Podcast appearances and mentions of Francisco X Stork

In honor of Hispanic/Latiné Heritage Month, we've invited Francisco X. Stork to talk about his latest young adult novel, One Last Chance to Live. Francisco, who immigrated to the United States from Mexico at the age of nine with his mother and adoptive father, is the author of several award-winning novels, including Marcelo in the Real World, Disappeared, and The Memory of Light. Francisco calls One Last Chance to Live “the most personal of all my books.” → Resources About Francisco X. Stork: Learn more about the author and his many novels for young readers. Celebrating Hispanic and Latiné Heritage Month: Check out these titles for the young readers in your life. → Highlights Francisco X. Stork, author, One Last Chance to Live “Once you start writing, the characters take over, and it's their story that becomes important.” “When I was a little boy in Mexico, I used to tell people . . . ‘I want to be a writer.'” “This is a month in which we see the contributions of immigrants, who decided to live in this country and who love this country, like me.” → Special Thanks Producer: Maxine Osa Sound engineer: S. Shin Music composer: Lucas Elliot Eberl → Coming Soon Alice Hoffman: When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary

Illegal by Francisco X. StorkThey made it through the desert but now, Sara is in a detention center in Texas hoping to get asylum in the United States because she knows if she goes back to Mexico, there are people there who will kill her. Her brother, Emiliano has been hiding at a ranch in Texas after being rescued from near death in the desert. But he has a very important phone – a phone that Sara has been risking her life for, and now Emiliano's life – because it contains information that could bring down a whole human trafficking smuggling ring being run in the United States.Emiliano ends up going with his Father to Aurora, IL because Sara's contacts tell him they will be able to get the phone unlocked and help get the information out that will save the poor woman who have been trafficked. However, once Emiliano gets to Illinois, it becomes clear that his father will do more to protect his new wife, than he will to help Emiliano and his sister. Who can Emiliano turn to when anyone who moves to help him might end up dead?Recommended for grades 8 and up. 

In "Marcelo In The Real World: The Last Summer of the Death Warriors," author Francisco X. Stork writes a coming of age story centering around a young man with Asperger's Syndrome named Marcelo. This discussion took place on a 2010 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

Join Maritza Moulite and Francisco X. Stork as they discuss finding your own voice as a writer, and share writing tips and exercises for using your voice to create stories that are interesting and meaningful. Moderated by Alexandra Villasante. Our CRAFT sessions are meant to be interactive! We encourage students and educators to come prepared with whatever writing materials you are most comfortable with including computers, journals, notebook, paper, pen or pencil. For CRAFT sessions including illustrators, please bring your favorite art materials.

Leslie and Mara interview celebrated young adult fiction author, Francisco X. Stork. Francisco has a very interesting backstory as a young immigrant from Mexico and overcoming many obstacles to attend both Harvard University and Columbia Law School. Although Francisco worked many years as a lawyer, it was his true passion of writing that led him to success as an author of nine young adult novels. We are so excited to share this genuine conversation.  Click here to learn more about Francisco and his work.

Francisco X. Stork spent thirty-three years working at one job, but felt in his heart he was called to pursue another. He is a grandfather now and has just published his 9th book. Francisco draws upon his experiences as a Mexican immigrant to write captivating stories for young readers. Annmarie and Francisco discuss do-overs, chess, hopeful endings, and how to resist putting a time limit on our dreams. 

Books and resources mentioned in this week's podcast Alicia D. Williams' Genesis Begins Again; Francisco X. Stork's Illegal; Jeanine Cummins' American Dirt; Mawi Asgedom's Of Beetles and Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard; Sync, a free audiobook program that offers two free Young Adult (YA) audiobooks per week for ten weeks starting in April of each year; Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop's article that discusses how books can be mirrors, windows, or sliding glass doors. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/valerie-dilorenzo/message

We welcome author Francisco X. Stork to this week's episode as we explore is path to becoming an author and his newest book ON THE HOOK. Episode Mentions: Bookshop.org Episode PageThe Way of the JaguarBehind the Eyes

We welcome author Francisco X. Stork to this week's episode as we explore is path to becoming an author and his newest book ON THE HOOK. Episode Mentions: * Bookshop.org Episode Page* The Way of the Jaguar* Behind the Eyes

Kelly and Hannah take a look at the settings present and absent in YA books and what they wish they saw more commonly, then highlight YA set in the rural US and across the globe. This episode is sponsored by TBR, Book Riot’s subscription service offering reading recommendations personalized to your reading life; Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer with Fierce Reads; and Smash It! by Francina Simone, published by Inkyard Press. 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! SHOW NOTES A Heart In a Body In The World by Deb Caletti Pointe by Brandy Colbert The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer The Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer Journey of Dreams by Marge Pellegrino Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vazquez Gilliland Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork The Whippoorwill Award The Worlds of Words Collection Like Water by Rebecca Podos When the Ground is Hard by Malla Nunn Rural Voices:15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small Town America edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter Out of Shadows by Jason Wallace Our Wayward Fate by Gloria Chao Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick and Arn Chorn Pond You Should See Me In a Crown by Leah Johnson All That I Can Fix by Crystal Chan Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor After The Fall by Kate Hart Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite Learning To Breathe by Janice Lynn Mather You Must Be Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied Scowler by Daniel Kraus Bent Heavens by Daniel Kraus Dare To Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey by Ogze Salamaci See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

First Draft Episode #267: The Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From Team: Author Jennifer de Leon, Agent Faye Bender, and Editor Caitlyn Dlouhy A conversation between the entire team behind debut young adult novel Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From: author Jennifer de Leon, Literary agent Faye Bender, partner and founder of The Book Group, and Caitlyn Dlouhy, Vice President & Editorial Director–Caitlyn Dlouhy Books at Simon & Schuster. This conversation was held as part of A Mighty Blaze’s YA Weekend, and many thanks to Joseph Moldover (author of Every Last Breath) for all the help putting that entire celebration together. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Francisco X. Stork, author of Illegal, Marcelo in the Real World, and more Natalie C. Anderson, author of City of Saints and Thieves and Let’s Go Swimming on Doomsday Desmond Hall, debut author of forthcoming YA novel Your Corner Dark 2020–2021 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jason Reynolds, whose many books include All American Boys (cowritten with Brendan Kiely [listen to his First Draft interview here]), As Brave as You, For Every One, the Track series, Look Both Ways, Stamped: Racism, Anti-Racism, and You and Long Way Down, which received a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, and a Coretta Scott King Honor. Listen to his First Draft interviews here and here. I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998 or send an email to mailbag @ firstdraftpod dot com! Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jason Reynolds; Leigh Bardugo, author of Ninth House and the Grishaverse series; Creator of Sex and the City Candace Bushnell; YouTube empresario and author Hank Green; Actors, comedians and screenwriters Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham; author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast Linda Holmes; Bestselling authors and co-hosts of the Call Your Girlfriend podcast, Ann Friedman and Aminatou Sow; Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish and co-host of the Sciptnotes podcast; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Track Changes If you’re looking for more information on how to get published, or the traditional publishing industry, check out the Track Changes podcast series, and sign up for the Track Changes weekly newsletter. Support the Show Love the show? Make a monthly or one-time donation at Paypal.me/FirstDraft. Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

Kelly and guest host Carmen of @TomesandTextiles offer up a pile of incredible Latinx backlist YA books for your reading needs. This episode is sponsored by Random House Books for Young Readers and GetUnderlined.com. 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! SHOW NOTES Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Córdova (“Brooklyn Brujas” series) When Reason Breaks by Cindy L. Rodriguez When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton Fifteen Candles by Veronica Chambers (“Amigas” series, book one) The Go-Between by Veronica Chambers The Closest I’ve Come by Fred Aceves The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind by Meg Medina  Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero The Devil and Winnie Flynn by Micol Ostow I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore

Ep. #469 - On today's episode, Adam interviews author Interview with Francisco X. Stork about his newest book, Illegal. They discuss immigration and asylum in the United States, Francisco's career as a lawyer, and injecting important adult themes into YA books. Today's episode is sponsored by Literati and Freshly. -Get 25% off your first two orders by visiting literati.com/probooknerds -Get $40 off your first two orders at freshly.com/probooknerds Get your own ProBookNerds and Libby swag and support libraries at shop.overdrive.com

In this episode, we speak to PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel about Trump, social media, and news deserts for our weekly TOUGH QUESTIONS segment. Then, Gina Chung talks to award-winning YA author Francisco X. Stork, whose new book ILLEGAL published earlier this week. They discuss how the book was informed by his own experiences as both a lawyer and an immigrant and the importance of highlighting social issues in literature for young people. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/penamerica/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/penamerica/support

Join us as we welcome award-winning author Francisco X. Stork to speak live on all things writing, creating and geek out on books and more. Francisco is the author of middle grade and young adult titles such as Marcelo in the Real World, The Last Summer of the Death Warriors and Disappeared. Speak On It is a program series connecting teens and authors virtually to have a conversation about what speaks to us and inspires us to create. This is the audio from a live interview on YOUmedia's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkAsxRZOajWfmQvwio2mH-J1dOKDezNGk

Introducing our new member of the kt literary team, Jas Perry! Jas Perry is a freelance editor and Manhattan-based associate agent with kt literary. She attended New York University in Florence and London before graduating with a degree in English from CUNY Hunter College. She was awarded the We Need Diverse Books Internship Grant and held several editorial intern positions with Levine Querido and Scholastic's Arthur A. Levine Books, where she assisted on titles by Kelly Yang, Varian Johnson, Daniel José Older, Eric Gansworth, A.S. King, Francisco X Stork, and Cherie Priest, among others. Jas is Black American/Japanese and interested in representing a diverse range of strong voices — especially by disabled and/or QTPOC creators. She particularly enjoys dark contemporary fiction, offbeat humor, (Alondra Nelson-defined) Afrofuturism, and bold SFF that makes her think. Find Jas on Twitter at @TakahshiPerryDownload the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitchr, and more platforms! And please do rate, review, and subscribe to the show.

Kelly and Eric celebrate their 50th episode and 2nd podcast anniversary with 50 rapid-fire backlist YA recommendations. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, No Ivy League by Hazel Newlevant, and The Undoing of Thistle Tate by Katelyn Detweiler. 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! SHOW NOTES Note: Kelly was incorrect about the book from the creator of Younger. It was the book from the creator of The Bold Type. Hero by Perry Moore Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier  Proxy by Alex London The After Life by Daniel Ehrenhaf Uglies by Scott Westerfeld All That I Can Fix by Crystal Chan Big Fat Manifesto by Susan Vaught  Apple In The Middle by Dawn Quigley The New Guy by Amy Spalding  Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert  Side Effects May Vary by Julie Murphy Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway Little Brother by Cory Doctorow Tyrell by Coe Booth This Is Not a Test by Courtney Summers Frost by Marianna Baer 500 Words or Less by Juleah del Rosario Noteworthy by Riley Redgate When I Was The Greatest by Jason Reynolds 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad Across the Universe by Beth Revis Fake ID by Lamar Giles Beauty Queens by Libba Bray Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton Three Day Summer by Sarvenaz Tash Something Like Normal by Trish Doller This Impossible Light by Lily Myers The Borden Murders by Sarah Miller Dream Country by Shannon Gibney A Season of Daring Greatly by Ellen Emerson White Control by Lydia Kang Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon An Infinite Number of Parallel Universe by Randy Ribay The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera Wrecked by Maria Padian Up To This Pointe by Jennifer Longo The Memory of Light by Francisco X. Stork We Are The Ants by Shaun David Hutchinson The Heartbeats of Wing Jones by Katherine Webber Dueled by Elsie Chapman The Secret of a Heart Note by Stacey Lee The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy by Kate Hattemer The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova The Sound of Us by Ashley Poston The Truth Commission by Susan Juby Through The Woods by Emily Carroll Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow by Faiza Guene The Golden Day by Ursula Dubosarsky The Waking Dark by Robin Wasserman Hog Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan

In this episode we discuss John Corey Whaley's Highly Illogical Behavior. Ca$h Money (aka Amanda Money) suggests Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Molly suggests Ann Brashares' books (in particular the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) and Lauren Myracle's Internet Girls Series (start with ttyl). Lindsey suggests Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa and Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan. Nate and Kim suggest 100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith. Nate suggests Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigsberg, Scarboys by Len Vlahos, and Marcello and the Real World by Francisco X. Stork.

In this episode, Arthur A. Levine, Vice President and Publisher of Arthur A. Levine Books, joins us to talk about the authors, topics, and books that he has championed throughout his career. Authors Francisco Stork (Marcelo in the Real World, The Memory of Light) and Mike Jung (Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities, Unidentified Suburban Object) will also join us to talk about their new work.  Guests:  Arthur A. Levine is Vice President and Publisher of Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Throughout his career, Levine has edited and championed an exceptional and diverse group of writers and artists, including Emma Donoghue, J.K. Rowling, Lisa Yee, Jaclyn Moriarty, Shaun Tan, Sundee Frazier, and Dan Santat. The imprint publishes Varian Johnson, Francisco Stork, Eric Gansworth, Sarwat Chadda, and many others. Arthur is also a leading publisher of books-in-translation, introducing American children to such writers as Daniella Carmi (Israel), Josef Holub and Wolfgang Herrndorf (Germany), Luis Sepulveda (Chile), Laura Gallego Garcia (Spain), Silvana Gandolfi (Italy), Nahoko Uehashi and Komako Sakai (Japan), Sylvie Weil (France), Guus Kuijer, Karlijn Stoffels, and Marcel Prins (The Netherlands), and Anne Provoost (Belgium). Arthur A. Levine Books is also recognized for having brought out the first contemporary YA novel translated from the Russian, Playing a Part, an LGBT coming-of age-story by Daria Wilke. Follow @AALBooks on Twitter. Francisco X. Stork is the author of the acclaimed Marcelo in the Real World which received five starred reviews and won the Schneider Family Book Award for Teens; The Last Summer of the Death Warriors, which was named a New York Times Editors' Choice selection; and Irises. His most recent young adult novel, The Memory of Light, was recently published and has already received four starred reviews. Francisco was born in Monterrey, Mexico, spent his teenage years in El Paso, Texas, and now lives outside Boston, Massachusetts, with his family. Mike Jung is the author of Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities and Unidentified Suburban Object. He has contributed to the anthologies Dear Teen Me, Break These Rules, and 59 Reasons to Write. Mike is a library professional by day, a writer by night, and a semi-competent ukulele player during all the times in between. He is proud to be a founding member of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks team. Mike lives in Oakland, California, with his wife and two young children. Find Mike at www.mikejung.com. Additional resources: Learn more about Arthur A. Levine Books here. Learn more about We Need Diverse Books here. Read an excerpt of The Memory of Light. Special thanks: Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan Produced by Megan Kaesshaefer