Podcast appearances and mentions of sara farizan

October 31 - November 6, 1987 This week Ken welcomes new old friend, award-winning and critically acclaimed author of the young adult novels Here to Stay, Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, and the Lambda Literary award winning If You Could Be Mine, which was named one of TIME magazine's 100 Best YA Books of All Time, Dead Flip and My Buddy Killer Croc Sara Farizan. Ken and Sara discuss matchmaker Meredith Goldstein, how Ken and Sara are essentially the same person, growing up in the Boston suburbs, Christine Else, Karen Duffy, Janeane Garofalo, Christine Lakin, Ken's weird skillset, breaking down barriers, mentioning something that taps into a deep emotional memory bank, 1987, 1992, the love of sci-fi/horror comedy, Gremlins, Monster Squad, Eerie Indiana, the fun of doing research to make historical fiction, writing and making art for your younger self, all the fears and issues young people today have that we didn't, how easy it is to watch listen to or read anything ever made, non heroic characters doing heroic things, a dislike of dark anti-heroes, representation, navigating adults as a kid, child stars sacrificing their childhood so we can have happy ones, Box Brown's book, Halloween, television and the 1992 elections, appreciating Courtney Cox, Misfits of Science, Cagney and Lacey, not being a cop show person, being bad at being a lesbian (media wise), liking character over procedure, Loving Care for Kittens and Cats, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, Saturday Morning cartoons, advertising to kids, the wonders of Winterbeast, The Outer Limits in Waltham, The Midnight Hour, Dance Til Dawn, My Sister Sam, Women in Prison, Echoes in Darkness, Family Ties, having a crush on Stacey Keenan, Our House, Patrick Duffy's week, Mercedes McCambridge, family epics, Giant from 1956, Growing Pains, when Sandy died, very special episodes, generating dialog among families, After School Specials, ABC Tuesdays, Crime Story, The Iron Sheik, Perfect Strangers, Iranian immigrants loving WWF Wrestling, the early days of TGIF, Head of the Class, Donna Reed, working at Newbury Comics, Ken being fired from Newbury Comics because nobody liked him, being terrified of a Chucky Doll, Twilight, the wonder of being able to thank people face to face, Killer Croc, complicated fond memories of The Cosby Show, nice comedy and how difficult it is to do, Sledge Hammer, Hulk Hogan's Rock n Wrestling, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Lipstick and Dynamite, Carrie, Rags to Riches, I Married Dora, Jackie Gleason's lack of Emmys, and being fine with butts, even if you're not specifically looking for them. 

This week, Erin reads from Dead Flip by Sara Farizan. Read-alikes include: These Witches Don't Burn by Isabel Sterling My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham Howl by Shaun David Hutchinson Freaks by Brett Riley The Leaving by Tara Altebrando

Lesley University alumna and Creative Writing faculty Sara Farizan talks about her first YA horror novel, Dead Flip, a not-too-scary of nostalgia, friendship, and an evil pinball machine. In this episode, she gives advice for writers about writing in a new genre and shares her own fears of Chucky Dolls, Stephen King novels, and more!Read more about Sara FarizanSara discusses her novel "Here to Stay" on Why We Write.Sara interviews fellow YA writer Axie Oh.Find the transcript for this episode.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We began the show asking listeners whether the recent headlines about Former President Trump will affect the public's perception of him. Susan Zalkind gave some insight into her years of investigating a 2011 triple homicide in Waltham, Mass., which despite its brutality and connections to the Boston Marathon bombing, remains unsolved; and its recent adaptation into a docu-series. Zalkind is an independent journalist, writer and producer. A docu-series based on her reporting, “Murders before the Marathon,” is out on Hulu.  Andrea Cabral discussed the latest in former President Trump's legal troubles, and Adnan Syed's release after two decades in prison. Cabral is the former Suffolk County sheriff and secretary of public safety, and former CEO of the cannabis company Ascend. Sue O'Connell shared her insights on the alleged looming price spike of heating, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's pledge to introduce articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden. O'Connell is the co-publisher of Bay Windows and South End News, and contributor to Current, on NBC L-X and NECN. Paul Reville talked about the way that President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan will affect Mass. residents, schools boycotting the US News Ratings, and responded to an Atlantic piece raising the question of whether we ought to push all our sons' schooling back a year. Meredith Goldstein and Sara Farizan joined us to talk about Farizan's new book, “My Buddy, Killer Croc,” a YA novel in the DC umbrella, and then Goldstein talked about the latest edition of her column: “I have a crush on a fictional character. I'm not sure how to find real love.” Goldstein is a features writer for the Boston Globe, where she authors the “Love Letters” column and hosts the “Love Letters” podcast. Farizan is an author of several award winning young adult novels. Her most recent, My Buddy, Killer Croc, a DC Comics middle-grade graphic novel, came out on Sept. 6th. We ended the show by asking listeners what they think about using human remains as compost.

Comic Reviews: DC Batman: Dear Detective by Lee Bermejo Black Adam: Justice Society Files – Atom Smasher by Bryan Q. Miller, Cavan Scott, Marco Santucci, Travis Mercer, John Kalisz, Michael Atiyeh Dark Knights of Steel: Tales From the Three Kingdoms by Tom Taylor, CS Pascat, Jay Kristoff, Sean Izaakse, Michele Bandini, Caspar Wijngaard, Antonio Fabela, Romula Fajardo Jr Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths 4 by Joshua Williamson, Daniel Sampere, Alejandro Sanchez My Buddy Killer Croc by Sara Farizan, Nicoletta Baldari Marvel Amazing Fantasy 1000 by Dan Slott, Kurt Busiek, Jonathan Hickman, Neil Gaiman, Ho Che Anderson, Rainbow Rowell, Michael Pasciullo, Armando Ianucci, Michael Cho, Anthony Falcone, Ryan Stegman, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Marco Checchetto, Jim Cheung, Olivier Coipel, Todd Nauck, Goran Parlov, Terry Dodson, Steve McNiven, Rachel Dodson, Klaus Janson, JP Mayer, Matt Wilson, Rachelle Rosenberg, Jordie Bellaire, Sonia Oback, Frank Martin, David Jay Ramos, Richard Isanove Alien 1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Julius Ohta, Yen Nitro All-Out Avengers 1 by Derek Landy, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Frank D'Armata Fantastic Four: Full Circle by Alex Ross, Josh Johnson Infinity Comics It's Jeff by Kelly Thompson, Gurihiru Image Antioch 1 by Patrick Kindlon, Marco Ferrari Dark Horse Shock Shop 1 by Cullen Bunn, Leila Leiz, Danny Luckert Dynamite Ninjettes 1 by Fred Van Lente, Joe Cooper, Dearbhla Kelly IDW Star Trek 400 by Wil Wheaton, Mike Johnson, Chris Eliopoulos, Declan Shalvey, Rich Handley, Joe Eisma, Seth Damoose, Luke Sparrow, Megan Levens, Angel Hernandez OGN Everyday Hero Machine Boy by Irma Kniivila, Tri Vuong Karma GN by Dan Wickline, Carlos Reno Kali GN by Daniel Freedman, Robert Sammelin Garlic and the Witch by Bree Paulsen Always Never by Jordi Lafebre Archie Sabrina Anniversary Spectacular 1 by Dan Parent AfterShock Last Line 1 by Richard Dinnick, Jose Holder, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Dave Sharpe Ahoy Highball 1 by Stuart Moore, Fred Harper, Lee Loughridge Ablaze Boogyman 1 by Mathieu Salvia, Djet AWA E-Ratic: Recharged 1 by Kaare Andrews, Brian Reber Ray's OGN Corner: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, Lark Pien Longbox of Horror Additional Reviews: 13: The Musical, Cuphead Show s2, Butterfly Garden, She-Hulk ep4, Lost in Space s3, Uploads s1, Pinocchio, Cars on the Road, new Simpsons short News: Dead-End Paranormal Park returns in October for s2, Theme Parks, Stan Sakai back to Dark Horse, Disney+ Day, D23 news, Wish/Elio/Inside Out 2 from Disney/Pixar, Mufasa: The Lion King, October is Jeff month, Radiant Pink, Radiant Yellow, Squid Game star takes on Star Wars role, Paper Girls cancelled, Netflix release model, Anthony Ramos as the Hood, Matt Shankman of WandaVision to direct Fantastic Four, Don Cheadle lead in Secret Invasion and Armor Wars, Leader and Sabra confirmed for Cap 4, Thunderbolts cast, Young Jedi Adventures, Otto Schmidt, Dark Web details Trailers: Knives Out 2, Quantum Leap, Disenchanted, Little Mermaid, Wendel and Wild, Willow, Andor, Tales of the Jedi, Mando s3, Secret Invasion, National Treasure, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Santa Clause, Percy Jackson, Fabelmans, Werewolf by Night Comics Countdown: Always Never GN by Jordi Lafebre Garlic and the Witch GN by Bree Paulsen Batman 127 by Chip Zdarsky, Belen Ortega, Jorge Jimenez, Luis Guerrero, Tomeu Morey Twig 5 by Skottie Young, Kyle Strahm, Jean-Francois Beaulieu Dark Knights of Steel: Tales From the Three Kingdoms by Tom Taylor, CS Pascat, Jay Kristoff, Sean Izaakse, Michele Bandini, Caspar Wijngaard, Antonio Fabela, Romula Fajardo Jr TMNT 132 by Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman, Sophie Campbell, Pablo Tunica, Ronda Pattison Dudley Datson and the Forever Machine 2 by Scott Snyder, Jamal Igle, Juan Castro, Chris Sotomayor Punisher 6 by Jason Aaron, Paul Azaceta, Jesus Saiz, Dave Stewart New Champion of Shazam! 2 by Josie Campbell, Evan Shaner Once and Future 29 by Kieron Gillen, Dan Mora, Tamra Bonvillain

This week on From the Front Porch, Bookseller Keila joins Annie and Olivia for a new kind of episode - Back to School Book Flights! They'll be talking about book flights, where you pair three or more books around a certain theme or topic. Today, they're pairing books around all things back-to-school. To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website: Annie's book flight: The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton Admissions by Kendra James Edinburgh by Alexander Chee Purchase Annie's Book Flight Olivia's book flight: Babel by R.F. Kuang Black Chalk by Christopher Yates Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian (paperback releasing 9/20) Purchase Olivia's Book Flight Keila's book flight: Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi The Hawthorne School by Sylvie Perry Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas Purchase Keila's Book Flight From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf's daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today's episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today's episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Podcast Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week Annie is reading Heretic by Jeanna Kadlec. Olivia is reading Babel by R.F. Kuang. Keila is reading Dead Flip by Sara Farizan. If you liked what you heard in today's episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you're so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff's weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter and follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We're so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week. Our Executive Producers are...Donna Hetchler, Angie Erickson, Cammy Tidwell, Chantalle C, Nicole Marsee, Wendi Jenkins, Laurie Johnson, and Kate Johnston Tucker.

Dark Side of the Library Podcast Episode #72: Dark Young Adult Fiction Coming Out August 2022  Show Notes: (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)     All of Our Demise, by Amanda Foody (Aug 30) https://amzn.to/3RTEagM Beguiled, by Cyla Panin  (Author) (August 23) https://amzn.to/3ofdCJf   Belladonna (Belladonna, 1), by Adalyn Grace (August 30) https://amzn.to/3RNfgiM   Dead Flip, by Sara Farizan  (August 30) https://amzn.to/3yP3PP3   The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones  (August 16) https://amzn.to/3aQIaOk   A Duel with the Vampire Lord (Married to Magic), by Elise Kova (Aug 18) https://amzn.to/3PQQpsu   How to Survive Your Murder, by Danielle Valentine (Aug 30) https://amzn.to/3aLdCNH   Lightlark, by Alex Aster (August 23) https://amzn.to/3xkWPtz   The Memory Index, by Julian Vay Raca (Aug 9) https://amzn.to/3ooOa4b   Moon Dark Smile, by Tessa Gratton (Aug 30) https://amzn.to/3os0Wis   Nothing More to Tell, by Karen M. McManus (Aug 30) https://amzn.to/3aw9kcL   Over My Dead Body, by Sweeney Boo (Aug 30) https://amzn.to/3ziSsRi   These Fleeting Shadows, by Kate Alice Marshall (Aug 9) https://amzn.to/3morXSB   The Undead Truth of Us, by Britney Lewis (Aug 9) https://amzn.to/3mqgJxb   A Venom Dark and Sweet (The Book of Tea 2), by Judy I. Lin (Aug 23) https://amzn.to/3z8koFY   Wild is the Witch, by Rachel Griffin (August 2) https://amzn.to/3GSZIoI   Yield, by Kirsty Bright (August 5)  https://amzn.to/3xlOTbs   Follow Dark Side of the Library on Facebook and on Instagram! And our Amazon Live Channel! Dark Side of the Library Website

Kamala meets *another* cute guy!   Host Ian Carlos Crawford talks Ms Marvel 's 4th episode with special guests Sara Farizan and Alex Abad-Santos.   Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/slayerfest98 Buy our stuff on etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Slayerfestx98 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/slayerfestx98 Follow us on YouTube: tinyurl.com/tq9qs8x Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@slayerfestx98 Follow us on insta: https://www.instagram.com/slayerfestx98/ Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Slayerfestx98/ Subscribe to us on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/sn5xop5  Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/tbxrzre 

In this Episode we are discussing our August 2020 Bookclub pick: Sara Farizan's Tell Me Again How A Crush Should Feel! Next month we are reading Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous. Follow on instagram @yourgaybookclub for updates, discussion, and info! Listen on soundcloud, spotify, and itunes!

Welcome to the first episode of your gay book club! In this episode: learn about me, your podcast/book club host! And some of my favorite queer books: Allison Bechdel's "The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For", Anne Carson's "Autobiography of Red", and Rita Mae Brown's "Rubyfruit jungle" & stay tuned for episode two on our august book of the month, "Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel" by Sara Farizan. Thanks for listening! Music: sophomore makeout - silent partner Sound effects: Crowd laughing by Soundbible, crowd booing by fesliyan studios, crowd applause by Yannick Lemieux.

This episode featuring Julian Winters, author of Running with Lions, first aired on July 31, 2018. Since then, Julian has released How to Be Remy Cameron, and his latest book, The Summer of Everything, is coming out September 8. Julian Winters Show Notes One Direction Felicity (TV show) Scandal (TV show) Scott Foley Kirsten Hubbard (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Sara Farizan (author of IF YOU COULD BE MINE and TELL ME AGAIN HOW A CRUSH SHOULD FEEL and the forthcoming HERE TO STAY - listen to her First Draft interview here) BOY MEETS BOY by David Levithan Robbie Rogers (out soccer player) Nic Stone (author of DEAR MARTIN and the forthcoming ODD ONE OUT - listen to her First Draft interview here) INTO THE BLUE by Pene Henson LUCHADOR by Erin Finnegan Becky Albertalli, author of SIMON VERSUS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Patrice Caldwell Simon James Green, author of NOAH CAN’T EVEN Adam Silvera (listen to his First Draft interview 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. Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; 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. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, 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? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

Axie Oh is a first generation Korean American, born in NYC and raised in New Jersey. She studied Korean history and creative writing as an undergrad at the University of California – San Diego and holds an MFA from Lesley University in Writing for Young People. Her passions include K-pop, anime, stationery supplies, and milk tea. She currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.In today's interview, she speaks with Sara Farizan, author of If You Could Be Mine, Here to Stay, and Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel.For more information on Axie and Sara (including our interview with her) and a transcript of this episode, check out the episode page.

First Draft Episode #207: Sara Farizan, Katie Cotugno, and Sarah Enni at Trident Booksellers and Cafe in Boston I was thrilled to do an event with Sara Farizan--author of Here to Stay, Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, and If You Could Be Mine--and Katie Cotugno--New York Times bestselling author of How to Love, 99 Days, Top Ten, and Fireworks. We met at Trident Booksellers and Cafe, Sara and Katie’s local bookstore in Boston, to discuss sexy first responders for all your needs, writing humor in contemporary stories, and letting characters make mistakes. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Link to Sara Farizan’s First Draft episode and Katie Cotungo’s First Draft episode In Here to Stay, Reggie Miller (former NBA player and commentator) and Kevin Harlan (NBA commentator) are Bijan’s (protagonist) favorite NBA commentators and when he needs a minute he has them narrate in his head. Sarah had the opportunity to go to Scholastic and read a chapter from Tell Me Everything! Sara Farizan recently watched Killing Eve (TV show), and thinks that because people haven't really seen female serial killers that the characters Villanelle is loved despite being an “unlikable female lead”. “You’re Not Allowed in the Anne Hathaway Club if You Hated Her in the 2000s” article on VICE In Fireworks, Katie wanted to reflect an accurate experience of being a teen especially when writing a historical and not including social media and technology in the way we use it today Sarah made a Trent Reznor (founder, lead vocalist, and principal songwriter of the band of Nine Inch Nails) zine in high school that only five people ever saw. Sarah also played The Sims (PC game) to reflect all the things she was interested in. PostSecret was the origin of the app Veil from Tell Me Everything. At the Boston Teen Author Festival, Mark Oshiro, author of Anger is a Gift; joked that if he could hang out with any villain he would hang out racism. Rules for Being a Girl by Katie Cotungo and Candace Bushnell is coming out in Spring 2020! Uprooted by Noami Novik Sheets by Brenna Thummler Dating Tips for the Unemployed by Iris Smyles The Vanity Fair Diaries by Tina Brown Christine by Stephen King Tell Me Everything has a similar feel to the film Amelie 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. You can also email the podcast at firstdraftwithsarahenni@gmail.com.  Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; 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. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, 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? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

First Draft Episode #200: Special Anniversary Episode For the 200th episode of the First Draft with Sarah Enni podcast, previous guests sent in answers to questions like, where do you turn for inspiration? What are you hopes and dreams at this moment in your career? What do you do besides writing that makes you a more skillful storyteller? And, of course, any advice! Listen in to hear tips, tricks, and reassurances and encouragement from dozens of bestselling and award-winning writers! People Featured, and Links and Topics Mentioned, In This Episode Podcasts I listened to obsessively, which inspired me to start this podcast, include Fresh Air with Teri Gross, WTF with Marc Maron, and You Made it Weird with Pete Holmes Veronica Roth, author of the Divergent series, Carve the Mark duology and the forthcoming short story collection, The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future (listen to her First Draft podcasts here, here, and here) Kayla Cagan, author of Piper Perish and Art Boss (listen to her First Draft interview here) Will Hines, author of How to be the Greatest Improviser on Earth (hear his First Draft episode here) Sara Farizan, author of Here to Stay, Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, If You Could Be Mine (hear her First Draft interview here) Kass Morgan, author of The 100 series and Light Years (stay tuned for her episode of First Draft!) Tochi Onyebuchi, author of Beasts Made of Night, Crown of Thunder, and War Girls series Tochi recommends playing narrative video games, like God of War, Assassin's Creed, or Red Dead Redemption Leigh Bardugo, author of the Shadow and Bone series and Six of Crows duology, and the forthcoming adult novel, Ninth House , and more (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) Josh Gondelman, author of the forthcoming memoir Nice Try, writer and producer of “Desus and Mero” and Emmy-winning writer for “Last Week Tonight on John Oliver” (hear his First Draft interview soon!) Maris Kreizman, author of Slaughterhouse 90210 and host of LitHub’s The Maris Review podcast Ryan Graudin, author of the Wolf by Wolf, Invictus, The Walled City, and more (hear her First Draft interview here) Sabriel by Garth Nix Jason Reynolds, author of Look Both Ways, the Track series, Long Way Down, As Brave As You, All American Boys, and many more (stay tuned for his episode of First Draft) The New Yorker The Newberry Award; The National Book Award; The Pulitzer Prize Stephanie Garber, author of the Caraval series (listen to her First Draft episode here) Elana K. Arnold, author of A Boy Called Bat, Damsel, What Girls Are Made Of, Infandous, and more (listen to her First Draft episodes here and here) Lance Rubin, author of Denton's Little's Deathdate, Denton's Little's Still Not Dead, and Crying Laughing (listen to his First Draft episode here) Freedom (computer app) Deep Work Work by Cal Newport Courtney Summers, including Sadie, Cracked Up to Be, This Is Not a Test, Fall for Anything, All the Rage, Some Girls Are (hear her First Draft episodes here and here) “Real Romance,” The New Yorker profile about Nora Roberts Mary H. K. Choi, author of Emergency Contact and Permanent Record (stay tuned for her episode of First Draft) The Venice Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) and Dia:Beacon Bridget Tyler, author of The Pioneer and The Survivor (listen to her First Draft episode here) Scientific American, which Veronica just subscribed to Samantha Mabry, author of A Fierce and Subtle Poison and All the Wind in the World (listen to her First Draft episode here) Elissa Sussman, author of Stray and Burn (listen to her First Draft interview here) Abdi Nazemian, author of Like a Love Story, The Authentics, and The Walk-In Closet (listen to his First Draft interview here) Madonna, the queen of Abdi’s book The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Morgan Matson, author of he Date, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour, The Unexpected Everything, and more! (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) Julie Buxbaum, author of Tell Me Three Things, What to Say Next, and Hope and Other Punchlines (listen to her First Draft interview here) Danielle Paige, author of Dorothy Must Die, Stealing Snow and Mera: Tidebreaker (listen to her First Draft episode here) David Yoon, author of Frankly in Love (stay tuned for his episode of First Draft!) Zan Romanoff, author of Look (due Spring 2020) and A Song to Take The World Apart and Grace and the Fever (listen to her First Draft interview here) Writing Workshops LA Francesca Lia Block, author of Weetzie Bat, The Thorn Necklace, and so many more (listen to her First Draft episode here) Aminah Mae Safi, author of Not the Girls You're Looking For and Tell Me How You Really Feel (listen to her First Draft interview here) Alex London, author of Black Wings Beating, Proxy, The Wild Ones series and more (listen to his First Draft episodes here and here) Nina LaCour, author of We Are Okay, The Disenchantments, Everything Leads to You, Hold Still and more (hear her First Draft episodes here and here), and listen to Nina’s podcast, Keeping a Notebook Hamline University’s MFA program The Slow Novel Lab, Nina LaCour’s online course on writing Lilliam Rivera, author of Dealing In Dreams and The Education Of Margot Sanchez, (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) Pseudonymous Bosch, aka Raphael Simon (author of the The Name of This Book is a Secret and the Bad Magic series, and more) and Shane Pangburn, who together created The Unbelievable Oliver and the Four Jokers (stay tuned for their First Draft episode!) Amy Lukavics, author of Daughters into Devils and The Ravenous (listen to her First Draft episode here) Maurene Goo, author of Somewhere Only We Know, I Believe in a Thing Called Love and The Way You Make Me Feel and Since You Asked (Listen to Maurene’s first, second, and third episodes of First Draft) That time Maurene interviewed Sarah Enni for this podcast! (The Sarah Enni episode of First Draft ) Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too;  Michael Dante  DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; 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. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, 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? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!

Sara Farizan is an Iranian American young adult author. In this interview she talks about Here to Stay, her new book on basketball and Islamophobia, navigating social media as a public figure and introvert, and being a not-quite-full-time writer. She first came on the scene with the breakout YA hit If You Could Be Mine, winner of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Children’s/Young Adult and followed with Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel. Lesley University Social Media Specialist and YA lit fan Emily Earle interviews Sara. For more on Why We Write, visit our podcast page.

Sara Farizan, author of IF YOU COULD BE MINE and TELL ME AGAIN HOW A CRUSH SHOULD FEEL, talks about her newest novel, HERE TO STAY, out now! Sara talks about love as a human rights issue, writing action sequences, and why she chose not to write in Charles Barkley’s voice.   Sara Farizan Show Notes New England Mobile Book Fair James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Sesame Street The Office (TV show) The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish John Irving When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon (listen to her First Draft interview here) Maurene Goo (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here and here) Books, Inc. (bookstore in SF) Reggie Miller (former NBA player and commentator) Kevin Harlan (NBA commentator) The murder of Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha in Chapel Hill, N.C. Matthew Shepard Stephen Curry (NBA player) Charles Barkley (NBA player) Daria Morgendorffer (Daria TV show)

In the 74th episode, hosts Ian Carlos Crawford and Mathew Rodriguez discuss the Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5 episode “Blood Ties" with special guests Meredith Goldstein and Sara Farizan. Don't forget to like Slayerfest 98 on Facebook(www.facebook.com/Slayerfestx98/), follow us on Twitter(twitter.com/slayerfestx98), and subscribe to/rate us on iTunes! New episodes come out every Tuesday (the same day Buffy aired), so see you all back here next week!

Julian Winters, author of RUNNING WITH LIONS, talks about starting to write so he could create happy endings for his own life, being more creative when working at night, wanting to chuck the rulebook, and his nontraditional publishing journey.   Julian Winters Show Notes One Direction Felicity (TV show) Scandal (TV show) Scott Foley Kirsten Hubbard (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Sara Farizan (author of IF YOU COULD BE MINE and TELL ME AGAIN HOW A CRUSH SHOULD FEEL and the forthcoming HERE TO STAY) BOY MEETS BOY by David Levithan Robbie Rogers (out soccer player) Nic Stone (author of DEAR MARTIN and the forthcoming ODD ONE OUT) INTO THE BLUE by Pene Henson LUCHADOR by Erin Finnegan Becky Albertalli, author of SIMON VERSUS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA (listen to her First Draft podcast here) Patrice Caldwell Simon James Green, author of NOAH CAN’T EVEN Adam Silvera (listen to his First Draft interview here)

Ahmed talks to three attractive, intelligent, and charming guests about the SINGLE life. Sara Farizan, Hady Barry, and Ahmed Hozain discuss Minder, dating, and how tedious it is to text people. Then, Ahmed calls up his dad to ask about his relationship history. Plus: Everyone plays a special, dating-themed edition of Halal or Not. Follow Ahmed Ali Akbar at @radbrowndads. Follow Sara @SaraFarizan. Listen to Hady’s podcast “Love in the Age of Minder” here. Follow the show at @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast. Find more episodes at buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething. Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com. And, subscribe to our NEW newsletter! Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Youth Lit authors Hena Khan and Sara Farizan talk about writing young Pakistani and Iranian characters, and wonder why every single book set in South Asia includes samosas. Plus, they give Ahmed some writing advice and read from their own work. Hena shares an excerpt from her forthcoming novel "Amina's Voice," and Sara reads from "Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel". Follow Hena at @henakhanbooks Follow Sara at @SaraFarizan Find a list of books recommended by Hena and Sara here. Follow Ahmed at @radbrowndads. Follow the show at @seesomething and facebook.com/seesomethingpodcast Find more episodes at buzzfeed.com/seesomethingsaysomething Email us at saysomething@buzzfeed.com. Our music is by The Kominas. Follow them at @TheRealKominas and kominas.bandcamp.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bookrageous Episode 79; Strong Female Characters Intro Music; Ha Ha Ha by the Julie Ruin What We're Reading Preeti [1:30] One Man Guy, Michael Barakiva [3:10] Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, Sara Farizan [3:55] All the Bright Places, Jennifer Niven [5:45] Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Saenz Jenn [7:20] On Such a Full Sea, Chang-Rae Lee [8:15] The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Marie Kondo, Cathy Hirano (Translator) [10:15] The Vampire Tapestry, Suzie McKee Charnas; WORDs for Nerds [11:45] The Cold Dish, Craig Johnson [12:50] Hexed Vol. 1, Michael Alan Nelson, Dan Mora (July 7 2015) Josh [14:50] Last of the Sandwalkers, Jay Hosler (April 7 2015) [17:30] I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend, Martin Short [19:00] The Smartest Book in the World, Greg Proops [20:30] The Riot Grrrl Collection, edited by Lisa Darms; The Punk Singer: A Film about Kathleen Hanna Rebecca [22:37] On Immunity, Eula Biss [25:55] Quarantine, Rahul Mehta [27:00] Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed, edited by Meghan Daum (March 31 2015) --- Intermission; They Meet from Ms Pac-Man (yes, the arcade game) --- Strong Female Characters [30:15] I Hate Strong Female Characters, Sophia McDougall, New Statesman [33:45] Jupiter Ascending [35:55] Twilight, Stephenie Meyer [36:40] Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn [37:50] The Woman Upstairs, Claire Messud [39:35] Hausfrau, Jill Alexander Essbaum [41:20] Not Here to Make Friends, Roxane Gay, BuzzFeed Books [44:05] Tampa, Alyssa Nutting [46:25] Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte [49:45] Rabbit novels, John Updike [51:00] Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay [53:00] Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn [53:30] A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing, Eimear McBride (in paperback June 9 2015) [55:05] Single, Carefree, Mellow: Stories, Katherine Heiny [57:00] Royal Wedding: A Princess Diaries Novel, Meg Cabot (June 2 2015) [58:30] From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess, Meg Cabot (May 19 2015) [1:03:00] We Need Diverse Books [1:04:10] Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. [1:04:55] G. Willow Wilson and comics [1:05:45] The Broad Inclusive Canvas of Comics, Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic [1:08:25] A Diverse, Gender-Swapped LOTR Recast, Book Riot --- Outdo; Ha Ha Ha by the Julie Ruin -- Find Us! Bookrageous on Tumblr, Podbean, Twitter, Facebook, Spotify, and leave us voicemail at 347-855-7323. Next book club pick: Citizen: An American Lyric, Claudia Rankine. Use coupon code BOOKRAGEOUS to get 10% off from WORD Bookstores! Find Us Online: Jenn, Josh, Preeti, Rebecca Order Josh's books! Get Bookrageous schwag at CafePress Note: Our show book links direct you to WORD, an independent bookstore. If you click through and buy the book, we will get a small affiliate payment. We won't be making any money off any book sales -- any payments go into hosting fees for the Bookrageous podcast, or other Bookrageous projects. We promise. ---

Bookrageous Episode 78; Our Favorite Books of 2014 Intro Music; Swagger by Flogging Molly What We're Reading Jenn [1:15] Captain Marvel 1: Higher Further Faster More, Kelly Sue DeConnick, David Lopez (Bitch Planet) [2:00] The Storied Life of AJ Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin [3:20] If You Could Be Mine, Sara Farizan [3:45] Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson Rebecca [5:00] Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, Sara Farizan [6:20] Hammer Head: The Making of a Carpenter, Nina MacLaughlin (carpentrix), March 16 2015 [8:55] What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us, Laura Van Den Berg [9:20] Blindness, Jose Saramago Josh [10:45] Let Me Tell You, Shirley Jackson, July 21 2015 --- Intermission; Intermission by Typhoon --- Our Favorite Books of 2014 [14:45] Josh: Caffeinated, Murray Carpenter [16:25] Rebecca: Land of Love and Drowning, Tiphanie Yanique; Mermaids in Paradise, Lydia Millet [20:10] Ghost Lights, Lydia Millet (mystery book: Oh Pure and Radiant Heart) [21:15] Jenn: Red or Dead, David Peace [23:00] Josh: The Magician's Land, Lev Grossman [26:00] Rebecca: A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip, Kevin Brockmeier [28:10] Jenn: A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing, Eimear McBride [29:30] Josh: Sisters, Raina Telgemeier [31:05] Rebecca: The Republic of Imagination, Azar Nafisi [33:15] Jenn: Citizen: An American Lyric, Claudia Rankine [35:00] Josh: The Lobster Kings, Alexi Zentner [36:55] Rebecca: Everything I Never Told You, Celeste Ng [39:40] Jenn: Poisoned Apples, Christine Heppermann [41:20] Josh: Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay [44:30] Rebecca: An Untamed State, Roxane Gay; Glory O'Brien's History of the Future, A.S. King [46:55] Jenn: Ms. Marvel: No Normal, G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona [46:45] Josh: The Historical Atlas of Maine [49:35] Rebecca: Stone Mattress, Margaret Atwood [51:15] Rebecca: Sleep Donation, Karen Russell [52:25] Josh: Spoiled Brats, Simon Rich; The Noble Hustle, Colson Whitehead [53:05] Jenn's “literary genre” favorites: Southern Reach Trilogy, Jeff VanderMeer; Broken Monsters, Lauren Beukes; Tigerman, Nick Harkaway; Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel [54:25] Josh: Euphoria, Lily King --- Outdo; Swagger by Flogging Molly --- Find Us! Bookrageous on Tumblr, Podbean, Twitter, Facebook, Spotify, and leave us voicemail at 347-855-7323. Next book club pick: Citizen: An American Lyric, Claudia Rankine. Use coupon code BOOKRAGEOUS to get 10% off from WORD Bookstores! Find Us Online: Jenn, Josh, Rebecca Order Josh's books! Get Bookrageous schwag at CafePress Note: Our show book links direct you to WORD, an independent bookstore. If you click through and buy the book, we will get a small affiliate payment. We won't be making any money off any book sales -- any payments go into hosting fees for the Bookrageous podcast, or other Bookrageous projects. We promise.

Gillian Daniels, Emily Wagner, Adam Lipkin, Victor Raymond join Julia Rios talk about QUILTBAG YA in this panel from Arisia.Gillian blogs for New England Theatre Geek and the Analytical Couch Potato and eatyourbooks.blogspot.com.  Emily is a YA Librarian and the programming chair for Readercon.Adam reviews YA books for Publishers Weekly.Victor is a professor of sociology, activist, and founding member of the Carl Brandon Society. Victor Jason Raymond on Facebook. Material For Class Tumblr is coming soon.Julia is the host of this podcast, and is co-editing an anthology of diverse YA SF and fantasy called Kaleidoscope.Things mentioned in the panel:*Flying Higher: an anthology of superhero poetry--all the panelists have poems in this, and it is free.*Malnda Lo's books (Lesbian characters without being problem novels)*Beauty Queens by Libba Bray (good trans character, bi character who is also disabled, complex relationships, very good audiobook version)*If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan (two girls in love in Iran)*The Weetzie Bat series by Francesca Lia Block*Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein (as an example of a classic YA book where diversity--in this case race--is played down, so the character reads as white to a lot of people)*The Shattering by Karen Healey (and a blanket recommendation for Karen Healey in general, and Guardian of the Dead has a good asexual character)*The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black (trans character)*AO3 (Archive Of Our Own--a fanfiction website where Emily sees teens going to write their own fix it fics. If they like a story and are disappointed about the representation, they will transform it themselves.)*Cassandra Clare, Sara Rees Brennan, Naomi Novik, Lois McMaster Bujold (authors who got their start in fanfic and/or still write fanfic after being professionally published)*Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (as an example of something where the issue of othernerss--in this case race--is so highlighted that the person portrayed as other must be presented as perfect)*The Nightrunner Series by Lynn Flewelling *The Hobbit by J. R. R.  Tolkien (Teen #1 in audience read and liked it for the adventure)*The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Teen #2 read and loved this because it didn't try to romanticize death, but was blunt and direct)*Fanfiction! (Teen #3 is following over 150 fanfics right now and loves Once Upon a Time fanfic because, "The show is so terrible, but the fanfic is so good!")*The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson (SF in future Brazil with a polyamorous relationship with QUILTBAG characters and characters of color)*Marco Impossible by Hannah Moscowitz (mainstream gay book for middle school age readers)*My Most Excellent Year A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park by Steve Kluger (another mainstream book with 9th grade protagonists, one of whom is gay)*The Circle of Magic series by Tamora Pierce (to start with one character has two moms, and later one of the main characters is bi. These are good because they start young and get older, so goo books to grow with)*Ultraviolet by R. J. Anderson (Audience recommended, but then did not want to spoil it, so I'm unsure why exactly it was recommended)