Bounded Enthusiasm

This episode is an interview with Subalekha Udayasankar about 'Bycatch,' a hard game about drone warfare.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of First Second Books, I interviewed several authors and artists who have published books with them: Maris Wicks, Jim Ottaviani, Faith Erin Hicks, Box Brown, Lucy Knisley, and Ben Hatke.

An interview with graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, who was just appointed the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.

An interview with Jane McGonigal, author of Reality Is Broken and expert on game psychology. Her latest book, SuperBetter, is about using the power of gaming to get stronger, happier, braver, and more resilient.

An interview with Andy Weir, the author of The Martian, a novel about an astronaut trapped alone on Mars. It's soon to be a movie directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon.

An interview with Tony DiTerlizzi about Realms, a new collection of his roleplaying game art. Plus: his upcoming chapter book with Mo Willems, The Story of Diva and Flea.

An interview with Steven Gould, author of the Jumper series and current president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. We talk about the Jumper books, being a parent, and the recent controversy surrounding the Hugo Awards.

An interview with Victoria Jamieson, also known in the roller derby world as Winnie the Pow. Her book, Roller Girl, is a graphic novel for middle grade readers about the world of roller derby.

An interview with author Jennifer Holm about her latest middle-grade novel, The Fourteenth Goldfish.

An interview with Elissa Brent Weissman, author of several middle-grade novels about smart kids. Her latest book is Nerd Camp 2.0, a sequel to Nerd Camp.

An interview with Tony DiTerlizzi about his latest book, Star Wars: The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight, which features paintings by Ralph McQuarrie.

An interview with Paul Pope, creator of the Battling Boy series, about his new book The Rise of Aurora West.

An interview with B.J. Novak, writer-producer-actor, recorded on September 19, 2014. B.J. talks about his first book for children, The Book With No Pictures.

An interview with Gene Yang and Sonny Liew, recorded June 24, 2014. Gene and Sonny talk about working on The Shadow Hero, the untold origin story of a WWII-era superhero, arguably the world's first Asian-American superhero.

An interview with Daniel H. Wilson, recorded May 23, 2014. Daniel discusses his latest book, Robogenesis, along with other stories about robot uprisings.

An interview with Jonathan Auxier, recorded May 6, 2014. Jonathan discusses his new book, The Night Gardener. Along the way we talk about storytelling, board games, reading to kids, and Auxier's mastery of the yo-yo.

An interview with Tony DiTerlizzi, recorded on April 29, 2014. Tony talks about his new book, The Battle for WondLa; his Dungeons & Dragons days; and his upcoming Star Wars book featuring artwork by Ralph McQuarrie. [Note: The podcast was titled "Talking About Stuff" for the first episode, before being renamed "Bounded Enthusiasm" by the second episode.]