off your first Sips By box! Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: -
Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary -
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Then Again Maybe I Won’t, and Iggie’s House by Judy Blume -
Motown and Didi by Walter Dean Myers -
Virginia Hamilton, author of The People Could Fly: Black American Folktales, Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush, and more -
Sara Crowe, Varian’s literary agent at Pippin Properties -
Andrew Karre, Executive editor at Dutton Books for Young Readers -
Cheryl Klein, editorial director at Lee & Low and formerly at Scholastic, and author of The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults -
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin -
Holes by Louis Sachar -
Ally Carter, New York Times bestselling author of the Gallagher Girls series, the Heist Society series, the Embassy Row series, Not If I Save You First, Dear Ally: How Do You Write a Book?, and a new middle grade series that kicks off with Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor. (Hear her First Draft interview here) -
Kate Messner, author of Over and Under the Snow, All the Answers, Capture the Flag, and many (MANY) more -
The Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program -
Sharon Darrow, author of Trash, The Painters of Lexieville and more -
Rita Williams-Garcia, author of One Crazy Summer, Clayton Byrd Goes Underground, Like Sisters on the Homefront, and more -
Tim Wynne-Jones, author of Blink & Caution, The Uninvited, and more -
Nick Thomas, Varian’s editor at Scholastic, currently senior editor at Levine Querido -
Shannon Wright, illustrator of Twins -
Jenne Abramowitz, executive editor at Scholastic -
What Were the Negro Leagues? by Varian Johnson -
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson -
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia 🎙️ Enjoy this episode? Check out… -
Kate DiCamillo, one of six people to win two Newbery Medals, for her novels The Tale of Despereaux and Flora & Ulysses, and author of Newbery Honor book Because of Winn-Dixie, National Book Award finalist The Tiger Rising, as well as New York Times bestselling novels The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The Magician’s Elephant, the Mercy Watson series, and more. DiCamillo was the U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature for 2014 and 2015. Her most recent novel, Beverly, Right Here completes the trilogy of Raymie Nightingale and Louisiana’s Way Home. Listen to her First Draft episode here. -
Angie Thomas, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give and On the Come Up talks about her latest book, Concrete Rose, as well as the upcoming Blackout. Hear her First Draft interview here. -
Chris Grabenstein, New York Times bestselling author of the Lemoncello series, the Wonderland series, the Haunted Mystery series, and The Island of Dr. Libris. He is also the co-author, with James Patterson, of the #1 Bestsellers I Funny, House of Robots, Max Einstein and many others. He joins to talk about his newest middle grade series, Dog Squad. Listen to his episode of First Draft here. Thanks for Listening! 🏆 Support the Show Join the First Draft Patreon, or make a monthly or one-time donation via PayPal or Venmo 🤳 Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 📫 Sign up for the First Draft Newsletter to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events 👕💯 Get First Draft merchandise ✍️ Track Changes Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series. 👍 Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you!
Direct download: FD_-_Varian_Johnson_mixdown.mp3
Category: Literature
-- posted at: 12:00am PDT
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Thu, 9 December 2021
First Draft Episode #335: Kekla Magoon Kekla Magoon is the award-winning author of many novels and nonfiction books for kids and teens, including How It Went Down, The Season of Styx Malone, and her newest, Revolution In Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People. The presenting sponsor for this episode is Sips By, a multi-brand, personalized monthly tea subscription box. Use offer code "draftsips” for 50% off your first Sips By box! Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: -
Norma Fox Mazer, author of The Missing Girl, Good Night Maman, Missing Pieces, and many more -
Vermont College for Fine Arts’ MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults -
Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (listen to this excellent interview with him on The Stacks podcast) -
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo -
Blackbirds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert, author of Pointe, Little & Lion, The Only Black Girls in Town, and The Voting Booth. Hear Brandy’s First Draft interviews here, here, and here! -
African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History by Tracey Baptiste 🎙️ Enjoy this episode? Check out… -
Jason Reynolds, three-time National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and author of All American Boys (co-written with Brendan Kiely [listen to his First Draft interview here]), As Brave as You, For Every One, the Track series, Look Both Ways, Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You and Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Honor. Hear his First Draft interview here, and his appearance with Christina Hammonds-Reed, author of The Black Kids, here. -
Kim Johnson, college administrator and mentor of student activists, on her debut author of This is My America. -
Koa Beck, former editor-in-chief of Jezebel and co-host of “The #MeToo Memos” on WNYC’s The Takeaway, discusses her debut non-fiction work, White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave Behind. Hear her First Draft interview here. Thanks for Listening! 🏆 Support the Show Join the First Draft Patreon, or make a monthly or one-time donation via PayPal or Venmo 🤳 Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 📫 Sign up for the First Draft Newsletter to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events 👕💯 Get First Draft merchandise ✍️ Track Changes Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series. 👍 Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you!
Direct download: FD_-_Kekla_Magoon_mixdown.mp3
Category: Literature
-- posted at: 12:00am PDT
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Thu, 2 December 2021
First Draft Episode #334: Jodi Picoult Jodi Picoult is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-seven novels, including My Sister's Keeper, Nineteen Minutes, Small Great Things, and two young adult novels with daughter Samantha van Leer, Between the Lines and Off the Page. She joins to talk about her latest, Wish You Were Here. The presenting sponsor for this episode is Sips By, a multi-brand, personalized monthly tea subscription box. Use offer code "draftsips” for 50% off your first Sips By box! Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: 🎙️ Enjoy this episode? Check out… -
Sarah MacLean, New York Times bestselling author of romance novels, including Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, A Rogue By Any Other Name, and many more, talks about Bombshell, the first book in her new Hell’s Belles series. Sarah also co-hosts the Fated Mates romance podcast. -
Jennifer Niven, Emmy Award-winning #1 New York Times bestselling author of ten books, including YA novels All the Bright Places, Holding up the Universe, Breathless, and Take Me With You When You Go (with David Levithan). -
Rebecca Serle, television writer, producer, and New York Times bestselling author of six books, including When You Were Mine , The Edge of Falling, The Dinner List, and her newest, In Five Years, out now. She co-developed the hit TV adaptation of her YA series, Famous in Love. Thanks for Listening! 🏆 Support the Show Join the First Draft Patreon, or make a monthly or one-time donation via PayPal or Venmo 🤳 Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 📫 Sign up for the First Draft Newsletter to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events 👕💯 Get First Draft merchandise ✍️ Track Changes Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series. 👍 Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you!
Direct download: FD_-_Jodi_Picoult_mixdown.mp3
Category: Literature
-- posted at: 12:00am PDT
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