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Highlights from our conversation with Founder and Publisher of Kokila, Namrata Tripathi:   The power of celebrating not just our communal work, but also ourselves Voice as an essential point of view with no illusion of neutrality How cheap workarounds subvert the hard work of uncovering our own voice  The power of words like “intuition” (despite how it may come off as fluffy or weak) Supporting writers in identifying who they are actually in conversation with on the page The lifelong work of knowing how to be more honest with ourselves and the world The priceless bit of publishing wisdom a former boss shared How Kokila's intentional approach to each facet of publishing is intrinsically tied to the books they put out into the world.   Namrata Tripathi is Founder and Publisher of Kokila. Previously, Namrata held editorial positions at HarperCollins, Disney-Hyperion, and Simon and Schuster. She is the editor of New York Times bestsellers Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison and Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi and Ashley Lukashevsky; the Newbery Honor-winning middle grade novel The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani; and the National Book Award Finalists Noggin by John Corey Whaley, Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay, and The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor. Namrata grew up in Afghanistan, India, Canada, Pakistan, Germany, and Poland, and has happily called New York City home for the last twenty-five years.

Not only do we wrap up our final thoughts on Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer, this week the team discusses what the practice of this podcast means in 2025 and the importance of critical literary analysis.The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series.The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world.returntocamp.com

Wolves and swans and fire giants oh my! Join Ava, Brayden, and Niamh as they tackle Chapters 61 - 66 of Magnus Chase and The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, analyzing the themes like a socratic seminar! The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world. returntocamp.com

This week its escaping tiktok, the state of the union, and how mental health, politics, and Magnus Chase combine! Join Ava, Brayden, and Niamh as they tackle Chapters 55 - 60 of Magnus Chase and The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, analyzing the themes like a socratic seminar! The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world. returntocamp.com

Its time to slay some giants, debate magic systems, and travel through history and cartoons! Join Ava, Brayden, and Niamh as they tackle Chapters 49 - 54 of Magnus Chase and The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, analyzing the themes like a socratic seminar! The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world. returntocamp.com

Back for the new year and in between queening out with Jack the Sword, the team tackles disability politics in the Riordanverse! Join Ava, Brayden, and Niamh as they tackle Chapters 43 - 48 of Magnus Chase and The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, analyzing the themes like a socratic seminar! The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world. returntocamp.com

This week we interrogate the relationship between original myth and adaptation while discussing Freya, plus Ava is psychic maybe actually! Join Ava, Brayden, and Niamh as they tackle Chapters 37 - 42 of Magnus Chase and The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, analyzing the themes like a socratic seminar! The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world. returntocamp.com

Its time to talk about cosmology, the fabric of the universe stacked on top of each other, and what it means to hold space for multiple religious views in a fantasy world! Join Ava, Brayden, and Niamh as they tackle Chapters 31 - 3 6 of Magnus Chase and The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, analyzing the themes like a socratic seminar! The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world. returntocamp.com

A bird, a severed head, and Annabeth Chase walk into a funeral and all we got is considerations of what honor and justice means! Join Ava, Brayden, and Niamh as they tackle Chapters 25 - 30 of Magnus Chase and The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, analyzing the themes like a socratic seminar! Sorry for the delay we were experienceing techninal diffuclties! The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world. returntocamp.com

From acquisitions all the way to publication and beyond, Ashley Imanë Fields walks us through the process at Freedom Fire, a new imprint at Disney Hyperion dedicated to stories about Black Joy, Black Resilience, and Black Storytelling. Topics discussed include: The acquisitions process (editorial, sales, and more) How editors advocate for books within their imprints What it's like to establish a new imprint within a company as expansive as Disney Thanks Ash for joining us!

This week we are joined by Ruth Chan! Ruth Chan is an illustrator/author of comics and children's books. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Cup of Jo, and with publishers HarperCollins, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Disney-Hyperion, and Abrams. Prior to illustrating full time, she spent a decade working with youth and families in underserved communities. UPROOTED is her first graphic novel. She is a proud Canadian and lives and works in NYC.In this engaging conversation, Ruth discusses her experiences as a new mother, the challenges of balancing work and parenting, and the journey of creating her graphic novel 'Uprooted.' She reflects on family dynamics, cultural identity, and the importance of storytelling in understanding one's heritage. She discusses her journey moving from Canada to China, the challenges of finding a sense of belonging, and her career in education and illustration. You don't want to miss our discussion about the impact of AI on the illustration industry. Give this episode a listen!.Recommendations From This Episode:Where the Sidewalk EndsRunning With Scissors Follow Ruth Chan: @ohtruthFollow Carly: @carlyjmontagFollow Emily: @thefunnywalshFollow the podcast: @aloneatlunchpodPlease rate and review the podcast! Spread the word! Tell your friends! Email us: aloneatlunch@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Elves and dwarves, the glory and honor of Gladiator/Wicked, and what it means to depict the Aesir vs Vanir! Join Ava, Brayden, and Niamh as they tackle Chapters 19 - 24 of Magnus Chase and The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, analyzing the themes like a socratic seminar! The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world. returntocamp.com

When did the IRA get here? Skincare! And appropriateness politics! All this fun with Ava, Brayden, and Nimah as they tackle Chapters 13 - 18 of Magnus Chase and The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, analyzing the themes like a socratic seminar! The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world. returntocamp.com

Brayden, Ava, and Niamh bemoan calculus, discuss death, and appreciate the tone of this book as they continue their dive into Magnus Chase and The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, analyzing the themes like a socratic seminar! The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world. returntocamp.com

A new era!!! Brayden, Ava, and Niamh Return to Valhalla (for the first time actually) and dive into Magnus Chase and The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan, analyzing the themes like a socratic seminar! The Sword of Summer is a young-adult fantasy novel based on Norse mythology written by American author Rick Riordan. It was published on October 6, 2015, by Disney Hyperion, and is the first novel in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series. The novel is narrated in the first-person view by Magnus Chase, 16-year-old demigod and homeless orphan and after his death he arrives in a Norse afterlife as an Einherji, Magnus discovers that he is the son of the Norse deity, Frey, and must stop Fenris Wolf from leaving his prison and ending the world. returntocamp.com

We fangirled SO hard getting to chat with THE Clare Osongco on the podcast recently @clareosongco 

This week, I'm joined by Sam Severn. Sam is a 14-time #1 best-selling ghostwriter, book doctor, screenwriter, and writing coach. Mentored by Academy Award-winner Stewart Stern (Rebel Without A Cause), Sam served as a consultant for the #1 best-sellers Tears For My City and The Revved Life. He also served as a consultant for Robert Beatty's #1 best-selling children's novels Serafina and the Twisted Staff and Willa of the Wood, published by Disney Hyperion. Sam's ghostwritten screenplay was awarded Best Adaptation at the Hollywood Book Festival. He's published more than 3,000 news stories and ghostwritten or consulted on 60 published books. Sam's written for rock magazines and pop culture websites, film reviews, and the blogs of #1 best-selling faith-based authors. A 7-time speaker at the Nashville Writers' Conference, and a huge undying Elvis fan, Sam's currently coaching three writers on completing their first novels, consulting on a courtroom thriller, and writing an epic Horror-Fantasy set in 1990s Seattle. Now, Sam is bringing his passion and talent for writing to work with students on their college essays! To connect with Sam, go to SamSevern.com. ------ At a 5% interest rate (good luck finding a student loan with that low of an interest rate), one year's worth of interest on just a $5000 student loan comes to $250.00. For that same $250, you could buy a one-year Amazon Prime membership (so that you can watch "Borrowed Future: How Student Loans are Killing the American Dream"), AND get lifetime access for your entire family to the Scholarship GPS course, where I share what I learned to help my son earn over $95,000 in scholarships and to graduate college debt-free. Perhaps you and your student are willing to start, but you aren't sure how. The Scholarship GPS Course will get you and your student up to speed quickly. Here are just some of the highlights from the course: How and where to find scholarships How to prioritize the right scholarships How to build a student's Personal Narrative: The Key to Scholarship Success How to respond to the most common scholarship essay topics Plus, throughout the fall, I will be adding lessons on some of the biggest scholarship opportunities for the Class of 2025 - scholarships that virtually every senior should apply for! The tools, tactics and strategies I share in the Scholarship GPS Course are the same ones I used to coach my own son to over $95,000 in scholarships, to coach Isabella to 14 scholarship wins, and to coach Talon to over $100,000 in scholarships! So, get started on your scholarship journey today! Click here, and use coupon code SAVE20 to get $20 off the regular price of the Scholarship GPS Course. ------- Links to learn more about this week's featured scholarships: $1000 Appily No-Essay Scholarship Preventing Accidents Scholarship $1000 Innovation in Tax Policy Scholarship $500 Innovation in Education Scholarship $1000 DefensiveDriving.com Scholarship ------ To learn more about one-on-one scholarship coaching, please visit https://www.scholarshipgps.com/services One-on-one scholarship coaching services are available for the Class of 2026, Class of 2027, Class of 2028, and there is a waiting list for the Class of 2025.  

Send us a Text Message.Episode SummaryIn this episode, Beth and Lisa chat with Rachel Stark, an editor at Disney Hyperion, discussing the state of middle grade and graphic novels, and providing insights into the publishing industry's inner workings. They also delve into how authors can craft compelling submissions and navigate the complexities of book acquisitions.Guest BioRachel Stark is an experienced editor at Disney Hyperion, known for editing award-winning books like Simon Sort of Says. They have also worked on launching Disney Hyperion's Kugali Inc imprint, which focuses on graphic novels by African creators. As a senior mentor with the Representation Matters Mentorship Program, Rachel aids people of color in gaining a foothold in the publishing industry.Key Discussion PointsMiddle Grade and Graphic Novels: The conversation explores the growing demand for graphic novels and the fluctuating state of the middle-grade market, highlighting how these genres are impacted by current publishing trends​​ .Publishing Insights: Rachel explains the intricacies of the book acquisition process, including the role of profit and loss statements, marketing, and the strategic discussions that determine whether a book gets published .Crafting Effective Submissions: Rachel emphasizes the importance of a strong, concise pitch and identifying unique elements in a book that can make it stand out. They also discuss how to effectively communicate a book's potential to various stakeholders within a publishing house​​ .ConclusionThe episode wraps up with a message of resilience for authors, stressing the importance of continuously writing and evolving one's craft. Rachel provides encouragement by noting that despite market challenges, there is always a place for well-crafted and meaningful stories .Links MentionedVisit the Writers With Wrinkles blog for more information about Rachel Stark and this episode. Support the Show.Subscribe for updates, cheat sheets, newsVisit the WebsiteTwitter: @BethandLisaPodInsta: @WritersWithWrinklesWriters with Wrinkles Link Tree for more!

(Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you) A is for Alien Little Golden Book (July 9, 2024) The not-gory adventures of Ripley and her cat Jonesy. Even little Chestburster makes an appearance. It's an ABC book. https://amzn.to/3zXQ58L Benji Zeb Is a Ravenous Werewolf, by Deke Moulton (Tundra Books, July 2, 2024) Benji is being bullied at school, but he's actually a werewolf. His family runs a wolf sanctuary as cover. https://amzn.to/4cfBRhe Boo the Library Ghost, by Becky Paige (Dolphin Books, July 16, 2024) The library is Poppy's favorite place to go, but it's currently haunted by a ghost named Boo. Poppy thinks she knows why Boo is acting out – he can't read! She determines to help him.  https://amzn.to/3SuQ0zU The Creepening of Dogwood House, by Eden Royce (Walden Pond Press, July 30, 2024) A Southern gothic book for the middle grade readers. Hoodoo and a creepy house. https://amzn.to/4ftZSDK The Cryptid Club #4: You Don't Know Jackalope, by Michael Brumm (HarperAlley, July 9, 2024) Graphic novel; grades 1-5. https://amzn.to/3AgdVg3 Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Welcome to Halloween Town! By Autumn B. Heath (Studio Fun International, July 9, 2024) An interactive lift-the-flap pop-up book tour of Halloweentown. https://amzn.to/4d17iNb The Ghostkeeper, by Johanna Taylor (GP Putnam, July 23, 2024) A gothic graphic novel for grades 7-9. Dorian, who can see ghosts, helps the spirits try to recover the Key to Deaths Door that has been stolen, so that they can move on. https://amzn.to/3LOkWaC Ghostly, Ghastly Tales: Frights to Tell at Night, by Anastasia Garcia (Gibbs Smith, July 30, 2024) Spooky short stories for grades 3-7. https://amzn.to/3WNYrJm The Ghosts of Nameless Island, by Carly Anne West (Andrews McMeel, July 23, 2024) Gus can see ghosts and helps them “move on.” His dad goes missing and his mom moves them to Nameless Island to help renovate a house called Rotham Manor. https://amzn.to/3LOkF7K Griselda Snook's Spectacular Books, by Barry Timms (July 2, 2024) Griselda runs a Halloween themed bookstore that caters to Halloween characters. Can Henry find the right book for him? https://amzn.to/3SxExQ5 Guess Who? Boo to You! By Katie Woolley (Nosy Crow, July 2, 2024) A lift-the-flap picture book where characters take turns “booing” at each other's houses. https://amzn.to/4dn5w95 A Halloween Mystery: Scooby Doo and Friends Little Golden Book (July 2, 2024) Daphne and Velma try to figure out who sabotaged the haunted house. https://amzn.to/3yoEOxV How to Be a Ghost – A LEGO Little Golden Book (July 2, 2024) Another Halloween spooky book for little ones. https://amzn.to/4c6FR3i How do Dinosaurs Say Trick or Treat? By Jane Yolen (Scholastic Press, July 2, 2024) A rhyming book about the mischief a dinosaur might get into on Halloween. https://amzn.to/3A23AEx I Am Sally and I Am Jack (Nightmare Before Christmas) Little Golden Books (July 2, 2024) Of course Sally's book is mostly about a love story and Jack's book is full of adventure and Christmastown and Santa. I Am Santa doesn't come out until September, sheesh. https://amzn.to/4drCNjx https://amzn.to/3Wo5gQl I Am Wednesday (Addams) Little Golden Book (July 2, 2024) The entire plot of the first season of the Netflix show, in just a few cute pages. And yes, she does the Wednesday Dance! https://amzn.to/3SrGL3q I Got the Spooky Spirit, by Connie Schofield-Morrison (Bloomsbury, July 23, 2024) A picture book with carving pumpkins, leaves crunching underfoot, and a ghostly dance party. https://amzn.to/46vnMut Into the Goblin Market, by Vikki VanSickle (Tundra Books, July 30, 2024) Preschool to grade 3. A picture book based on Christina Rossetti's famous poem. https://amzn.to/3STAUV1 It Came from the Trees, by Ally Russell (Delacorte Press, July 30, 2024) A Bigfoot retelling in which a girl and her scout troop leave the safety of their camp to search for their missing friend Reese.  https://amzn.to/4dobUgh Kill the Beast, by Serena Valentino (Disney Villains Book 11) (Disney Hyperion, July 30) Gaston wants very badly to be the hero who kills the Beast in this Beauty and the Beast reimagining. https://amzn.to/3SpEtBJ The LEGO Halloween Games Book: Ideas for 50 Games, Challenges, Puzzles, and Activities (DK Books, July 2, 2024) https://amzn.to/4d66rLa Little Ghost Makes a Friend, by Maggie Edkins Willis (Simon & Schuster, July 16, 2024) Adorable picture book about a shy ghost who wants to make friends with the new neighbor girl next door, so he invites her over to a Halloween party. What should he wear so she'll want to be friends with him? https://amzn.to/4fsVV26 The Little Green Witch, by Linda Blackmoor (Caledonia Forest, July 22, 2024) A little witch named Wren has a talent for herbal medicine, lives in the forest and conjures spells in her kitchen. https://amzn.to/4fjpxPw Markless, by C.G. Malburi (Levine Querido, July 23, 2024) A dark fantasy for grades 7-12, featuring a society where a mark on your palm determines your magic and your worth in the society. https://amzn.to/3Ag7OZ9 Meesh the Bad Demon #2: The Secret of the Fang, by Michelle Lam (July 23, 2024) Meesh banded together with a fairy princess to save the underworld. Now an evil force wants to destroy all fox-kind. Can it be stopped? It's a graphic novel. https://amzn.to/3YJV1bZ Millie Fleur's Poison Garden, by Christy Mandin (Orchard Books, July 2, 2024) For ages preschool to grade 3. Millie comes to town and finds their gardens boring, so plants things like Fanged Fairymoss and Sneezing Stickyweed. The townsfolk call her garden poison. But some come around. The message is to be yourself, even if you're weird. https://amzn.to/4dfWdb6 Mind Over Monsters, by Betsy Uhrig (Margaret McElderry, July 16, 2024) Monsters are invading Cranberry Bog Middle School! https://amzn.to/4doEazd The Night Librarian, by Christopher Lincoln (Dial Books, July 30, 2024) Twins Page and Turner investigate a world they never knew existed, and it has something to do with their dad's copy of Bram Stoker's Dracula and characters missing from the pages of books. Middle grade series. https://amzn.to/3LKQnTa The Old Willis Place, by Mary Downing Hahn (Clarion Books, July 16, 2024) A ghost story graphic novel with a creepy house. https://amzn.to/3LLkr0Y Prunella, by Beth Ferry (Simon & Schuster, July 16, 2024) Prunella is born with a purple thumb instead of a green one like her parents. She prefers corpse flowers to carnations and poison ivy to petunias. Her creepy garden scares all the other kids away, until one day a peculiar weed takes hold in her garden.. https://amzn.to/3SuRAC2 The Quacken, by Justin Colon (Simon and Schuster, July 16, 2024) A monstrous duck terrorizes Cucumonga Campground. https://amzn.to/3Swi99E Stranger Things Inside, Outside, Upside Down Funko Pop Little Golden Book (July 9, 2024) Funko pop versions of Eleven, Dustin, Max, Erica, Lucas, etc. have adventures. https://amzn.to/3yiC8C2 Supernatural: An Official Spooky Picture Book, by Micol Ostow (Running Press Kids, July 16, 2024) Sam and Dean Winchester go check out the haunted Waverly Hills Boarding House after reading about it in their dad's journal. Preschool to grade 3. https://amzn.to/4dfwbVg The Tale of the Twisted Toymaker (Are You Afraid of the Dark Volume 2) by Danielle Valentine (July 23, 2024) About a twisted doll who wants something from you. Ms. Mabel's Doll Emporium can make a doll that looks just like you. But when Layla stashes the doll in her closet, she hears creepy whispering coming from it at night. https://amzn.to/3Ae5Ok5 Trick or Treat on Scary Street, by Lance Bass from Nsync (Union Square Kids, July 23, 2024) Thirteen trick-or-treaters wander down Scary Street on Halloween. https://amzn.to/3WI3wTo Trunk or Treat, by Chris Ayala-Cronos (Clarion, July 16, 2024) A picture book for kids preschool to grade 3 about the community trunk-or-treat tradition. https://amzn.to/4ftEpL8 The Twisted Tower of Endless Torment #2 (The Horrible Bag Series), by Rob Renzetti (Penguin Workshop, July 23, 2024) Middle-grade horror series about a horrible bag and the spine chilling world hidden within. Action packed. https://amzn.to/4c5tC79 ¡Vamos! Let's Celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos: A Halloween and Day of the Dead Celebration, by Raul the Third (Versify, July 16, 2024) Little Lobos celebrates both holidays in a festive manner. Preschool to grade 3. https://amzn.to/3A1H5zI Welcome to Scare School (1) (Scare School Diaries), by Jarrett Lerner (Aladdin Publishing, July 16, 2024) A chapter book about Bash, a ghost who isn't good at “ghost stuff” so he has to go to ghost school. Wolfgang in the Meadow, by Lenny Wen (Clarion Books, July 16, 2024) A ghost loves being in the meadow, hugging trees, stargazing etc, but also wants to become the Great Spirit of the Dark Castle and haunt it. Yet that would mean leaving his beloved meadow. https://amzn.to/4c9n4EH @darksideofthelibrary  

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This is The Page 1 Challenge!  the podcast that's like a blind audition for books. Before revealing the title or author we read the first page.  Is it a famous book or one you've never heard of?  Is it a best-selling author or a debut novelist?  The only thing that matters here is whether hearing Page 1 makes you want to read the rest of the book.[ SPOILERS - DON'T READ UNTIL YOU LISTEN TO THE EPISODE!! ] . . . . This episode features the YA book Rise by Freya French, published by Disney/Hyperion in 2024 Find this book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0bF7ZTl3Author's Website: https://www.freyafinchbooks.com/ Support the Show.The Page 1 Challenge website is http://ThePage1Challenge.comThe Page 1 Challenge podcasts are recorded and edited Podcastle.ai - an amazingly simple tool that is perfect for podcasters. I'm a huge fan of this tool because it makes recording and editing super fast and efficient. I'm so enamored with Podcastle.ai that I'm also an Affiliate, so if you decide to try it and use this link, I get a few bucks:https://podcastle.ai/?ref=page1challengeCopyright compliance: Explicit consent to use their work has been granted by each author featured in The Page 1 Challenge.

This week, to help us transition from PJOTV Season 1 to the Kane Chronicles, we are FINALLY joined by iconic former Editor at Disney Hyperion, Stephanie Lurie! That's right!! Gorgyra herself! Not to mention co-conspiring founder of Rick Riordan Presents, children's publishing historian, and literal icon. Everyone give a round of applause for Stephanie and get excited to hear all about what makes Rick the exception to EVERY rule, and why Fierrochase is her favorite ship. Follow Stephanie on Instagram: @SOLurie SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON for monthly special episodes and On-Demand Watch-Alongs of PJOTV! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/seaweedbrain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Anyone can still stream) Our Episodes 1&2 Watch Party on Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/live/RoNsTTI2whQ?si=tsJGQVlK_clrcyqL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow our show on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SeaweedBrainPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SeaweedBrainPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EricaSeaweedBrain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our merch shop! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/stores/seaweed-brain-podcast?ref_id=21682⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Soneela Nanknai's talents are in full force in this monstrous and magical fantasy series. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly discuss Roseanne A Brown's thrilling sequel to SERWA BOATENG'S GUIDE TO VAMPIRE HUNTING. Serwa has discovered a shocking secret—she's an obayifo, a vampire witch, just like those she's spent her life training to fight. Nankani's dynamic voice and boundless energy match the action and Serwa's roiling emotions as she goes into hiding to train with her obayifo aunt. She conveys all the drama as Serwa fights the newfound urge to drink blood, plans a dangerous heist, realizes she has a huge crush, and travels to the underworld. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Disney Hyperion. Discover thousands of audiobook reviews and more at AudioFile's website. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from HarperCollins Focus and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, publishers of some of your favorite audiobooks and authors, including Reba McEntire, Zachary Levi, Kathie Lee Gifford, Max Lucado, Willie Nelson, and so many more! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/AUDIOFILE and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the SCBWI Podcast, we are joined by Kwame Mbalia!Kwame is a husband, father, writer, a New York Times bestselling author, a former pharmaceutical metrologist, and a publisher with Freedom Fire Books, an imprint of Disney-Hyperion. His debut middle-grade novel, TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY was awarded a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, and it—along with the sequels TRISTAN STRONG DESTROYS THE WORLD and TRISTAN STRONG KEEPS PUNCHING—is published by Rick Riordan Presents/Disney-Hyperion. He is the co-author of LAST GATE OF THE EMPEROR with Prince Joel Makonnen, from Scholastic Books, and the editor of the #1 New York Times bestselling anthology BLACK BOY JOY, published by Delacorte Press. A Howard University graduate and a Midwesterner now in North Carolina, he survives on Dad jokes and Cheezits.Buy Rick Riordan Presents Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (a Tristan Strong Novel, Book 1):https://bookshop.org/a/19191/9781368042413and check out the rest of his books here:https://www.kwamembalia.com/Follow him on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/mbalia1/Register for the 2024 In-Person Conference Here: https://www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi-in-person-winter-conference-2024SCBWI on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scbwi/SCBWI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scbwiBecome an SCBWI member today: https://www.scbwi.org/join-scbwi/Shop the SCBWI Bookshop.org page: https://bookshop.org/shop/SCBWISupport the show

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh provide their SPOILER FULL thoughts on all of the episodes in Season One of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 on Disney Plus, what do we think of the cinematography, the acting, the writing, the pacing, the changes? Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney Plus: Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus' master bolt and stop an all-out war. After losing his mother, Percy is sheltered at Camp Half-Blood, a sanctuary for demigod children. He must prove himself and confront his origins once he discovers he too is a demigod, and will take off into the perils of pursuing enemies in search of the Underworld. With the help of his quest mates Annabeth and Grover, Percy's journey will lead him closer to the answers he seeks: how to fit into a world where he feels out of place, if he'll ever see his mother again, and if he can ever find out who he's destined to be. Based on Disney Hyperion's best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" stars Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson”), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase”), and Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood.) Created by Rick Riordan and Jon Steinberg, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group's Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Breen, Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson.  Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/support

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh provide their SPOILER FULL thoughts on the sixth episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 on Disney Plus, how does the series improve the Lotus Hotel? What changes have we seen in the Percy Jackson fandom? Is Levitating the new Poker Face? These thoughts and more in a bite sized episode! Stay tuned for a Spoiler Review Mini-Episode every week as soon as the episodes are available on Disney Plus! Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney Plus: Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus' master bolt and stop an all-out war. After losing his mother, Percy is sheltered at Camp Half-Blood, a sanctuary for demigod children. He must prove himself and confront his origins once he discovers he too is a demigod, and will take off into the perils of pursuing enemies in search of the Underworld. With the help of his quest mates Annabeth and Grover, Percy's journey will lead him closer to the answers he seeks: how to fit into a world where he feels out of place, if he'll ever see his mother again, and if he can ever find out who he's destined to be. Based on Disney Hyperion's best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" stars Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson”), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase”), and Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood.) Created by Rick Riordan and Jon Steinberg, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group's Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Breen, Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson.  Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/support

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh provide their SPOILER FULL thoughts on the fifth episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 on Disney Plus, how does the series improve Ares and Hephaestus? What does the change of medium allow for character perspectives? PERCABETH! These thoughts and more in a bite sized episode! Stay tuned for a Spoiler Review Mini-Episode every week as soon as the episodes are available on Disney Plus! Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney Plus: Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus' master bolt and stop an all-out war. After losing his mother, Percy is sheltered at Camp Half-Blood, a sanctuary for demigod children. He must prove himself and confront his origins once he discovers he too is a demigod, and will take off into the perils of pursuing enemies in search of the Underworld. With the help of his quest mates Annabeth and Grover, Percy's journey will lead him closer to the answers he seeks: how to fit into a world where he feels out of place, if he'll ever see his mother again, and if he can ever find out who he's destined to be. Based on Disney Hyperion's best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" stars Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson”), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase”), and Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood.) Created by Rick Riordan and Jon Steinberg, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group's Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Breen, Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson.  Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/support

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh provide their SPOILER FULL thoughts on the fourth episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 on Disney Plus, how does the series improve on the story of Echinda mother of monsters and mother of mothers? Plus finally the St. Louis Arch! These thoughts and more in a bite sized episode! Stay tuned for a Spoiler Review Mini-Episode every week as soon as the episodes are available on Disney Plus! Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney Plus: Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus' master bolt and stop an all-out war. After losing his mother, Percy is sheltered at Camp Half-Blood, a sanctuary for demigod children. He must prove himself and confront his origins once he discovers he too is a demigod, and will take off into the perils of pursuing enemies in search of the Underworld. With the help of his quest mates Annabeth and Grover, Percy's journey will lead him closer to the answers he seeks: how to fit into a world where he feels out of place, if he'll ever see his mother again, and if he can ever find out who he's destined to be. Based on Disney Hyperion's best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" stars Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson”), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase”), and Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood.) Created by Rick Riordan and Jon Steinberg, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group's Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Breen, Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson.  Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/support

Hi Everyone! Today's guest is Violet Tobacco, an Atlanta-based illustrator I met at the SCBWI Southern Breeze Springmingle. Here is more about Violet. Violet is an illustrator based in Atlanta, Georgia. Violet studied theater in college but gravitated toward other mediums of art before graduating. Always a storyteller with an affinity for whimsy, humor, and a well-delivered moral.  Violet's clients include Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Disney Hyperion. You can find Violet online at: https://www.instagram.com/violettobacco/ https://www.violettobacco.com/ More about Violet's Journey https://thebrightagency.com/us/blog/artist-journey-violet-tobacco Thank you for listening!

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh provide their SPOILER FULL thoughts on the third episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 on Disney Plus, how does the series improve the adaptation of the Medusa? What is our trio like as they're finally together on their quest! These thoughts and more in a bite sized episode! Stay tuned for a Spoiler Review Mini-Episode every week as soon as the episodes are available on Disney Plus! Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney Plus: Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus' master bolt and stop an all-out war. After losing his mother, Percy is sheltered at Camp Half-Blood, a sanctuary for demigod children. He must prove himself and confront his origins once he discovers he too is a demigod, and will take off into the perils of pursuing enemies in search of the Underworld. With the help of his quest mates Annabeth and Grover, Percy's journey will lead him closer to the answers he seeks: how to fit into a world where he feels out of place, if he'll ever see his mother again, and if he can ever find out who he's destined to be. Based on Disney Hyperion's best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" stars Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson”), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase”), and Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood.) Created by Rick Riordan and Jon Steinberg, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group's Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Breen, Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson.  Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/support

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh provide their SPOILER FULL thoughts on the first two episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 on Disney Plus, grading how accurate this adaptation of the Lightning Thief is, hyping up Grover and Sally, in awe of the Camp, and overall very pleased with this show! Stay tuned for a Spoiler Review Mini-Episode every week as soon as the episodes are available on Disney Plus! Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney Plus: Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus' master bolt and stop an all-out war. After losing his mother, Percy is sheltered at Camp Half-Blood, a sanctuary for demigod children. He must prove himself and confront his origins once he discovers he too is a demigod, and will take off into the perils of pursuing enemies in search of the Underworld. With the help of his quest mates Annabeth and Grover, Percy's journey will lead him closer to the answers he seeks: how to fit into a world where he feels out of place, if he'll ever see his mother again, and if he can ever find out who he's destined to be. Based on Disney Hyperion's best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" stars Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson”), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase”), and Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood.) Created by Rick Riordan and Jon Steinberg, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group's Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Breen, Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson.  Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/support

Banned books, a dream, and good laughs. Author and eternal Midwesterner join Tanorria and Candace for what becomes a rich, warm, and enlightening conversation. The trio dives into all things banned books, life as a Midwesterner, and what it really feels like being a Black, Queer, creative. Leah Johnson is an eternal midwesterner and author of award-winning books for children and young adults. Her bestselling debut YA novel, You Should See Me in a Crown, was a Stonewall Honor Book and the inaugural Reese's Book Club YA pick. In 2021, TIME named You Should See Me in a Crown one of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Her debut middle grade, Ellie Engle Saves Herself, was published by Disney-Hyperion in May 2023. When she's not writing, you can find her at Loudmouth Books, her Indianapolis-based independent bookstore that specializes in highlighting the work of marginalized authors and uplifting banned or challenged books.

On this SPECIAL EDITION of The Movie Podcast, Daniel and Shahbaz are joined for a sit down interview with the cast of Percy Jackson and the Olympians including WALKER SCOBELL (Percy Jackson), LEAH SAVA JEFFRIES (Annabeth Chase) and ARYAN SIMHADRI (Grover Underwood). Based on Disney Hyperion's best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, the series premieres with two episodes on Disney+ on December 20, 2023. Watch and listen to The Movie Podcast now on all podcast feeds, YouTube, and TheMoviePodcast.ca Get a whole month of great cinema FREE on MUBI: mubi.com/themoviepodcast Contact: hello@themoviepodcast.ca FOLLOW US Daniel on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and Letterboxd Shahbaz on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and Letterboxd Anthony on X, Instagram, Rotten Tomatoes, and Letterboxd The Movie Podcast on YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, and Rotten Tomatoes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh provide their spoiler free thoughts on the first two episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1 on Disney Plus, grading how accurate this adaptation of the Lightning Thief is! Stay tuned for a Spoiler Episode dropping right when Episodes 1 and 2 are available on Disney Plus! Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney Plus: Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus' master bolt and stop an all-out war. After losing his mother, Percy is sheltered at Camp Half-Blood, a sanctuary for demigod children. He must prove himself and confront his origins once he discovers he too is a demigod, and will take off into the perils of pursuing enemies in search of the Underworld. With the help of his quest mates Annabeth and Grover, Percy's journey will lead him closer to the answers he seeks: how to fit into a world where he feels out of place, if he'll ever see his mother again, and if he can ever find out who he's destined to be. Based on Disney Hyperion's best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" stars Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson”), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase”), and Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood.) Created by Rick Riordan and Jon Steinberg, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group's Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Breen, Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson.  Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/support

Catch up with us in our pre chat, then listen as we talk to Kwame Mbalia about writing, publishing, and Freedom Fire Books, an imprint of Disney-Hyperion that will feature stories of black joy and resilience written by black creators. Kwame is a husband, father, writer, a New York Times bestselling author, a former pharmaceutical metrologist, and a publisher with Freedom Fire Books, an imprint of Disney-Hyperion. His debut middle-grade novel, TRISTAN STRONG PUNCHES A HOLE IN THE SKY was awarded a Coretta Scott King Author Honor, and it—along with the sequels TRISTAN STRONG DESTROYS THE WORLD and TRISTAN STRONG KEEPS PUNCHING—is published by Rick Riordan Presents/Disney-Hyperion. He is the co-author of LAST GATE OF THE EMPEROR with Prince Joel Makonnen, from Scholastic Books, and the editor of the #1 New York Times bestselling anthology BLACK BOY JOY, published by Delacorte Press. A Howard University graduate and a Midwesterner now in North Carolina, he survives on Dad jokes and Cheez-Its.  Learn more about Kwame at https://www.kwamembalia.com/. Follow him on social media @KSekouM on X (formally Twitter) and @mbalia1 on Instagram. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/afronauts-podcast/message

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This week Ava, Brayden, and Niamh are joined by Gretchen D'Amato in our first episode following the Disney Plus Percy Jackson Series adapting the Lighting Thief! This week we look at trailers and promotional images and share our thoughts and predictions! Dont worry if you're on Spotify you can view the images along with us, or check out the full video podcast on YouTube! Watch this Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/D4dR-zEVvQk Find Us on Socials: Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@ReturnToCamp⁠⁠⁠ For more of your Hosts: @brydnstllmn @niamhhsherlock @avapirie Help Fund This Cast: Donate the price of a coffee to keep us going! ⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/returntocamp⁠⁠⁠ Buy cool merch at Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠www.redbubble.com/people/onthevergepro/shop⁠⁠⁠ Recommendations This Week: Gen V - Amazon Prime Credits: Return to Camp Half-Blood is an independent podcast by Brayden Stallman, Niamh Sherlock, and Ava Pirie. Each week these friends from college dive deep into the books of the Percy Jackson universe by Rick Riordan, starting with Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, and now Trials of Apollo. While analyzing each set of chapters, the trio takes an english class approach while diving into how this effects their lives, relates to pop culture, and means about its relationship to literature and the Greek classics. Find out more about this podcast at ⁠⁠⁠returntocamp.com⁠⁠⁠ Percy Jackson and the Olympians on Disney Plus: Percy Jackson is on a dangerous quest. Outrunning monsters and outwitting gods, he must journey across America to return Zeus' master bolt and stop an all-out war. After losing his mother, Percy is sheltered at Camp Half-Blood, a sanctuary for demigod children. He must prove himself and confront his origins once he discovers he too is a demigod, and will take off into the perils of pursuing enemies in search of the Underworld. With the help of his quest mates Annabeth and Grover, Percy's journey will lead him closer to the answers he seeks: how to fit into a world where he feels out of place, if he'll ever see his mother again, and if he can ever find out who he's destined to be. Based on Disney Hyperion's best-selling book series by award-winning author Rick Riordan, "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" stars Walker Scobell (“Percy Jackson”), Leah Sava Jeffries (“Annabeth Chase”), and Aryan Simhadri (“Grover Underwood.) Created by Rick Riordan and Jon Steinberg, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, The Gotham Group's Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group's Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Monica Owusu-Breen, Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson.  Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.purple-planet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/return-to-camp-half-blood/support

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Shanda and Bonnie discuss the specific technology that each of them use for their school visits... (Bonnie) Welcome to the Author Visit Podcast! I'm author Bonnie Clark. (Shanda) And I'm author-illustrator, Shanda McCloskey.  (Bonnie) It's August here in GA and our kiddos just started back to school, so the school visit season is upon us! Today we are talking with all about the tech we use and depend on for doing an author visit. (Shanda) This was actually a request from a listener, and I'm so glad she wrote to us about this topic because it's true, we haven't gone into much detail about our tech requirements thus far!  But before we get started, let's catch our listeners up on what we've been up to for the past few months. What've you been up to, Bon? (Bonnie) I'm really happy to be back in the saddle with you Shanda!! I know we didn't intend to take a break for this long but honestly I needed it. I've had some life things going on and honestly I have been discouraged on the book front for a while now, but things are looking up! I'm excited to announce that I have signed with a new agent: Kristin Terrette of MLM. We've been social media friends for years and liked each other's posts. She's an author turned agent and turns out we have a similar connection to the way we first met Shanda…My husband Keenan cut her and her family's hair years ago! She lives here in north GA so it's kind of cool to be able to meet in person and have coffee and talk about books. I had a fantastic experience with my previous agent- I adore her personally and professionally, but I really felt like it was time for a change. Already I feel re-energized, hopeful about my projects and I feel like my creative spark is back. SO yay! (Shanda) Summer was busy with family stuff - both daughter's birthdays, a family reunion, a family vacation, and some bigger house projects like cleaning out a big attic/closet space. I was in waiting mode as far as work stuff went, which was actually a good thing. I was waiting on the 2nd round of sketches feedback from Chronicle for the Rube Goldberg nonfiction book by Catherine Thimesh I'm illustrating, and also waiting on a contract from Disney Hyperion for an illustration project about an autistic child, called Lilibet makes a Friend by Kersten Hamilton. My agent also sent out my young graphic novel book proposal to a handful of editors, so I'm waiting on those responses too. Lots and lot's of waiting. (Bonnie) Let's dive in… Slides? Programs? Bring a computer? Use the school's? How do you read your book?  Shanda: I read the book on slides (spread by spread) so it's easy to see. (I try to memorize the book so I don't crink my neck or face away from the audience while reading too much) I've never been handed a PDF of my books with the text and all from my publishers so … To get the book into slide form I've done two things - 1. I took pics of the actual book pages, but the color always looks a bit off, so 2. I've recently discovered that if I borrow the e-book from Libby, I can flip through the book and take screenshots of each spread. The colors are perfection! And I figure it's not stealing since it's my book :) But I wouldn't do that with a book that isn't mine. What's in your tech kit that you bring to each school? Extra Cords/adapters? Backups?  Shanda: I bring my own my laptop computer and it's charging block/cord, USBC adapter, HDMI cord, a 10 ft extension cord, a remote clicker with extra AAA batteries, and a jump drive just in case. PDF version of slides on jump drive, emailed slides to myself. What's gone wrong before? What did you do? Shanda: Even with all my cords and dongles (I hate that word) I still ended up not being able to use my own computer at a school once. So they brought in a school computer and I used my jump drive to access the presentations, but there was not enough processing power/memory/whatever on that computer to open my presentations. Luckily, I had one saved as a flat PDF. So I used that and just flipped through the PDF for the presentation. Of course, I couldn't play any videos on it but it was better than nothing - which is what I did for the first presentation of the day while the librarian and other education tried to troubleshoot. After that experience, I was happy as a clam to use a simple PDF with no videos.  (Shanda) That wraps up our 25th episode all about the Tech We Depend On! You can find me at shandamc.com, on Twitter/X: @ShandaMcCloskey, and on Instagram/Threads: @shandamccloskeydraws.  (Bonnie) This podcast is sponsored by AuthorVisitCentral.com and produced by Ben McCloskey. And if you enjoyed this episode, please rate-and-review us on Apple Podcasts!  (Shanda) What did you think about this episode? Or maybe you have an idea for a future episode? Let us know through the contact form on AuthorVisitPodcast.com.  Happy school visit season! Bye!

On this episode, we re-visit my chats with best-selling superstar author Rick Riordan! Rick Riordan, dubbed “storyteller of the gods” by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling middle grade series with millions of copies sold throughout the world: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and the Trials of Apollo, based on Greek and Roman mythology; the Kane Chronicles, based on Ancient Egyptian mythology; and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, based on Norse mythology. Rick collaborated with illustrator John Rocco on two #1 New York Times best-selling collections of Greek myths for the whole family: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods and Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes. Rick is also the publisher of an imprint at Disney-Hyperion, Rick Riordan Presents, dedicated to finding other authors of highly entertaining fiction based on world cultures and mythologies. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two sons. From October 2021: Rick called in for a chat about Daughters of the Deep.From October 2020: Rick and I discussed his book The Trials of Apollo.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

On this podcast episode, I meet Stephen Gilpin. Stephen Gilpin has been working professionally as an illustrator since 2001. He's illustrated numerous picture books, chapter books, graphic novels and illustrations for a host of clients including Disney/Hyperion, Simon and Schuster, Harper, MacMillan, Scholastic and others. Since 2016 he's done a regular comic strip page for Scout Life (Boys' Life) Magazine. We talk about how Stephen is currently trying to break out with his own comic ideas these days and trying to set their own path. Stephen Gilpin's website https://sgilpin.com Stephen Gilpin on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sparkgilpin Tom Ray's Art Podcast website - https://www.tomrayswebsite.com Get my webcomic book "Then This Happened... Going outside again" now on Amazon as an ebook or paperback - https://amzn.to/40LQmmX Join my email list to get a call out for artists when I'm booking interviews! http://eepurl.com/g1uUSP --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tomraysartpodcast/support

EPISODE 1472: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Leah Johnson, the author of ELLIE ENGLE SAVES HERSELF!, about why it's more important for kids to save themselves than to save the world Leah Johnson is an eternal midwesterner and author of award-winning books for children and young adults. Her bestselling debut YA novel, You Should See Me in a Crown, was a Stonewall Honor Book, and the inaugural Reese's Book Club YA pick. In 2021, TIME named You Should See Me in a Crown one of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Leah's essays and cultural criticism can be found in Teen Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Cosmopolitan among others. Her debut middle grade, Ellie Engle Saves Herself is forthcoming from Disney-Hyperion in May 2023. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, Desiree interview's special guest Deeba Zargarpur who is an Afghan-Uzbek American. She began her editorial career at Disney-Hyperion and Freeform. Her debut YA novel, House of Yesterday was released on November 29, 2022. Besides being an author, she is also an editor where her aim is to acquire commercial books that empower young people from diverse backgrounds. Deeba is also the founder of Writers of Afghan Heritage, an initiative that advocates, supports and mentors diverse Afghan voices in mainstream publishing.

Middle Grade Author & Illustrator Derrick Chow joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss how agent referrals aren't the end all, the courage it takes to show your work to another person for the first time, how an auction isn't all about the money, the joy of meeting young readers, all the distractions that come after a contract is signed, avoiding scammy publishers, and more. Derrick Chow is an author, illustrator, and comic creator. His short stories have been featured in several comic anthologies; and his illustrations appear in newspapers, magazines, and books across North America. His debut middle-grade horror novel, RAVENOUS THINGS, from Disney-Hyperion is out now. Derrick: Query | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Amazon | Bookshop | Libro FM QQQ Home Base | Support on Patreon Read the full transcript. If links aren't clickable, find them here: https://bit.ly/qqqchow  This page includes affiliate links. Please use them if you'd like to support the show.

After surviving a torrential Nor'easter that rips parts of his home and adjoining properties to shreds, Bridgton, Maine resident and graphic artist David Drayton, his son Billy and wife Steff notice a strange fog rolling in on the lake behind their house. After confirming that his boathouse was crushed by neighbor Brent Norton's old tree, a source of old resentments, David gathers Billy and Brent into his jeep and heads into town for supplies. Upon arrival at the local supermarket, The Food House, into which half the town seems to have crammed, it becomes apparent that the mist is no longer on the lake: in fact, it's now is at the doorstep of the supermarket. Inside the store, we meet a gaggle of characters: Ollie Weeks and Bud Brown, the store's co-managers; Mrs. Carmody, a god-fearing woman who's convinced that Man has brought shame and disgrace upon the world; feisty old Mrs. Reppler, who's not a fan of Mrs. Carmody; locals Jim, Myron, Hattie, and Ambrose; and Dan Miller, whose frantic first appearance in the store heralds the danger to come. For there are terrors lurking in The Mist, the stuff of Hieronymous Bosch nightmares, monstrous beings that make even the act of venturing outside dangerous and deadly, and perhaps portend the coming of the apocalypse. Intro, Math Club, and Debate Society (spoiler-free) 00:00-24:33 Honor Roll and Detention (spoiler-heavy) 24:34-1:08:31 Superlatives (so. many. spoilers.) 1:08:32-1:29:12 Director Frank Darabont Screenplay Frank Darabont, based on the novella by Stephen King Featuring Andre Braugher, Alexa Davalos, Jeffrey DeMunn, Marcia Gay Harden, Nathan Gamble, Laurie Holden, Toby Jones, Thomas Jane, Chris Owen, William Sadler, Frances Sternhagen, Sam Witwer Gretchen McNeil is the author of several young adult novels for Disney*Hyperion and Balzer + Bray including Possess, 3:59, Relic, I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Get Even, Get Dirty, and Ten, as well as the horror/comedy novels #murdertrending—the #1 YALSA Teens' Top Ten pick for 2019— #murderfunding, and #noescape. Her most recent novel for Disney*Hyperion is Dig Two Graves, pitched as a YA Strangers on a Train; Three Drops of Blood arrives this March (2023) and Four-Letter Word in 2024. Gretchen's books have been published in more than a dozen languages all over the world. Ten: Murder Island, the film adaptation of Ten starring China Anne McClain, premiered on Lifetime in 2017, and Get Even and Get Dirty have been adapted as the series “Get Even” and “Rebel Cheer Squad: a Get Even series” for the BBC and Netflix. Gretchen is repped by Ginger Clark of Ginger Clark Literary. Our theme music is by Sir Cubworth, with embellishments by Edward Elgar. Music from “The Mist” by Mark Isham. For more information on this film, the pod, essays from your hosts, and other assorted bric-a-brac, visit our website, scareupod.com. Please subscribe to this podcast via Apple or Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave us a 5-star rating. Join our Facebook group. Follow us on Instagram. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Narrator Soneela Nankani suffuses Serwa Boateng with strength and passion in Roseanne A. Brown's fantastic audiobook for middle-grade listeners. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Emily Connelly discuss the fun and thrills of getting to hear Serwa's story, rooted in Ghanaian folklore. Serwa has spent her life training with her parents to fight deadly adze, fierce vampires. Suddenly, she's sent to live with non-magical family members while her parents go on a deadlier mission, and she has to navigate middle school for the first time. As Serwa goes up against bullies and racist teachers, Nankani leans into her pain—but when an adze appears at school, Serwa finds a team of unlikely allies.  Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Disney Hyperion. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Behind the Mic is supported by Brilliance Publishing who recently released The Survivalists, a sharp, funny novel by Kashana Cauley. An ambitious Black lawyer has dreams of making partner, until she falls for a coffee entrepreneur and moves into his Brooklyn brownstone with his doomsday-prepping roommates. Packed with tension, curiosity and optimized soy protein bars, The Survivalists is a darkly funny novel by Kashana Cauley, a former writer for The Daily Show and Pod Save America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet author Minh Lê on the latest episode of Nutmeg Book Drops Elementary Edition. He is part of the creative duo behind the 2023 Nutmeg Elementary Nominee Lift, illustrated by Dan Santat and published by Disney/Hyperion.

Gathering for a weekend at the sprawling island home of their friend Muffy, a gaggle of Vassar students find themselves in a bit of a pickle as they start disappearing one at a time, apparently at the hand of a murderer who kills them in a series of increasingly bizarre ways. Intro, Math Club, and Debate Society (spoiler-free) 0:00-25:33 Honor Roll and Detention (spoiler-heavy) 25:34-1:06:39 Superlatives (so. many. spoilers.) 1:06:40-1:24:19 Gretchen McNeil is the author of several young adult novels for Disney*Hyperion and Balzer + Bray including Possess, 3:59, Relic, I'm Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Get Even, Get Dirty, and Ten, as well as the horror/comedy novels #murdertrending—the #1 YALSA Teens' Top Ten pick for 2019— #murderfunding, and #noescape. Her most recent novel for Disney*Hyperion is Dig Two Graves, pitched as a YA Strangers on a Train, to be followed by Three Drops of Blood in 2023 and Four-Letter Word in 2024. Gretchen's books have been published in more than a dozen languages all over the world. Ten: Murder Island, the film adaptation of Ten starring China Anne McClain, premiered on Lifetime in 2017, and Get Even and Get Dirty have been adapted as the series “Get Even” and “Rebel Cheer Squad: a Get Even series” for the BBC and Netflix. Gretchen is repped by Ginger Clark of Ginger Clark Literary. Our theme music is by Sir Cubworth, with embellishments by Edward Elgar. Music from “April Fool's Day” by Charles Bernstein. For more information on this film, the pod, essays from your hosts, and other assorted bric-a-brac, visit our website, scareupod.com. Please subscribe to this podcast via Apple or Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave us a 5-star rating. Join our Facebook group. Follow us on Instagram. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Today's chat features none other than author-illustrator-actor-voice-over…er Justin Colon, creator of the esteemed PBChat on Twitter and overall kidlit powerhouse. Chances are very good that you're already familiar with Justin, his passion, and his work to foster community among other creatives. Equal parts craft, community, and consideration, this conversation is very much a worthy follow-on to last episode's chat with – not at all coincidentally – Justin's agent Jennifer March Soloway of Andrea Brown. We get right into the real stuff this time, starting with some context around the two recent announcements of Justin's fall 2024 debuts, IMPOSSIBLE POSSUMS with Disney-Hyperion and THE QUACKEN with Simon & Schuster. Redirection. Mentorship. Outreach. Education. Being ready. Having to wait. And chalking it all up to experience. Justin Colon literally and figuratively spills the tea. This verse is one you don't want to miss. *** Our ChewyReviewy picks of the week are: The Ugly Doodles by Valeria Wicker The Very True Legend of the Mongolian Death Worms by Sandra Fay The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on Instagram at @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com  Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com   Find us on Twitter @joshmonkwords and @brennajeanneret and as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment! Thanks and see ya next time.  You May Contribute a Verse is a homespun production, produced, edited, recorded, conceptualized, and marketed by Josh Monken and Brenna Jeanneret.

Intro  Author and teacher Kimberly Purcell grew up in Victoria BC, little did she realize that Victoria which is derived from victor was to be a foreshadowing of the victories she would eventually live out in her life! Writing her first book in 5th grade called the "The Mystery of the Poison Ivy" from the inspiration of her teacher Mrs. Aalto. , Kimberly went on to Study International relations at University of British Columbia,  Broadcast Journalism at British Columbia Institute of Technology and Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts.   Her experience, expertise and passion for writing landed her various opportunities to become a Writer at Disney Hyperion and Former Writer at Penguin Books. Today she lives in my old stomping ground Brooklyn NY. You can find her on Facebook holding drop-in classes that will teach you to write your own novel.     Top three takeaways  Why she began this class for my homeschooling kid after a traumatic bullying incident which caused them to make the decision to pull her out of mainstream school.  How Kim helps kids learn in a multi-sensory way that works for a wide variety of learners.  And “Do not neglect your gift.” - 1 Timothy 4:14 and it's all about building creative confidence which then your child or student will carry with them for the rest of their lives.    Call to Action  Kim Purcell Website Page   Kim Purcell Facebook Page  Kim Purcell Twitter Page  Kim Purcell Good Reads Page  Kim Purcell Medium Page  Kim Purcell Email Address      What is Next!  Thank you for supporting this show by listening and sharing with friends! If you like this podcast please rate and write a review of how this show has impacted or helped you!   Great ratings will accelerate the show's visibility to the nation so others can learn more about homeschool and find quality curriculum and the potentially join the homeschool community thus change the face of education forever!!   Who would have thought that we could change the education world with a click and a share!  Also if you would like to hear more about any specific educational topic please email me at realedtalk@gmail.com I would love to support your families educational needs in all areas!!   Bex Buzzie  The Homeschool Advantage Podcast   December 10th Sam Sorbo at Revive Education Conference, Oxnard CA    

Joshua Pruett, American writer, storyboard artist, and author, is best known for his work in Disney Television Animation shows. For Phineas and Ferb, he was a writer and storyboard artist starting with "For Your Ice Only".Emmy Award Winner Joshua Pruett is the only human being on Earth to have written for both MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 and DOCTOR WHO. Currently on Disney's HAMSTER & GRETEL, Joshua is perhaps best known for his work as a TV Writer on MILO MURPHY'S LAW, the original feature for Disney Plus, PHINEAS AND FERB THE MOVIE: CANDACE AGAINST THE UNIVERSE and THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH, the Emmy-Award Winning Netflix animated series. Joshua is headed back to the Last Kids universe in February 2023, co-writing THE LAST COMICS ON EARTH with Max Brallier, a full color graphic novel series illustrated by Jay Cooper and Douglas Holgate! Joshua recently contributed the Predator as summer camp slasher short "Ghost Story" to PREDATOR: EYES OF THE DEMON, a tie-in anthology from Titan Books. His original full cast Doctor Who audio book TIDES OF THE MOON from DOCTOR WHO: THE SIXTH DOCTOR ADVENTURES: WATER WORLDS released May, 2022 from Big Finish Productions. He's also written books and comics for all ages, including the hilarious middle grade novel SHIPWRECKERS: THE CURSE OF THE CURSED TEMPLE OF CURSES, OR WE NEARLY DIED. A LOT. with Scott Peterson from Disney/Hyperion. Joshua has over a fifteen years of experience inflicting laughter and monsters on others as storyboard artist, writer and creative consultant.

Cue the confetti and the champagne, because it's SSR's TWO-HUNDREDTH episode!To celebrate, Alli and her guest have a fun, thoughtful conversation about Sarah Dessen's Just Listen. Tune in to hear them talk about appearances vs. reality, main character Annabel's experiences in the modeling industry, the misplaced expectations readers can place on books, delicate treatment of heavy subjects, anger, and the power of knowing you're not alone. They also discuss what makes Sarah Dessen's work so special across the board.TW: rape, assault, eating disorders, racism, traumaLeah Johnson is an eternal midwesterner and author of award-winning books for children and young adults, including You Should See Me in a Crown and Rise to the Sun. Her debut middle grade novel, Ellie Engle Saves Herself, is forthcoming from Disney-Hyperion in 2023. Follow Leah on Instagram (@byleahjohnson) and Twitter (@byleahjohnson).

Reach out and find your happily ever after…on Happily Ever Island. Courtney and Emily are joined by Crystal Cestari to discuss her young adult novel, Happily Ever Island, in which best friends, “Disney Adult” Madison and “Disney what?” Lanie, win a full week vacation to Disney's newest immersive island resort.  Here, they step into the stories of their favorite Disney characters to live out their hero moments and happily ever afters. In this story of friendship, with a hint of romance, Madison learns you don't have to lose your inner child to grow up and Lanie embraces the magic to find the confidence to step out of her comfort zone. In this interview, Crystal shares her experiences working with Disney Hyperion and Imagineers to develop and create the story as well as how she infused her own personality and experiences into her characters.  Review Book of the Mouse Club on iTunes and Google Play and send any questions, comments, or suggestions to the hosts at bookofthemouseclub@gmail.com Follow Our Reading Journey On Social Media! Official Twitter and Instagram: @BookoftheMouse Courtney: Instagram @greatguthsby, Twitter @Courtney_Guth, and Goodreads Emily: Instagram and Twitter @emily_mickde, and Goodreads Crystal Cestari:  Instagram and Twitter @crystalcestari Website: https://www.crystalcestari.com/ 

The Prophecy Girls interview Kendare Blake, author of In Every Generation along with a trove of original fantasy novels. Blake's new novel from Disney Hyperion takes us to New Sunnydale, 16 years after the town collapsed into the Hellmouth and Buffy turned every Potential into a Slayer. But when a tragedy leaves all the Slayers missing and presumed dead, Frankie Rosenberg, Willow's daughter, discovers that in addition to being a witch she might be the new—and only—Slayer.   Hear us discuss… What it was like to pick up the Buffy mantle Kendare's thoughts on the importance of Buffy today How Kendare has made it possible for James Marsters to play Spike again What you might expect from the other books in the trilogy Why moving in with your parents can help your writing career  

In this Showdown episode, Conor and Caroline are exploring that shore up above and the sea below as they deep dive into what lies beyond the events of 1989's The Little Mermaid. After a decade of waiting, Disney finally released a direct-to-video sequel, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea but how does it compare to Liz Braswell's "what if?" novel, Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale? Will either of these sequels flip their fins deep enough into Ariel's world or will they get caught in the shallows? Come on you poor unfortunate souls, hit play already! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for fun content and exciting new updates!Join the Poor Unfortunate Fam, our Facebook Group for listeners who love the podcast and want to keep the discussions going!If you like what you're hearing, help us keep bringing you your favorite Disney content by making a donation to Poor Unfortunate Podcast today!*This podcast is not affiliated with The Walt Disney Company.Support the show (http://bit.ly/poorunfortunatedonation)

Abby Ranger is a brilliant editor. Over the years, she's worked at HarperCollins, Disney-Hyperion, and Scholastic, with a who's who of authors. In fact, she was my editor on my first book, These Broken Stars. She's smart, insightful, and she doesn't just make your current book better - she teaches you to make all of your future books better too. In this episode, she's going to share tips for setting yourself up for success in editing your novel. You can find out more about Abby at her website. I'm thrilled to introduce my new podcast, Pub Dates, a collaboration with my friend (and this show's producer) Kate Armstrong. To hear an introduction to the show, simply search for Pub Dates wherever you listen to podcasts. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss episodes when they start dropping in 2022. You can find me at my website – you can subscribe to my newsletter there, for behind-the-scenes peeks at how I write, and any other news about new books, events or the podcast. You can also submit a question for the podcast there. You can find me on Instagram at @AmieKaufmanAuthor or on Twitter at @AmieKaufman. 

Creating a business and growing it into a success is hard enough. But to then give that up and pursue your passion to write? That takes guts and determination. To then become a New York Times best selling author? Well, that's what Robert Beatty did. Robert joins Adam and Naresh to discuss his journey from entrepreneur to best selling author living near the mountains, as well as how he manages his writing from home with his family life. Robert is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Serafina and Willa series published by Disney Hyperion. Robert writes full-time now, but in his past lives, Robert was one of the early pioneers of cloud computing, the founder/CEO of Plex Systems, the co-founder of Beatty Robotics, and the chairman/CTO of Narrative Magazine. In 2007, he was named an Entrepreneur of the Year. Website: www.RobertBeattyBooks.com Featured Photo by Ben White on Unsplash www.WorkFromHomeShow.com

Produced by DuEwa World - Consulting + Bookings http://www.duewaworld.com Ep. 33 DuEwa interviewed author Leslie C. Youngblood. Leslie's forthcoming book is Forever This Summer (July 2021). It is the follow up to her debut novel for young readers, Love Like Sky. Visit www.lesliecyoungblood.com. Follow Nerdacity @nerdacitypodcast on IG or @nerdacitypod1 on Twitter @nerdacitypod1.  Visit DuEwa's website at www.duewaworld.com. BIO Leslie C. Youngblood received an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A former assistant professor of creative writing at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, she has lectured at Mississippi State University, UNC-Greensboro, and the University of Ghana at Legon. She began her undergraduate degree at Morris Brown College and completed her bachelor's at Georgia State University. After graduation, she served as a columnist and assistant editor for Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine. She's been awarded a host of writing honors including a 2014 Yaddo's Elizabeth Ames Residency, the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Prize, a Hurston Wright Fellowship, and the Room of Her Own Foundation's 2009 Orlando Short Story Prize. She received funding to attend the Norman Mailer Writers' Colony in 2011. Her short story, “Poor Girls' Palace,” was published in the winter 2009 edition of the Indiana Review, as well as Kwelijournal, 2014. In 2010 she won the Go On Girl! Book Club Aspiring Writer Award. In 2016 she landed a two-book publishing deal with Disney-Hyperion for her Middle-Grade novel, Love Like Sky. She works as a writing consultant for various businesses seeking assistance and Individuals looking to hone their skills. In 2019, Little, Brown for Young Readers acquired Love Like Sky and her forthcoming title, Forever This Summer, from Disney Books. Forever This Summer Publishes July 6, 2021. When she's not reading or working on her next novel, she enjoys watching Shark Tank, Chopped, and other shows where people are giving their all. Born in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and raised in Rochester, New York, she's fortunate to have a family of natural storytellers and a circle of supportive family and friends. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/duewafrazier/support

Robert Beatty and I discuss his many successes in life as a CEO and a writer, as well as his newest novel, WILLA OF DARK HOLLOW. We chat about his working with Amy Adams on the upcoming WILLA OF THE WOOD television show and the process that led to the publication of SERAFINA AND THE BLACK CLOAK. We talk about how writing is a skill and how he learned it, his 15 unpublished novels, the importance of staying bold, competitive fencing, the importance of sheer determination, assembling a publishing team, assembling robots of such quality he and his daughters were commended by President Obama at the White House, and ice cream flavors named after his characters. Robert Beatty is the author of the #1 New York Times best selling Serafina series published by Disney Hyperion, a spooky mystery-thriller about a brave and unusual girl who lives secretly in the basement of the grand Biltmore Estate. Serafina and the Black Cloak was a #1 New York Times best seller, has been on the list for more than 59 weeks, and won the prestigious 2016 Pat Conroy Southern Book Prize. The second book in the series, Serafina and the Twisted Staff, became a #1 New York Times best seller in the first week of its launch and earned a "Starred Review" from Kirkus Reviews, which said, "Even better than its predecessor, a sequel that delivers nonstop thrills from beginning to end." Enjoyed by both young readers and adults, the books are being taught in over a thousand classrooms nationwide. Robert Beatty lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina with his wife and three daughters, who help create and refine his stories. He loves to explore Biltmore Estate and the darkened forest trails where his novels take place. He writes full-time now, but in his past lives, Robert was one of the early pioneers of cloud computing, the founder/CEO of Plex Systems, the co-founder of Beatty Robotics, and the chairman/CTO of Narrative Magazine. In 2007, he was named an Entrepreneur of the Year. When asked about the inspiration for his books, Robert said, "Serafina's journey grew out of my desire to write a story about an unusual and heroic young girl for my three daughters."

Disology 16: Disology Book Club: City of Villains by Estelle Laure Sam and Rachel sit down with Estelle Laure, author of the Disney-Hyperion novel City of Villains, for our first installment of the Disology Book Club. We talk about the book's origins, what it's like to work with Disney as an author, and what's next for protagonist Mary Elizabeth Heart and her Legacy family. Find Estelle Laure on her website, Instagram, and Twitter. Purchase your copy of City of Villains --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disology/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disology/support

Hannah and Tirzah talk about exciting news from Disney-Hyperion and then dive into standalone high fantasy. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Show notes Disney-Hyperion news “Brown for No Reason” article Beauty by Robin McKinley Sunshine by Robin McKinley Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust Girls Made of Glass and Snow by Melissa Bashardoust Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller Ash by Malinda Lo Huntress by Malinda Lo Sweet and Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean Don’t Call the Wolf by Aleksandra Ross Burn by Patrick Ness (mentioned by Hannah as “another book about dragons”) The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh (releases February 2022–sorrynotsorry!) Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Share your thoughts with us on social media. For more Tirzah and Hannah, sign up for Book Riot Insiders and listen to the Read Harder podcast. Find Hannah on Twitter and Instagram @shgmclicious Find Tirzah on Twitter and Instagram @tirzahprice See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark interviews Actor, producer, audiobook narrator, and singer Sarah Beth Goer. Prior to the interview Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, and a few words about this episode's sponsor... You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. During their conversation, Mark and Sarah talk about: The fact that this is Sarah's first appearance as a podcast guest Working with Erin Wright on releasing her romance novels in audiobook How and when Sarah got started in audiobook narration The reality of trying to be an actor in LA - including the difficulty of even getting an audition Sarah's determination to get at least 200 rejections before giving up on this pursuit The importance of understanding your goal of having your books in audio Other suggestions to authors on strategies for determining whether or not its worth investing on audiobooks What Sarah wants every author to know about licensing their audio rights to a publisher The original of where Sarah got the "bug" for acting Determining that she really had to do acting for her soul Coming to terms with the doors that are open for you and the doors that are closed for you, and walking through the doors that are open instead of banging your head on the doors that are closed How audiobooks are an actor's medium - where an actor can't be limited or typecast by how they look, for example The comparison of a one-hander, a play performed by a single actor with being a single narrator of an audiobook Why Sarah highly recommends the audiobook for Charlotte's Web The converted and sound-proofed/sound-dampened closet that Sarah records in within her home How Mark met Sarah while looking for narrators for the audiobook for his Obsessions anthology The way Sarah gets new clients - Different genres that Sarah likes to work on as an audiobook narrator and what she looks for in a collaborative writing partner The deeply satisfying experience of creating the feature film THREE ROADS The resonance of a specific scene in the film that was created in an ad hoc fashion of collaboration between the actors ad libbing with suggestions from the director Sarah's penchant for ad lib film creation, but why they didn't use that for THREE ROADS (other than a few short scenes) Behind the scenes of the "little details" put into a feature film, such as the "scene within a scene" of a fictional movie two of the characters are watching The mind-boggling realization that every single thing seen on a television show or movie was painstakingly created, designed, or placed by someone responsible for that The challenging reality of the fact that the cost to just distribute this film and would most likely far outweigh the funds that would be earned off of it The cross-training of working on multiple collaborative and creative projects And more After the interview Mark shares a reflection about Sarah's conviction to stick it out until she tried 200 times, as well as the need for disruption in the film industry. Mark also welcomes new Patron, Kevin Partner.   Links of Interest: Sarah Beth Goer's Website Sarah on Twitter Wonder Woman Productions Pink Flamingo Productions Lyric Audiobooks Episode 157 - A Conversation with Jeff Elkins, The Dialogue Doctor Mark's Canadian Werewolf Series This Time Around (Book 0) A Canadian Werewolf in New York (Book 1) Stowe Away (Book 1.5) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles (Book 2) Findaway Voices Books2Read Draft2Digital Wide for the Win Submission Form Patreon for Stark Reflections   Sarah Beth Goer is a member of acting unions SAG-AFTRA and AEA. Her feature film THREE ROADS, which she co-wrote, starred in, and produced, won BEST WRITERS at the LA Femme International Film Festival in 2019. Sarah is also an audiobook narrator with over 100 titles under her belt. Notable works include Harper title The Unteachables (named in January 2019 an Apple Books Must-Listen), Disney Hyperion title The Devouring Gray (which placed on Barnes & Nobel's 20 most anticipated YA debuts of 2019), and Night Music – which Audiofile Magazine called “an exquisite listen,” deeming Goer's performance “dynamic,” and “noteworthy” as she “successfully capture[d] the raw emotions of first love muddled by racism and greed.”   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Enjoy our presentation of The Voting Booth, written by Brandy Colbert and published by Disney-Hyperion.Marva Sheridan has always been driven to make a difference in the world, and what better way than to vote in her first election? Duke Crenshaw is so done with this election; he just wants to get voting over with so he can prepare for his band's first paying gig tonight. Only problem? Duke can't vote. When Marva sees Duke turned away from their polling place, she takes it upon herself to make sure his vote is counted. And that's how their whirlwind day begins, rushing from precinct to precinct, cutting school, waiting in endless lines, turned away time and again, trying to do one simple thing: vote. Soon it's clear that there is more to their connection than a shared mission for democracy.This title is recommended for ages 12+. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/VotingBoothReviewsThe Voting Book is available in ebook and audiobook through Libby by Overdrive. Ebook: http://bit.ly/VotingBoothHooplaEbookAudiobook: http://bit.ly/VotingBoothHooplaAudiobookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Sad Clown (excerpt) by Orquesta Arrecife. Licensed under CC BY-SA 1.0 http://www.opsound.org/artist/orquestaarrecife/

Enjoy our presentation of Artemis Fowl written by Eoin Colfer and published by Disney-Hyperion. Twelve-year-old Artemis Fowl is a millionaire, a genius—and, above all, a criminal mastermind. But even Artemis doesn't know what he's taken on when he kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit.  These aren't the fairies of bedtime stories; these fairies are armed and dangerous. Can Artemis outwit the fairies to restore his family fortune, or is his criminal enterprise about to crumble?Artemis Fowl is recommended for ages 9 and up for fantasy violence and some depictions of alcohol use. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/ArtemisFowl_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive and as an ebook on Hoopla. Libby Ebook - https://bit.ly/ArtemisFowl_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook - https://bit.ly/ArtemisFowl_LibbyAudioHoopla Ebook - https://bit.ly/ArtemisFowl_HooplaEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Today’s author has been on Wattpad since 2011, Her novels FROST, FIRE and FLOOD on Wattpad have reached over 21M reads. She’s a wattpad star, a Watty’s award winner and has since got a literary agent - has previously worked as a literary agent assistant, she teaches a publishing workshop at the Vancouver Public Library, has a youtube channel on writing and… has been published! Infact she has just wrapped an international tour for Her brand new novel Witches of Ash & Ruin, which is out right now published by Disney Hyperion. This book is a sweeping, mesmerizing story of dark magic and brutal mythology set against a backdrop of contemporary Ireland that's impossible to put down. Today we have none other than Erin Latimer! Website: http://www.elatimer.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/elatimerwrites Wattpad: www.wattpad.com/elatimer

Our guest today is a really special one. She is the reason I am on Wattpad and this podcasts exists! She’s been writing on Wattpad since 2011 where she has had some incredible success, writing 4 books which have hit over a million reads. Her first novel, called The Enchantment of Emma Fletcher came out with Simon and Schuster in 2017 Her newest book is called All our Broken Pieces came out with Disney Hyperion in 2019. Reviewers have called it “Nothing short of superb” and her book has been nominated for the prestigious Forest of Reading award. Our guest has recently left a 15 year career to now become full-time professional creative writer. She balances her novel writing with crafting narratives for the popular Chapters interactive game. She also a die-hard Marianna’s Tench fan! Today’s author is none other than Leah Crichton, known everywhere as LD Crichton! www.ldcrichton.com https://twitter.com/LDCrichton https://www.instagram.com/ldcrichton/ https://www.wattpad.com/user/LDCrichton

Surprise! We're back! And surprise! We're joined by another author from the stellar Rick Riordan Presents line: Kwame Mbalia, author of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky. What's most incredible about Tristan Strong is not its powerful characters or original storyline (though those are awesome), it's that the book is Mbalia's debut novel! It's truly a staggering achievement. On this episode, we talk about Tristan Strong the book, Tristan Strong the character as an Anansesem, cultural memory, and presenting timeless mythologies to an audience that might not be familiar with them.

Shauna Holyoak and I discuss her KAZU JONES series with tips for writing middle grade mysteries, rewriting a story until it's right, and writing about a protagonist that's a different race than her author. Shauna tells the tale of how she landed her agent, previous guest Carrie Pestritto, and how she started her literary career after becoming a parent by writing a regular column. We also chat about book marketing, school visits, actively working to transition from a pantser to a plotter, and so much more. Shauna has been telling stories long before she could ride a bike, and some of them are even true! She writes for kids and teens and thinks it’s kinda the best job ever. KAZU JONES AND THE DENVER DOGNAPPERS is her debut novel, and it was released by Disney-Hyperion in April, 2019! She lives in Idaho Falls, ID with her husband, six of their seven children, and two naughty dogs.

We pick up right where we left off this week in a 2-part interview with author Sarah Jane Marsh and the draft of her debut book, Thomas Paine and the Dangerous Word.  In this episode, Sarah shares the rest of what would become a six year journey to publication. A rebel herself - just like Thomas Paine - Sarah managed to find an agent who embraced her manuscript in its unconventionally long format. Together, they found a home with Disney Hyperion for what would become an 80-page, 2500 word picture book.  After the sale of her first book, Sarah got busy writing again which is why she has another book, Most Wanted: The Revolutionary Partnership of John Hancock and Samuel Adams, coming out next year. The publishing world might move slowly, but our evolving view of history has been shifting dramatically these past few years. Sarah doesn't shy away from addressing some of the more controversial topics her revolutionary history books might raise including the direct line from slavery to the Black Lives Matter movement and the fact that the celebrated colonization of America was really the invasion of an indigenous population. Sarah also shares candidly why its rare for a writer to make a living from their craft. Writing will always be her passion, but she's also found a way to transition from PTA-mom-with-an-idea to working in a paid position for a local non-profit that focuses on the critical poverty and mental health needs of her community. 

Sarah Marsh had two passions when she was a child: reading and animals. We all had childhood passions, but few have kept them as guideposts throughout their careers as she has. Sarah started as a zoo volunteer when she was still a teen and went on to study wildlife conservation in college. Her hard work paid off and she landed many exciting jobs: dolphin trainer, zookeeper and firefighter. In today’s episode, the first of two parts, Sarah shares her early career, a business detour that earned her an MBA and some valuable startup experience, and her transition into motherhood. As a new mom of twins, one with significant health concerns, Sarah found herself overwhelmed with even basic tasks like getting both babies in and out of the car. It was a friend who helped her find her way to a doctor and an anxiety disorder that was helped with medication. She also found that returning to her love of zookeeping, in a volunteer capacity, helped anchor her to her old identity. As her family grew, she added reading and writing as creative outlets. Her journey eventually led to writing her first book, Thomas Paine and the Dangerous Word, a picture book biography published by Disney Hyperion in 2018. We’ll conclude the interview next week with a deeper dive into her road to publication, her next book, and what’s keeping her busy these days beyond her writing.   

For the 45th episode of Bookin', host Jason Jefferies is joined by Kwame Mbalia, author of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, a Rick Riordan Presents book that is published by our friends at Disney/Hyperion.  Topics discussed include what it is like to join a publishing empire that includes Mickey Mouse, Marvel Comics and Star Wars, whether or not comic books are real books, the lyrics to the most annoying song you have ever heard, African American folklore, West African Gods, and much more.  Signed copies of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky can be preordered in-store or online here (while supplies last).

Kate Hannigan and I discuss her newest novel CAPE and the 2016 Golden Kite award winner, THE DETECTIVE'S ASSISTANT. We do a deep dive on writing and researching historical fiction. Kate gives some outstanding advice for authors doing school visits and a lot of tips for being a more productive writer. She also shares a real-life object lesson on the importance of being nice in an industry as small as publishing. We chat about superheroes and women in history and just generally have a blast talking about writing. Chicago author Kate Hannigan writes fiction and non-fiction for young readers. A former newspaper journalist, she loves listening to people's stories and digging deep into research. Her middle-grade historical fiction "The Detective's Assistant" (Little, Brown) received the 2016 Golden Kite Award for best middle-grade novel and was a California Young Reader Medal nominee. Inspired by the exploits of America's first female detective, Kate Warne, it features nail-biting suspense and exhilarating thrills - along with history around Abraham Lincoln and pre-Civil War America. Kate is also the author of the picture book biography "A Lady Has the Floor: Belva Lockwood Speaks Out for Women's Rights" (Boyds Mills Press), which received four starred reviews, named a Chicago Public Library "Best of the Best" selection, Bank Street College pick for July, A Mighty Girl Best of 2018 Book, Amelia Bloomer Project pick, and a Junior Library Guild Selection. And her three-book cooking caper series "Cupcake Cousins" (Disney/Hyperion) for early middle-grade readers was named to the Illinois READS state list and Chicago Public Library's "Best of the Best" lists.

This week, Michael Moreci joins me for a fantastic conversation about all things geeky. Moreci is the author of Black Star Renegades and its sequel We Are Mayhem, which just came out last month. In a nutshell, the story dares to ask the age-old question: "What would happen if Star Wars and Guardians of the Galaxy had a love child?" And oh boy, is it a fun ride. But Moreci is also a seasoned comic book writer, having written for pretty much every major publisher: DC, Archie, Image, Vault, Dynamite, Dark Horse, Boom!, IDW, and Disney-Hyperion. On this episode, we chat about turning your passion into a career, his two novels with St. Martin's Press, writing comics versus novels, Battlestar Galactica, and of course Star Wars.

Tara Sim is the author of SCAVENGE THE STARS (Disney-Hyperion) and the TIMEKEEPER trilogy (Sky Pony Press) and writer of all things magic. She can often be found in the wilds of the Bay Area, California. When she’s not writing about mischievous boys in clock towers, Tara spends her time drinking tea, wrangling cats, and occasionally singing opera. Despite […]

Leslie C. Youngblood is an award-winning middle-grade author with Disney Hyperion. Her debut novel Love Like Sky released November 6, 2018. In this My Messy Muse interview Leslie tells us about her favorite character to write and the character with whom she most identifies. She talks about her journey to publication and how her Love Like Sky characters tugged at her to be taken out of her adult fiction work and onto the pages of their own book. Thank goodness Leslie listened! Her debut middle-grade novel Love Like Sky has received numerous accolades and for good reason! Love Like Sky G-baby and her younger sister, Peaches, are still getting used to their "blended-up" family. They live with Mama and Frank out in the suburbs, and they haven't seen their real daddy much since he married Millicent. G-baby misses her best friend back in Atlanta, and is crushed that her glamorous new stepsister, Tangie, wants nothing to do with her. G-baby is so preoccupied with earning Tangie's approval that she isn't there for her own little sister when she needs her most. Peaches gets sick-really sick. Suddenly, Mama and Daddy are arguing like they did before the divorce, and even the doctors at the hospital don't know how to help Peaches get better. It's up to G-baby to put things right. She knows Peaches can be strong again if she can only see that their family's love for her really is like sky. You can find out more about Leslie C. Youngblood on her website www.lesliecyoungblood.com Follow her on Twitter: @lescyoungblood Interested in a picture book critique, strategy session or school visit with My Messy Muse host Michele McAvoy? Find out how to work her at michelemcavoy.com/workwithme Be sure to subscribe to Michele’s newsletter! Follow Michele on Twitter @michele_mcavoy Join the My Messy Muse private Facebook community to socialize with kidlit authors and illustrators and take part in exclusive giveaways! Facebook.com/groups/mymessymuse

PATREON SUPPORT NOW STANDING AT 437 – LAST WEEK 434 HELP US GET TO 500 PATREON SUPPORTERS. Main Fiction: "The Chameleon's Gloves" by Yoon Ha LeeYoon Ha Lee's debut novel, Ninefox Gambit, won the Locus Award for best first novel and was a finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Clarke awards. Its sequel, Raven Stratagem, was also a Hugo finalist. His middle-grade space opera, Dragon Pearl, is forthcoming from Disney-Hyperion in January 2019. He lives in Louisiana with his family and an extremely lazy cat, and has not yet been eaten by gators.Narrated by: Mary MurphyMary Murphy is an actor/voice-over artist based in Brooklyn, NY. She loves the world of audio fiction and is excited to be part of StarShipSofa. She can be heard voicing the role of Dashi on Disney Junior’s Octonauts, and voicing multiple characters for PBS Kid’s Past/Present, Leap Frog, & Muzzy. She can also be heard on Fireside Mystery Theatre’s audio drama podcast, Midnight Shorts Program, and narrating the audiobook Love and Smoke. Other credits include Boardwalk Empire, Man With A Gun, DNA, I Hope You Live Forever, Clutter, and Room 333. Recently she appeared in the play Near Nellie Bly for the Workshop Theater Series, and will be performing a series of Norwin Corwin & O Henry adaptations with QuickSilver. You can often find her roaming the streets of Brooklyn with her 13-pound Dachshund Penny, Gotham’s real Dark Knight. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mari Mancusi's The Camelot Code: The Once and Future Geek is a fast-paced middle grade adventure from Disney Hyperion, in which an adolescent King Arthur comes to the 21st Century and decides he doesn't go back. We chat about how the book came to be, the long process of publishing, and how to make the sometimes-adult Arthurian legends work in a family adventure.

Mari Mancusi's The Camelot Code: The Once and Future Geek is a fast-paced middle grade adventure from Disney Hyperion, in which an adolescent King Arthur comes to the 21st Century and decides he doesn't go back. We chat about how the book came to be, the long process of publishing, and how to make the sometimes-adult Arthurian legends work in a family adventure.

The Magical Properties of Unicorn Ivory When a cynical reporter goes to observe a unicorn from an alternate universe that now lives in ours, she encounters poachers, a forest ranger and a child used as a unicorn lure. The Author: Carlos Hernandez is the author of The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria (Rosarium 2016) and numerous works of short fiction, poetry, and drama, mostly in SFF. Look for his middle-grade novel Sal and Gabi Break the Universe from Disney Hyperion in March 2019. The Actor: Dyan Flores is a musical theatre writer and performer. She was a regular on the Chicago improv and sketch comedy scene before she moved to New York and shifted her focus to musical theatre writing. Dyan has performed with Halcyon Theatre, Impress These Apes, The Paper Machete, Beast Women Cabaret, iO Chicago and more. Dyan is a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Advanced Musical Theatre Writing workshop, and she has had shows performed at the New York Library for the Performing Arts, American Theater Company, The Metropolitan Room, Milk Can Theatre Company, and NYU. flores.dyan@gmail.com

An Interview with Cindy Mitchell For my thirty-seventh Dream Gardens kid lit podcast, I interviewed librarian Cindy Mitchell about her favorite kid’s book,  The Accelerati Trilogy by Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman, which includes the books Tesla’s Attic, Edison’s Alley, and Hawking’s Hallway. Published in 2015 through 2017 by Disney-Hyperion, the three sci-fi adventure books tell the story of … Continue reading Podcast #37: The Accelerati Trilogy by Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman → The post Podcast #37: The Accelerati Trilogy by Neal Shusterman and Eric Elfman appeared first on Dream Gardens.

Author Kelly Loy Gilbert‘s new release PICTURE US IN THE LIGHT comes out on April 10th from Disney-Hyperion. Listen in as Kelly discusses the books that have inspired her and the struggle to write something after her debut CONVICTION. Episode … Continue reading →

Author Kelly Loy Gilbert‘s new release PICTURE US IN THE LIGHT comes out on April 10th from Disney-Hyperion. Listen in as Kelly discusses the books that have inspired her and the struggle to write something after her debut CONVICTION. Episode Mentions: * Amelia Bedelia * The Face on the Milk Carton * The Things They Carried * Bel Canto * Prep * An Artist of the Floating World * Conviction * Picture Us in the Light * Station Eleven * State of Wonder * A River Runs Through It * Harry Potter *

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar "Picture Book Month and celebration of Dianne de Las Casas" with Tara Lazar, Katie Davis, John Couret and Paula Naugle. October 14, 2017 Today's webinar is a very special show for us! We have the opportunity to learn all about Picture Book Month from Tara Lazar and Katie Davis, co-founders and renowned children's authors. Picture Book Month was envisioned and founded by Dianne de Las Casas who was our special guest presenter in May, 2017 on Classroom 2.0 LIVE. Sadly, Dianne lost her life in a tragic fire recently and we wanted to honor her legacy by celebrating her life through this featured presentation about Picture Book Month. We will learn about the importance of picture books for students and Picture Book Month. They have created an outstanding Teacher's Guide for participants in Picture Book Month. Our presenters will also share some of their special memories of Dianne de Las Casas including a special visit from John Couret who began writing children’s books because of Dianne’s inspiration. Author Tara Lazar has six picture books in print with many more to come. Her latest title is “7 Ate 9: The Untold Story” from Disney*Hyperion. Next fall look for her illustrated dictionary “500 Words to Bumfuzzle Your Teachers & Bamboozle Your Frenemies”. Tara is the founder of STORYSTORM, a writer’s brainstorming challenge formerly known as Picture Book Idea Month. She is a picture book mentor for We Need Diverse Books and the co-chair of the Rutgers University Council on Children’s Literature annual conference. Katie’s secret superpower is her ability to teach non-techy and tech-fearful writers how to become better business people by building their platforms through social media, video, and creating/building mailing lists. Also known in her niche as one of the first writer entrepreneurs, Katie has created many events and courses for writers, including How to Create Your Author Platform (and Market Your Books without Being Pushy), Video Idiot Boot Camp, and Picture Book Summit (the largest and first online conference of its kind). Her podcast, Brain Burps About Books, is consistently ranked in the top 10 book-related categories. She’s appeared regularly on WTNH and The Huffington Post. She is the director of the Institute of Children’s Literature, which provides accredited writing courses for both adult and children’s books. Katie has been honored to speak everywhere from a maximum security prison, to elementary schools, to university level, including UCONN and Yale, and has keynoted conferences and fundraising galas. You can subscribe to Katie’s YouTube channel at KatieDavis.TV or the #1 podcast in iTunes in Children’s Publishing by going to KatieDavis.com/podcast. Katie Davis’s books, published by Harcourt, S&S, HarperCollins, and Diversion Books, have sold over 755,000 copies, which is why she’s published How to Promote Your Children’s Book, a marketing guide for writers that debuted at #1 on Amazon. http://picturebookmonth.com/ https://taralazar.com/storystorm/ http://katiedavis.com/ https://www.gofundme.com/4b4y0xs (Go Fund Me in Celebration of Dianne de Las Casas)

Joseph A. Gervasi interviews illustrator and writer Greg Pizzoli. Greg is the author of several acclaimed books for children including: The Watermelon Seed (winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award), Templeton Gets His Wish, Tricky Vic, Number One Sam, Good Night Owl, and The Quest For Z. His books are published by Viking Children’s Books (a division of Penguin) and Disney Hyperion. Greg also comes from punk, which has influenced his work in many ways. Greg finds himself in a unique position: writing books that are read and loved by scores of children around the world. With the attention comes a responsibility, though he deftly avoids using his work to moralize to his readers. Greg speaks at schools about forty times a year and uses his ability to communicate with the kids without condescension to encourage creativity. We talk about Greg’s early influences in music and books and how those works shaped him into the writer he is today. Perhaps most crucially, we talk about spreading empathy in dark times. Greg is in a unique position to be able to communicate to the kids who are the future, and what he says about them (and, I’d add, what he helps to foster in them) is an encouraging sign that we’re all looking for and rejoice in seeing. Some seeds one swallows — inadvertently or with intention — when young grow into trees of great and lasting beauty. Greg Pizzoli’s website Photos by Karen Kirchhoff   The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 78- Greg Pizzoli appeared first on Cinepunx.

While print sales of adult fiction are down in the last decade, the juvenile market – which includes young adult literature or "YA" – has actually gone up 40 percent. In this episode, two YA authors talk about their writing, their audience, their inspirations, and the role that Shakespeare plays in all of it. Molly Booth’s first novel, "Saving Hamlet," was published in 2016 by Disney-Hyperion. It tells the story of an American teenager who time-travels back to Shakespeare’s Globe during the original production of "Hamlet." Ryan North, best known as the creator of Dinosaur Comics, is the author of two titles that take a “Choose Your Own Adventure” approach to Shakespeare. "To Be Or Not To Be" was originally self-published in 2013 and was Kickstarter's most-funded publishing project at the time. His second, "Romeo and/or Juliet," was published by Riverhead Books in 2016. Ryan and Molly are interviewed by Barbara Bogaev. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. Published November 29, 2016. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. “The Quick Fire of Youth” was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster and Esther Ferington. Esther French is the web producer. We had technical help from Thomas Devlin at WGBH in Boston, Gord Richards at Oak Recording Studio Toronto, and Jeff Peters at the Marketplace studios in Los Angeles. http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited/ya-novels-ryan-north-molly-booth

"The Killer in Me" written by Margot Harrison was published on July 12, 2016 by Disney Hyperion. https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Me-Margot-Harrison-ebook/dp/B01FZLMTT8/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=SGHKDS7271H00NN4RKZ0 I bought this one a while ago. I think it was the same time that I bought "Learning to swear in America". I believe both of them were on the Goodreads top YA books for July. Here's the synopsis: Hasn't he lived long enough? Why not? I could take him like a thief in the night. This is how the Thief thinks. He serves death, the vacuum, the unknown. He's always waiting. Always there. Seventeen-year-old Nina Barrows knows all about the Thief. She's intimately familiar with his hunting methods: how he stalks and kills at random, how he disposes of his victims' bodies in an abandoned mine in the deepest, most desolate part of a desert. Now, for the first time, Nina has the chance to do something about the serial killer that no one else knows exists. With the help of her former best friend, Warren, she tracks the Thief two thousand miles, to his home turf—the deserts of New Mexico. But the man she meets there seems nothing like the brutal sociopath with whom she's had a disturbing connection her whole life. To anyone else, Dylan Shadwell is exactly what he appears to be: a young veteran committed to his girlfriend and her young daughter. As Nina spends more time with him, she begins to doubt the truth she once held as certain: Dylan Shadwell is the Thief. She even starts to wonder . . . what if there is no Thief? From debut author Margot Harrison comes a brilliantly twisted psychological thriller that asks which is more terrifying: the possibility that your nightmares are real . . . or the possibility that they begin and end with you? The Kindle preview includes the first four chapters. I'm going to read you the first two, which ends up being about 19 pages. I try to read the first couple chapters and put down my thoughts before reading the synopsis, so I can get an honest feeling for whether I would read on based on those pages. Here's what I got before I read the blurb on the Amazon page. Nina is a girl who dreams a serial killer's life. Plenty of opportunity for conflict and character developement. She's on a life and death mission to save a couple who lives a hundred plus miles away. She's smart enough to realize no one will believe her--the woman she called certainly didn't. The author's writing is crisp and clear, her characterization is solid, and her use of dialog is effective. I want to read on initially to see how she does with firing the .38 and secondly to see if she is able to get to upstate New Yord to help the older couple. I believe that these two conflicts are just an introduction to the story and my hopes are that this will ramp up into a solid thriller. I had an interview with an author scheduled tonight, but she had to cancel for her son's back to school night. Unless I can reconnect with her in the next couple days, it will be another first chapter review next week. thanks for listening. We'll see you next week.

Noah Klocek is the creator of the picture book CLOUD COUNTRY, a Pixar Animated Studio Artist Showcase. Noah teamed up with Bonny Becker and Disney-Hyperion to make this world come to life.

Adam Rex (@MrAdamRex), author and illustrator of Smek for President, published by Disney Hyperion (@DisneyHyperion) and sequel to the best-selling The True Meaning of Smek Day, stops by to talk about writing as he goes, his massive project for which no one was paying him and no one knew about, and the standard of bad kickball playing.

Cale Atkinson (@2dCale), author illustrator of To The Sea, published by Disney Hyperion (DisneyHyperion), stops by to talk about big and chunky and strange and overcomplicated manuscripts, what it means to be seen by another, and a subtle detail in his debut picture book reflected in the eyes.

In her début young adult novel, published by Disney Hyperion press in July 2014, Livia Blackburne PhD '13 portrays a character and a state in crisis in warring medieval times. In this podcast, Blackburne talks about her character's moral growth and her own journey towards putting her cognitive science career on hiatus in favor of a book tour. Read more: http://bit.ly/1ylqIAv. Podcast transcript: https://bit.ly/2H7KFbR

Rev up your DeLoreans, listeners, because it's time travel month here on Authors are ROCKSTARS! We've got a terrific interview for you with Tamara Ireland Stone, author of Time Between Us and its recently released sequel, Time After Time.We talked to Tamara about musical influences, time travel theories, and her next project now that her fantastic time travel romance duology has come to an end. We had so much fun chatting with her-- we know you're going to love this interview.Want to download this podcast? Click here for an mp3 or find us on iTunes!To keep up with Tamara, stop by her website, and check out her publisher, Disney Hyperion!Also, we're pleased to offer a fabulous giveaway this month: an ARC of Emerald Green, the exciting finale to the Ruby Red trilogy by Kerstin Gier. It's Michelle's book pick of the month, and we're offering it to you. Just comment and tell us your preferred method of time travel from any work of fiction-- DeLoreans, the TARDIS, a time turner... the possibilities are endless and we want to hear about it. Please note: this contest is open to US residents only. Please leave your email or Twitter handle with your comment so we can contact the lucky winner. Deadline for entries is Friday, October 18. EDIT: We have received some complaints about spam due to commenting with contact information. So we're including a Google Doc Form here for you to enter and extending the deadline to October 25th.FORM CLOSED! Winner is Alyssa Susanna! Congratulations and thank you to all the participants. Glad you liked the Google Form better. :)Podcast hosting courtesy of archive.org. Intro music by 46bliss. Special thanks to our sound engineer, Marc Conrad Tabula, for his awesome audio editing skills. Please subscribe to Authors are ROCKSTARS! on iTunes so you'll never miss an episode-- and reviews are always welcome!