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Podcast Episode Show Notes: Featuring Quinn Diacon-FurtadoEpisode Title: Exploring Gender, Magic, and Memory with Quinn Diacon-FurtadoEpisode Description:In this episode, we are thrilled to host Quinn Diacon-Furtado, a multifaceted writer and creator who delves into the intricate realms of gender, magic, intuition, and memory across various genres. Quinn's unique perspective and creative journey offer a rich tapestry of insights and inspirations.Guest Bio:Quinn Diacon-Furtado is a writer and creator who explores gender, magic, intuition, and memory across multiple genres. They are the author of the young adult thriller, The Lilies, published by HarperTeen. Their newsletter, The Slow Read, delves into current book recommendations and cultural reading trends through the lens of Quinn's personal experience with reading (dis)ability. A 2022 Lambda Literary Fellow, and former middle school and high school teacher, Quinn holds an MFA in Creative Writing for Children from Hollins University.Key Topics:- The Lilies: Dive into Quinn's young adult thriller published by HarperTeen. Explore the themes, characters, and inspiration behind this captivating novel, which tells the story of four students at an elite private school who find themselves trapped in a time loop reliving their worst memories and greatest regrets. Together, they must grapple with the truths of their pasts in order to find a way out of the loop, before the fabric of time can fully disintegrate. This thriller explores queerness, generational patterns, and how secrecy can rot institutions (and the people who uphold them) from the inside out.- Tarot and the Creative Process: Learn how Quinn uses tarot to inspire and guide their writing.- Using Your Practice to Inspire Action: Hear Quinn's thoughts on tarot, community, and bringing your spiritual practice into the real world.- The Future of Tarot & 'Spiritual Technology': Listen in as Quinn discusses their thoughts on where tarot is headed and the intersection of spirituality and social media.- Personal Practice and Ancestor Work: Learn about Quinn's persona practice, favorite resources, and frequent tarot card visitors.Mentioned in this Episode:Rust Belt Arcana TarotRaymond Buckland Romani TarotUsing Tarot in the Writing Process: Leveraging Tarot Readings as a Creative CatalystThe In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna by Mira PtacinClearing Spaces: Inspirational Techniques to Heal Your Home by Khi ArmandThe Morgan Greer TarotConnect with Quinn Diacon-Furtado:Website: thisisquinnswebsite.comNewsletter: theslowread.substack.comInstagram: @ya_quinn_yaJoin the Conversation:Have questions or thoughts about today's episode? Share them in the comments of the substack post for this episode or message directly at info@incandescenttarot.com. Don't forget to share and rate and review the podcast on your favorite platform!Subscribe:Never miss an episode! Subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred platform.Support the Podcast:If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting us on [Patreon/Other Support Platform] and consider becoming a paid subscriber to the Incandescent Tarot Substack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit incandescenttarot.substack.com/subscribe

Happy Monday, Fabulous Listener! Welcome to Inside the Minds of Authors. Summer is here and we have amazing authors to enjoy the season. This evening, we have the pleasure of having a fabulous author duo, M.M. Downing & Sandra Waugh, with us. We are discussing their great Middle Grade trilogy, The Adventures of the Flash Gang. Sandra Waugh is the author of Lark Rising and Silver Eve, books 1 & 2 in the Guardians of Tarnec series published by Random House. Prior to taking up the pen, Sandra was an actress, most notably a co-founder and one-time artistic director of Echo Repertory, a not-for-profit women's theater company based in New York City. She holds a B.A. in English from Bryn Mawr College, a black belt in Nia and 500-hour yoga teacher certification, the latter two she sometimes teaches when not writing. Sandra lives in rural Connecticut with her husband. Melanie Murray Downing, writing as M.M. Downing, is a freelance editor and author who has been previously published at Harlequin and HarperTeen (under the pseudonym Claire Ray.) She has a B.F.A. from New York University and worked for six years at Warner Books and Grand Central Publishing. She lives in New Jersey. To learn about their incredible series, check out their site at https://downingwaugh.com/. You are truly going to enjoy it. Thank you for joining us this evening. Always a pleasure bringing you new books from incredible authors. If you are enjoying the podcast and would like to stay in touch, subscribe. You don't want to miss a single episode. Happy Listening, DC

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In this episode of the SCBWI Podcast, we are joined by Jason June!You've come here wondering, “What is the meaning of life?” Er, I mean, Jason June's life. Jason June (it's a two-name first name, like Mary-Kate without the hyphen or the Olsen twin) is a New York Times best-selling author who loves to create picture books that mix the flamboyantly whacky with the slightly dark, and young adult contemporary rom-coms full of love and lust and hijinks.When not writing, JJ zips about Austin, Texas. He loves dinosaurs, unicorns, Pomeranians, and anything magical that takes you to a different world or time. JJ is a tried and true Laura Dern stan, and he is actively looking for an Andalite friend.​​His picture books include WHOBERT WHOVER, OWL DETECTIVE, illustrated by Jess Pauwels, and PORCUPINE CUPID, a queer-inclusive Valentine's Day story, illustrated by Lori Richmond, both from Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster. For under-the-sea whimsical adventures, check out the MERMICORN ISLAND chapter book series from Scholastic! For YA queer YA rom-coms, check out JAY'S GAY AGENDA and the finstant NYT ​best-seller OUT OF THE BLUE, both from HarperTeen!https://www.heyjasonjune.com/Follow Jason June on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyjasonjune/Preorder Riley Weaver Needs a Date to the Gaybutante Ball here:  https://bookshop.org/p/books/riley-weaver-needs-a-date-to-the-gaybutante-ball-jason-june/18811863?ean=9780063260030Buy Jay's Gay Agenda here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/jay-s-gay-agenda-jason-june/17354307?ean=9780063015159SCBWI 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

JC Peterson brings her knack for contemporary wit and real experience to Am I Write? Podcast to talk about “garbage disaster” characters that deserve a chance to grow from mistakes.Use dialogue purposefully and hear why each character needs to go into the conversation intentionally. Use conversations to move the plot forward and make them interact with their surroundings—get in those scene details without stopping.Last, JC shares her real and honest experience with querying, drafting, and persevering. Understand that it's always long, and there's always obstacles in the path, so celebrate your little wins as a creator! ResourcesWebsite: https://www.jcpetersonwrites.com/Instagram: @jcpwritesTwitter: @jenc_pAbout JC PetersonJC Peterson is an author of contemporary rom-coms. She graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in journalism, worked for years as an award-winning journalist in Oklahoma, and now lives in Denver, CO, with her husband and children.Being Mary Bennet is her debut novel and released March 2022. A companion novel, Lola At Last, will release with HarperTeen winter of 2023. When not dreaming up funny contemporary stories or herding children, she loves to eat and shop local, explore the Colorado mountains, and plan new adventures.

Main Fiction: "The Leader Principle" by Naomi KanakiaNaomi Kanakia is the author of YA novels (HarperTeen and Little, Brown), literary short stories (West Branch, Gulf Coast), science fiction stories (Analog, Asimov's, F&SF), poetry (Cherry Tree, Vallum), essays (LitHub and the Los Angeles Review of Books) and a self-published cynical guide to the publishing industry. She lives in San Francisco with her wife and daughter.This story originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2020.Narrated by: Mark NelsonMark Nelson began audiobook narration in 2006, and now has over 180 titles at LibriVox, and recording as “Harry Shaw,” more than 100 for Audible. While Mark mainly records sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles, he has also ventured into the classics, including Hugo and Dostoyevsky.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deep Space Nine's handling of religion is unique in Star Trek. While other Trek treats faith with skepticism and suspicion, DS9 depicts a variety of religious characters who explore faith in their own ways.  Our guest: Anthony Oliveira is a National Magazine award and GLAAD award-winning author (his comics "My Drag Brunch with Loki" and “X:Men Early Thaw” are queer Marvels). His graphic novel, Apocrypha, about queer teens versus the Christian apocalypse, has been acquired by HarperTeen. His first novel, Dayspring, is forthcoming from Strange Light Press in 2023. He's online @meakoopa, where he tweets about the arts, politics, and LGBT culture, or on his podcast, The Devil's Party, as he reads through the classics of Christian literature (including Milton's poetry and the Gospels) through a queer scholarly lens. https://anthonyoliveira.com

Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure Treasure Island gave the world a number of familiar pirate tropes, like parrots on shoulders and X marks the spot. But it also helped lock us into a somewhat limited view of life on the high seas. Pirates and piracy have existed in many eras in many different oceans--and not every would-be adventurer is a young English boy living in the nineteenth century. C.B. Lee's exciting new novel A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix provides a fresh look at a familiar tale. In this YA novel, two intrepid girls hunt for a legendary treasure on the deadly waters of the South China Sea. In this episode, C.B. joins Jacke for a discussion of what it means to remix a classic, her research into the ruthless pirate queen known as "the Head of the Dragon," and more. C.B. Lee is a Lambda Literary Award nominated writer of young adult and middle grade fiction. Her works include A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix (Feiwel and Friends), the Sidekick Squad series (Duet Books), Ben 10 graphic novels (Boom! Studios), Out Now: Queer We Go Again (HarperTeen), Minecraft: The Shipwreck (Del Rey Books), and From A Certain Point Of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Del Rey Books). Lee's work has been featured in Teen Vogue, Wired Magazine, Hypable, Tor's Best of Fantasy and Sci Fi and the American Library Association's Rainbow List. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bethany C. Morrow and CB Lee join the cast to talk about how to approach writing historical fiction, problems that crop up when writers don't do proper research for the time period and society they are trying to represent and the peoples and cultures that are often left out of the narrative. Bethany C. Morrow is  an Indie Bestselling author who writes for adult and young adult audiences, in genres ranging from speculative literary to contemporary fantasy to historical. She is author of the novels MEM and A SONG BELOW WATER, which is an Audie, Ignyte and Locus finalist. She is editor/contributor to the young adult anthology TAKE THE MIC, the 2020 ILA Social Justice in Literature award winner. Her work has been chosen as Indies Introduce and Indie Next picks, and featured in The LA Times, Forbes, Bustle, Buzzfeed, and more. She is included on USA TODAY's list of 100 Black novelists and fiction writers you should read. You can find more about her and buy her books here. CB Lee is a Lambda Literary Award nominated writer of young adult and middle grade fiction. Her works include the Juinor Library Guild selected A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix (Feiwel and Friends), the Sidekick Squad series (Duet Books), Ben 10 graphic novels (Boom! Studios), Out Now: Queer We Go Again (HarperTeen), Minecraft: The Shipwreck (Del Rey Books), From A Certain Point Of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Del Rey Books). Lee's work has been featured in Teen Vogue, Wired Magazine, Hypable, Tor's Best of Fantasy and Sci Fi and the American Library Association's Rainbow List. For more about her and to buy her books, visit her website. If you'd like to read the chapter we critiqued with our notes, you can find it here. To find out how to support Lit Service, get extra content (like the video versions of these episodes, bonus hot seat critiques and occasional other bonus material, as well as opportunities to get critiques from the cast) visit our Patreon!

What if you aren't the Chosen One? The one who's supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death? What if you're like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again. Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week's end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life. Even if your best friend is worshipped by mountain lions. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of HarperTeen an imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, Xiomara Batista has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. She pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers-- especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. Mami is determined to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, and Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. When she is invited to join her school's slam poetry club, she can't stop thinking about performing her poems. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recording made with permission of HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library Catalog.

Travis interviews author Victoria Aveyard about Realm Breaker, the first book in her new series from HarperTeen. This epic fantasy begins where hope is lost and asks: When the heroes have fallen, who will take up the sword? Victoria and Travis discuss how she builds new worlds, ways to apply screenwriting techniques to writing novels, and the pressure of following up the massively successful Red Queen series with something new. Want us to read your message on the podcast? Find out more here. About Victoria Aveyard: Victoria Aveyard is an author and screenwriter, born and raised in a small town in Western Massachusetts. She has a BFA in Writing for Film & Television from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. Her books include four #1 New York Times bestselling and _USA Today bestselling novels, two New York Times bestselling novellas, a New York Times bestselling short story collection. She lives full-time in Los Angeles with her dog Indy. Realm Breaker, the first installment in her next young adult fantasy series comes out May 4th, 2021. Find Victoria Aveyard on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or at her website victoriaaveyard.com. Find Us Online: Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Support Us: Become a Patron Buy Us a Coffee Music: Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no This episode of The Fantasy Inn podcast was recorded in the unceded territory of the S'atsoyaha (Yuchi) and ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᏱ Tsalaguwetiyi (Eastern Cherokee Band) peoples. The blog post accompanying this episode can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com, along with fantasy book reviews, author interviews, and more fantasy content.

To catch her father's killer, eighteen-year-old Marguerite Caine's must travel into different dimensions and versions of herself. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of HarperTeen an imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Daughter to two lines of powerful witchdoctors, Arrah's greatest wish is to uphold the family tradition of magic. But she has no magic of her own. When children begin to disappear from the Kingdom, Arrah makes a dark bargain in a desperate bid to find them and, in doing so, uncovers a dark scheme and deep betrayal. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recording made with permission of HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Sera Lighthaven has always been curious, a trait that sets her apart from the rest of the Cerulean who live in the City Above the Sky. When Sera is selected as the sacrifice to restore the magic of the tether that connects the City to the planet below, Sera begins to question everything she's been taught and everything she believes in. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of HarperTeen and imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

Enjoy our presentation of All of This is True, written by Lygia Day Peñaflor and published by HarperTeen.When Long Island teens Miri, Soleil, Penny, and Jonah befriend a bestselling YA novelist, they find their deepest, darkest secrets in the pages of her next novel, with devastating consequences. Told from different perspectives as interviews, journal entries, and book excerpts.This title is recommended for ages 13+. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/AllOfThisIsTrueReviewsAll of This is True is available in the following formats:Hoopla Ebook: http://bit.ly/AllOfThisIsTrueHooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/AllOfThisIsTrueHooplaAudioPlease 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/ 

What would have happened to Ebenezer Scrooge if he hadn't mended his ways? Mean girl Holly Chase finds out the hard way! This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of HarperTeen. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

For the past few years, I haven't had a classroom. However, I have been able to guest teach lessons with students. This is challenging because I don't get the luxury of multiple opportunities to build teacher-student relationships. I have to earn a little trust within 30 seconds of meeting them. This episode is about five ways to earn students' trust and letting them know they belong in our classrooms. We'll focus on the use of excerpts from four major young-adult novels to help us with these conversations in the classrooms and talk about how they can inform conversations with our faculty. Transcript here Works Cited Acevedo, Elizabeth. With the Fire on High. HarperTeen, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019. DiAngelo, Robin. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. Beacon Press, 2018. Jewell, Tiffany, and Aurélia Durand. This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake up, Take Action, and Do the Work. Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2020. Mafi, Tahereh. A Very Large Expanse of Sea. Harpercollins, 2018. Sánchez, Erika L. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. Alfred A. Knopf, an Imprint of Random House Children's Books, 2017. Thomas, Angie. On the Come Up. HarperCollins Publisher, 2019. ------------------ More Connections and Resources! About Me: https://bit.ly/meetjoshflores Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Getting-LIT-113893257018002 Podcast on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/gettinglit Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3zTDPiJ1iN1HSqTu35YyxY Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-lit/id1511111916 Podcast on Google Play: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xNDRjYzY5Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Teachers-Pay-Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Margined Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjoshflores --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gettinglit/support

Ava, Caitlin, Mackenzie, Julie, and Parker only have one thing in common - they hate Nolan Hotchkiss; in fact, they hate him so much they even joke about killing him. Then Nolan is found dead. Exactly how they "planned". They didn't kill Nolan, so who did? This title is intended for teens; however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

If Caymen Meyers has learned anything in her seventeen years, it's that the rich are not trustworthy. HXander is charming, handsome, rich and seems to get her when no one else does but will Caymen be able to overcome her fears and trust him? This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of HarperTeen, and imprint of HarperCollins. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

This week, we're excited to welcome Adam Cesare to the show to talk a little bit about his upcoming YA novel, Clown in a Cornfield, which comes out August 25th through HarperTeen. Clown in a Cornfield is one of the most anticipated Horror novels of the year and after reading it and getting a chance to talk to Adam about the origin of the story, the hype is VERY justified. This novel is Cesare's unique take on the Slasher genre and rest assured, he holds nothing back in this one. It's got a great cast of characters Cesare runs through a gauntlet of brutal, bloody mayhem. Trust us, this is one of the most entertaining horror novels of the year and is the perfect addition to your reading list as summer starts its transition to fall. As always, we had a blast chatting with Adam who is one of the nicest people in Horror, and we hope to have him on the show again in the future. During the course of the episode, we discussed Mercy House, his love of Slashers, YA Horror, the theme of generational issues, the inspiration for Frendo, writing in a set piece/cinematic style, his Project Black T-shirt YouTube channel, Temple Hill optioning Clown in a Cornfield, the differences between pitching his YA book and his other books, what meme the book would be, his future writing in YA, the differences in writing shorts vs novels, convention stories, Project Black T-shirt and self-publishing, and so much more. Check out our conversation now right here on Ink Heist or on your favorite streaming service.

Authors Josh Berk and Saundra Mitchell tell the terrifying tale of how they collaborated to write CAMP MURDERFACE. We talk about how they met, tips for working on a project with another author, the importance of being dumpster rat-y, finding time to write (even while sleeping), being a phone psychic, launching a book during the quarantine for COVID-19, an actual ghost story, and so much more. Saundra Mitchell has been a phone psychic, a car salesperson, a denture-deliverer and a layout waxer. She’s dodged trains, endured basic training, and hitchhiked from Montana to California. The author of nearly twenty books for tweens and teens, Mitchell’s work includes SHADOWED SUMMER, THE VESPERTINE series, ALL THE THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK, a novel forthcoming from HarperTEEN and the forthcoming CAMP MURDERFACE series with Josh Berk. She is the editor of three anthologies for teens, DEFY THE DARK, ALL OUT and OUT NOW. She always picks truth; dares are too easy. Josh Berk is the author of the teen novels THE DARK DAYS OF HAMBURGER HALPIN (named a best book for teens of 2010 by Kirkus Reviews and Amazon.com) and GUY LANGMAN: CRIME SCENE PROSCRASTINATOR (2012) as well as the middle grade mysteries STRIKE THREE YOU'RE DEAD and SAY IT AIN'T SO.

As an award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and film director, Shamim Sarif has built a career on creating powerful female protagonists—and in doing so, has earned legions of fans around the world. Her latest novel, THE ATHENA PROTOCOL, is an all-female contemporary action thriller that will be released by HarperCollins in October 2019 as the first in a YA series. The book is currently being developed as a film franchise. An accomplished speaker, Shamim has spoken at TED events worldwide. She and her wife and sons are British/Canadian and spend time between London and Toronto.The Athena Protocol by Shamim Sarif (October 8/HarperTEEN) is a feminist thriller about an all-female secret agency who works to stop crimes against women and children all over the world. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing. Join Rachael's Slack channel, Onward Writers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author Farah Naz Rishi is here this week to talk about her outdoor childhood, dealing with tragedy, and her debut I HOPE YOU GET THIS MESSAGE, out October 22nd from HarperTeen. Episode Mentions: * Chrysanthemum* Bartimaeus Trilogy* Shades of Milk & Honey* Mass Effect* Glasstown Entertainment* Percy Jackson* Sorcery of Thorns

Author Farah Naz Rishi is here this week to talk about her outdoor childhood, dealing with tragedy, and her debut I HOPE YOU GET THIS MESSAGE, out October 22nd from HarperTeen. Episode Mentions: ChrysanthemumBartimaeus TrilogyShades of Milk & HoneyMass EffectGlasstown EntertainmentPercy JacksonSorcery of Thorns

On this episode, Laura Weymouth talks about the world building that went into her sophomore YA fantasy, A Treason of Thorns, out September 10th from HarperTeen. Episode Mentions: Swiss Family Robinsonthe Disney movieThe Chronicles of NarniaRedwallThe Lord of the RingsA Ring of Endless LightThe Light Between WorldsBeauty and the BeastDownton AbbeyA Treason of ThornsMargaret RogersonBethany C. MorrowJoanna Ruth MeyersThe BeholderAnna Bright's episodeSy MontgomeryJames HerriotThe Queen's Rising

On this episode, Laura Weymouth talks about the world building that went into her sophomore YA fantasy, A Treason of Thorns, out September 10th from HarperTeen. Episode Mentions: * Swiss Family Robinson* the Disney movie* The Chronicles of Narnia* Redwall* The Lord of the Rings* A Ring of Endless Light* The Light Between Worlds* Beauty and the Beast* Downton Abbey* A Treason of Thorns* Margaret Rogerson* Bethany C. Morrow* Joanna Ruth Meyers* The Beholder* Anna Bright’s episode* Sy Montgomery* James Herriot* The Queen’s Rising

Author Jen Malone has written several books for children and young people. Her latest YA release, THE ARRIVAL OF SOMEDAY comes out on July 23rd from HarperTeen. Listen as Jen explains how different of a book with was to write. Episode Mentions: * Hooked on Phonics* The Trumpet of the Swan* Beverly Cleary* Forever* Earth’s Children Series* Tiger Eyes* Stephen King* Danielle Steel* The Arrival of Someday* Harry Potter* Shawshank Redemption* Different Seasons* Stand By Me* The Lord of the Rings* A Tyranny of Petticoats

Author Jen Malone has written several books for children and young people. Her latest YA release, THE ARRIVAL OF SOMEDAY comes out on July 23rd from HarperTeen. Listen as Jen explains how different of a book with was to write. Episode Mentions: Hooked on PhonicsThe Trumpet of the SwanBeverly ClearyForeverEarth's Children SeriesTiger EyesStephen KingDanielle SteelThe Arrival of SomedayHarry PotterShawshank RedemptionDifferent SeasonsStand By MeThe Lord of the RingsA Tyranny of Petticoats

Andi and Lise are complete fangirls of the graphic novel (and National Book Award finalist) Nimona, written and drawn by Noelle Stevenson, part of the creative team behind Lumberjanes and currently the showrunner of Netflix’s She-Ra: Princesses of Power. Stevenson originally posted Nimona as a webcomic while working on her art degree. It was then published in book form by HarperTeen. Nimona is infused with elements of fantasy and science fiction and follows the story of a young woman who wants to be the sidekick/squire to Lord Ballister Blackheart, formerly a staunch enforcer of the law until his best friend blew one of his arms off after which Blackheart began to follow his own moral code. Throw in a shady kingdom with shady officials secretly manufacturing bioweapons along with Nimona’s cloaked and traumatic past, and you have a recipe for a brilliant story that deals with not only larger contexts and the ramifications of choices made, but also the hurt and healing that can come from interpersonal relationships. Totally appropriate for YA and younger. Find out more: Noelle Stevenson Nimona Cory Doctorow on Nimona This week Andi and Lise geeked out over the TV show She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and River Solomon’s novel An Unkindness of Ghosts. https://lezgeekoutcast.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/lgo_47_nimona.mp3

We talk with Stephanie Stein at HarperCollins about California and New York publishing, a typical day in the life of a Big Five editor, and what it takes to impress a publishing person (in books and TV, theater, and otherwise). Stephanie is an absolute editorial rock star--literally every person who receives a critique from her is thrilled, so we talk about her process, and how it is similar and different from her day-to-day editing. She also tells the story of the magical day she (almost literally) ran into Shaq on the way to her very first full time publishing interview. We describe how hard it is to sneak into HarperCollins (though Jessica made it! Well--after Stephanie came down to let her in) and we recorded in Harper's adorable Amelia Bedelia room. We also discuss very important things like The Bold Type--how close it (isn't) to real publishing life--and reading Harry Potter as an adult. Plus lots more!

Jessi Kirby‘s 6th book THE OTHER SIDE OF LOST comes out on August 7th from HarperTeen. In this episode Jessi talks about how she got into writing and the inspiration behind her latest release. Episode Mentions: The Alchemist Moonglass Sarah … Continue reading →

Jessi Kirby‘s 6th book THE OTHER SIDE OF LOST comes out on August 7th from HarperTeen. In this episode Jessi talks about how she got into writing and the inspiration behind her latest release. Episode Mentions: * The Alchemist * Moonglass * Sarah Dessen * Deb Caletti * Jenny Han * Justina Ireland * Roald Dahl * Judy Blume * Christopher Pike * Siddhartha * In Honor * The Other Side of Lost * John Muir trail * Instagram Star Quit * Wild * Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix * The Lord of the Rings * Save the Date

Author Carlie Sorosiak‘s debut novel Wild Blue Wonder comes out on June 26th from HarperTeen. In this episode Carlie talks about some of her favorite books and what goes into her writing. Episode Mentions: Harry Potter I'll Give You the … Continue reading →

Author Carlie Sorosiak‘s debut novel Wild Blue Wonder comes out on June 26th from HarperTeen. In this episode Carlie talks about some of her favorite books and what goes into her writing. Episode Mentions: * Harry Potter * I’ll Give You the Sun * The Sky Everywhere * Twilight * Oxford * Toni Morrison * Judy Blume * Sweet Valley High * If Birds Fly Back * John Green * Sarah Dressen * Wild Blue Wonder * Lady Bird * Manchester by the Sea * Norse Mythology * Odyssey * The Handmaid Tale * Hemingway * Shakespeare * Margaret Atwood * N. Scott Momaday * Call My By Your Name * The Time Traveler’s Wife *

Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin Mckinley First published in 1978 by HarperTeen https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00320G61M/ref=tmm_mmp_new_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=new&qid=&sr= So, that is the first chapter of Beauty. About sixteen pages. I love the author's use of language. Even though the story is told in first person, I hardly notice it. The story continues with the family selling off their mansion in the city, traveling to the country and setting up shop on the edge of an enchanted forest. It takes a few twists but eventually Beauty ends up in the magical castle, alone with the fright some beast. When Disney's Beauty and the Beast was announced, I looked forward to it with the hope that it would have the same charm as I found in this book. I think it fell way short. Even with Lumier, Cogsworth and Gaston (Or maybe because of...). In the movie, I never felt an affection for the beast as I did in reading this book. Anyway. I hope you have a Merry Christmas or other celebration of choice. I'm going to go read Beauty for the eleventh time. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next week.

Today's episode features a woman everyone loves: Sara Benincasa. Benincasa is a screenwriter, recovering stand-up comedian and the author of "Real Artists Have Day Jobs" (William Morrow 2016); "DC Trip" (Adaptive 2015); "Great" (HarperTeen 2014); and "Agorafabulous!: Dispatches From My Bedroom" (William Morrow 2012). She also wrote a very silly joke book called "Tim Kaine Is Your Nice Dad."  In 2017, she adapted "DC Trip" as a screenplay with Bona Fide, Gunpowder & Sky, and Adaptive Studios. She also adapted "Agorafabulous" as a pilot for TV with Academy Award-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody. Born and raised in New Jersey, she attended Emerson College, graduated from Warren Wilson College, and got a masters degree in teaching from Teachers College at Columbia University. She lives in Los Angeles and she's working on an untitled novel for Adaptive Books. She told this story at my live storytelling show, Hammer(ed) Time, which takes place every other month in LA, has been an LA Weekly pick of the week and is being developed into a video series. It's about being in high school, going to Europe, getting homesick, having a panic attack and ruining the day for her popular nemesis.

The Gallery of Unfinished Girls from HarperTeen is a new YA novel by author Lauren Karcz coming out on July 25th. Hear how Lauren’s debut novel was inspired by characters she created when she was in a teenager. Episode Mentions: * Ramona the Brave * Fudge * Blubber * The Baby-Sitters Club * Sweet Valley Twins * Christopher Pike * Remember Me * RL Stine * Perks of Being a Wallflower * Rabbit, Run * NaNoWriMo * Catch 22 * Looking for Alaska * The Gallery of Unfinished Girls * Victoria Marini * One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest * Something Wicked Comes This Way * Roll host: Brock Shelley

The Gallery of Unfinished Girls from HarperTeen is a new YA novel by author Lauren Karcz coming out on July 25th. Hear how Lauren's debut novel was inspired by characters she created when she was in a teenager. Episode Mentions: … Continue reading →

Functionally Literate Radio Episode 041, "Lauren Gibaldi." Recorded on 6/11/15 at WPRK, 91.5 FM in Winter Park, Florida. Featuring a conversation with Lauren Gibaldi, author of The Night We Said Yes, out this month with HarperTeen. Hosted by Ryan Rivas and Jared Silvia. Intro music by Frenic & Anitek. Edited under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

Bev and Jenn talk with Indian American Sona Charaipotra and African American Dhonielle Clayton, founders of Cake Literary and authors of the upcoming Tiny Pretty Things series from HarperTeen (2015), about their decision to create a book packaging company focusing on diverse voices and high concept stories, their thoughts on why diverse representation in books is so important, and their work with the We Need Diverse Books campaign.