Podcasts about tor teen

In this episode, Trevor talks with author Sarah Henning about her latest novels, Monster Camp (a nominee for the Bram Stoker Award) and The Lies We Conjure, available in bookstores now from Tor Teen. Together, they talk about the meaning of art to young audiences, the thrill of writing for youth and teens, the challenges of writing for younger audiences in today's publishing climate, and a whole lot more about Sarah's passion for storytelling across multiple genres and categories.For more information about Sarah Henning, you can visit her website at www.sarahhenningwrites.com. You can also find her books, including Monster Camp and The Lies We Conjure at your favorite bookseller or from your local library. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/sley-house-publishing-presents-litbits. https://plus.acast.com/s/sley-house-publishing-presents-litbits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I am chatting with award winning author, and fellow Princess Bride lover, Sarah Henning! Sarah is no stranger to YA Book Chat, as she has been here previously to discuss her Kingdoms of Sand and Sky series (The Princess Will Save You, The Queen Will Betray You, The King Will Kill You), and I have previously reviewed her book Sea Witch. Take a listen as Sarah and I chat all about her brand new YA standalone supernatural thriller, The Lies We Conjure. Hear about Sarah's writing process for this book, her magic system, what it was like to combine a murder mystery with magic, the fantastic characters and plot line, Sarah and my favorite Renaissance Festival foods (yes, it's applicable!), slow burn romance, and so much more! The entire episode is spoiler free!A little about The Lies We Conjure: Thirteen witches, a locked-room murder, and two non-magical sisters trapped in a deadly game of Clue.Ruby and her sister Wren are normal, middle-class Colorado high school students working a summer job at the local Renaissance Fest to supplement their meager college savings.So when an eccentric old lady asks them to impersonate her long-absent grandchildren at a fancy dinner party at the jaw-dropping rate of two grand—each—for a single night…Wren insists it's a no-brainer. Make some cash, have some fun, do a good deed.But less than an hour into the evening at the mysterious Hegemony Manor, Ruby is sure she must have lost her mind to have agreed to this.The hostess is dead, the gates are locked, and a magical curse ensures no one can leave until they solve both her murder and the riddles she left behind—in just three days. Because everyone else at this party is a powerful witch. And if the witches realize Ruby and Wren are imposters? The sisters won't make it out of Hegemony Manor alive.Special thanks to Sarah Henning for coming on the podcast and chatting with me today! And special thanks to Giselle Gonzalez at Tor Teen for setting up the interview! Check out Sarah's websiteFollow Sarah on social media: Instagram, Twittter/XPurchase The Lies We ConjureSend us a textHave a question about today's book or author? Have a book you want me to review on the podcast? Just want to say hi? Send me an email at yabookchat@gmail.comDon't forget to give the podcast a 5 star rating, and leave a review! Thank you for your support!

Today I am chatting with New York Times Bestselling author Susan Dennard! Susan is the author of the Witchlands series as well as The Luminaries series. Today,  Susan and I are chatting about book two in her Luminaries series, The Hunting Moon. Take a listen as Susan and I chat about Susan's writing process, world-building, character development, and all the Nightmares who live in Hemlock Falls...The entire episode is spoiler-free!A little about The Hunting Moon...Winnie Wednesday has gotten everything she thought she wanted. She passed the deadly hunter trials, her family has been welcomed back into the Luminaries, and overnight, she has become a local celebrity.The Girl Who Jumped. The Girl Who Got Bitten.Unfortunately, it all feels wrong. For one, nobody will believe her about the new nightmare called the Whisperer that's killing hunters each night. Everyone blames the werewolf, even though Winnie is certain the wolf is innocent.On top of that, following her dad's convoluted clues about the Dianas, their magic, and what happened in Hemlock Falls four years ago is leaving her with more questions than answers.Then to complicate it all, there is still only one person who can help her: Jay Friday, the boy with plenty of problems all his own.As bodies and secrets pile up around town, Winnie finds herself questioning what it means to be a true Wednesday and a true Luminary―and also where her fierce-hearted loyalties might ultimately have to lie.A special thank you to Susan Dennard for chatting with me today! And thank you also to Giselle Gonzalez at Tor Teen for setting up the interview!Check out Susan's websiteFollow Susan on Instagram, and Twitter (X)Check out Susan's monthly newsletter for writers!Support the showHave a question about today's book or author? Have a book you want me to review on the podcast? Just want to say hi? Send me an email at yabookchat@gmail.comDon't forget to give the podcast a 5 star rating, and leave a review! Thank you for your support!Check out my Patreon! Join now for some great benefits and perks!

Join me and my friend Victoria as we dive into The Luminaries, by Susan Dennard. If you enjoy books involving the forest, creepy monsters, redemption stories, trials involving surviving in a forest filled with nightmarish creatures, and friends to lovers, you will enjoy this book. Take a listen as Victoria and I talk all about it. You'll also hear why the teacher side of me really appreciated one particular line in the book. In addition, you'll learn about the incredible way the story for The Luminaries evolved. First 15 minutes are spoiler free!A little about The Luminaries: Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. You won't find it on a map, your phone won't work here, and the forest outside town might just kill you.Winnie Wednesday wants nothing more than to join the Luminaries, the ancient order that protects Winnie's town―and the rest of humanity―from the monsters and nightmares that rise in the forest of Hemlock Falls every night.Ever since her father was exposed as a witch and a traitor, Winnie and her family have been shunned. But on her sixteenth birthday, she can take the deadly Luminary hunter trials and prove herself true and loyal―and restore her family's good name. Or die trying.But in order to survive, Winnie enlists the help of the one person who can help her train: Jay Friday, resident bad boy and Winnie's ex-best friend. While Jay might be the most promising new hunter in Hemlock Falls, he also seems to know more about the nightmares of the forest than he should. Together, he and Winnie will discover a danger lurking in the forest no one in Hemlock Falls is prepared for.Not all monsters can be slain, and not all nightmares are confined to the dark. A special thank you to Tor Teen for sending me an ARC, a finished hardcover copy, and laminated pin! Alexis and Annaliese, you are the best!Follow Victoria on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTokHave a question about today's book or author? Have a book you want me to review on the podcast? Just want to say hi? Send me an email at yabookchat@gmail.comDon't forget to give the podcast a 5 star rating, and leave a review! Thank you for your support!Check out my Patreon! Join now for some great benefits and perks!

We are taking a vacation, and we're having a heatwave, a tropical heatwave. We are doing a rerun of our amazing interview with our fav, TJ Klune. It was episode 100 of Thanks, I Hate It! and your favorite moms, Brittany and Windsor, werejoined by the amazingly talented New York Times Best Selling Author: TJ Klune. TJ joined us to discuss his latest release The Extraordinaries Book 3: HEAT WAVE. Our interview was like friends around the dinner table and we talk everything from how he and Windsor want to be Jennifer Coolidge, to positive queer and nuerodivergent representation, to fandom and fanfiction.HEAT WAVE IS OUT (and Windsor read it that day).Heat Wave (The Extraordinaries, 3) is published by Tor Teen.Please visit your local bookseller today for your copy!Buy at Bookshop.org (and support your local booksellers)https://bookshop.org/books/heat-wave-9781250203731/9781250203731Follow TJ on Twitter: @tjkluneon Instagram: @tjklunebooksOnline: www.tjklunebooks.comFollow Windsor on Twitter: @WindsorReadsFollow Brittany on Twitter: @Britz1187Follow US on Twitter: @tihipodcastSpecial thanks to TJ for a wonderful interview and his wonderful team: Anna and Sarah for making this interview possible, you're forever our favs. #BFFLSHonorable mention to Ao3 and FF (dot) net. You'll always be the realest.

It is episode 100 of Thanks, I Hate It! and your favorite moms, Brittany and Windsor, are joined by the amazingly talented New York Times Best Selling Author: TJ Klune. TJ joins us to discuss his latest release The Extraordinaries Book 3: HEAT WAVE. Our interview was like friends around the dinner table and we talk everything from how he and Windsor want to be Jennifer Coolidge, to positive queer and nuerodivergent representation, to fandom and fanfiction.HEAT WAVE IS OUT TODAY! Heat Wave (The Extraordinaries, 3) is published by Tor Teen.Please visit your local bookseller today for your copy!Buy at Bookshop.org (and support your local booksellers)https://bookshop.org/books/heat-wave-9781250203731/9781250203731Follow TJ on Twitter: @tjkluneon Instagram: @tjklunebooksOnline: www.tjklunebooks.comFollow Windsor on Twitter: @WindsorReadsFollow Brittany on Twitter: @Britz1187Follow US on Twitter: @tihipodcastSpecial thanks to TJ for a wonderful interview and his wonderful team: Anna and Sarah for making this interview possible, you're forever our favs.Honorable mention to Ao3 and FF (dot) net. You'll always be the realest.

Note to Patreon backers: You received this episode on November 10, 2021, but due to an oversight, it was never posted here. Normally you hear episodes a week in advance, but this one you received eight months in advance! Thank you to everyone for your patience. This episode is brought to you by Perhaps The Stars, the fourth and final novel in the Terra Ignota series, available now from (referrer links) Amazon, Barnes And Noble,  Books-A-Million, Apple Books, and Indiebound. Naomi Kritzer has been publishing her science fiction and fantasy for the last twenty years. She lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, US, and likes to think about ways to describe the future both near and far. Her new book is Chaos on CatNet, the sequel to Catfishing on CatNet published by Tor Teen. Naomi Kritzer's homepage Naomi Kritzer's Twitter

Today I am joined by award winning author Sara Fujimura to chat about her brand new book, Faking Reality.  If you are a fan of HGTV, best friends to lovers, Japanese food and culture, and YA contemporary romance, this book is for you! It encompasses all of these things, and is such a fun read! You'll find strong characters, family themes, and more. Join Sara and I as we chat about Faking Reality, Sara's writing style,  our love of HGTV, Japanese culture, and more! About Faking Reality: Dakota McDonald swore after “The Great Homecoming Disaster” that she'd never allow her romantic life to be a plot line in her parents' HGTV show again. But when the restaurant run by the family of her best friend (and secret crush), Leo, is on the line, Dakota might end up eating her own words.Leo Matsuda dreams of escaping the suffocating demands of working in his family's restaurant, but the closer he gets to his goal―thanks to the help of his best friend (and secret crush) Dakota―the more reasons there are for him to stay.Check out Sara's website!Follow Sara on Instagram!Buy Faking Reality!Have a question about Faking Reality? Have a book you want me to review on the podcast? Just want to say hi? Send me an email at yabookchat@gmail.comDon't forget to give the podcast a 5 star rating, and leave a review! Thank you for your support!Check out my Patreon! Join now for some great benefits and perks!

Travis interviews author and podcaster Lauren Shippen about her third Bright Sessions novel, Some Faraway Place. This standalone story from Tor Teen features Rose, who has her humdrum life flipped upside down when she starts to travel into dreams. Lauren and Travis discuss the joys of fanfiction, the power of online communities, and how to craft an emotional story that readers can find comfort in. Meet Our Sponsor: Fenrir by Eyes Shut Studio - Free epic fantasy fiction podcast. Imagine a story where the main character is halfway between Geralt of Rivia and Drizzt Do'Urden and you'll have an idea of what to expect. Want your message featured on the podcast? Find out more here. About Lauren Shippen: LAUREN SHIPPEN, author of The Infinite Noise, is a writer best known for her work in fiction podcasts. She is the creator and sole writer of the popular audio drama, The Bright Sessions. She also wrote MARVELS, an audio adaptation of the popular comic and co-produced the #1 podcast Passenger List, for which she received a BBC Audio Drama Award, Webby, and British Podcast Award. Lauren was named one of Forbes's 2018 30 Under 30 in Media and one of MovieMaker Magazine's and Austin Film Festival's 25 Screenwriters to Watch. She was born in New York City and grew up in Bronxville, New York. She currently lives in Seattle. Find Lauren on Twitter, Instagram, or at her website laurenshippen.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. Some of the links included in these show notes are affiliate links and support the podcast at no additional cost to you. If it's an option for you, we encourage you to support your local bookstores! The blog post accompanying this episode can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com, along with fantasy book reviews, author interviews, and more fantasy content.

Enjoy our presentation of Vassa in the Night written by Sarah Porter  and published by Tor Teen.In the enchanted kingdom of Brooklyn, Vassa uses a magical gift from her dead mother to take on Babs Yaga, the witch who owns the local convenience store. Inspired by the Russian folktale Vassilissa the Beautiful.Vassa in the Night was a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Selection. Vassa in the Night is recommended for ages 14+ for violence. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/VassaReviewsThis title is available in the following formats:Libby Ebook: http://bit.ly/VassaLibbyEbookHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/VassaHooplaAudioPlease 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/

Today I have the privilege of interviewing the "Authoress" herself, YA author Jillian Boehme!Jillian is known to the online writing community as Authoress, hostess of Miss Snark's First Victim, a blog for aspiring authors. She is the author of a short story in the book When the Hero Comes Home 2, and her first YA novel, Stormrise.Today Jillian and I are chatting about her brand new book, The Stolen Kingdom!For a hundred years, the once-prosperous kingdom of Perin Faye has suffered under the rule of the greedy and power-hungry Thungrave kings. Maralyth Graylaern, a vintner's daughter, has no idea her hidden magical power is proof of a secret bloodline and claim to the throne. Alac Thungrave, the king’s second son, has always been uncomfortable with his position as the spare heir—and the dark, stolen magic that comes with ruling.When Maralyth becomes embroiled in a plot to murder the royal family and seize the throne, a cat-and-mouse chase ensues in an adventure of dark magic, court intrigue, and forbidden love.Get your very own copy of The Stolen Kingdom!Check out Jillian's website and be sure to subscribe to her newsletter to receive a free audiobook!Follow Jillian on Instagram!Thank you to Tor Teen for giving me the opportunity to interview Jillian!Love the podcast? Want to know how you can support YA Book Chat? Sign up for my Patreon! You'll receive lots of perks, like early access to episodes, a monthly bookmark, YA Book Chat podcast merch, and more! Join now for some great benefits!Have a question about The Stolen Kingdom? Have a book you want me to review on the podcast? Just want to say hi? Send me an email at yabookchat@gmail.comDon't forget to give the podcast a 5 star rating, and leave a review! Thank you for your support!

Cas sees dead people. More accurately, Cas hunts dead people using his father's powerful and deadly athame. People like Anna Dressed in Blood, ghost of a murdered girl, who has killed anyone who enters the home she haunts. Everyone that is except Cas. This title is intended for teens, however, it may contain language or themes that some readers may find offensive. Recorded with permission of Tor Teen, an imprint of Macmillan. Click here to see this title in the Houston Public Library catalog.

This week on the Handsell, Jenn recommends The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell. Trigger warnings: rape, racism and racial slurs This episode is sponsored by Tor Teen. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Special guest Jessica Pryde, of our When In Romance podcast, dives into Darius The Great Is Not OK by Adib Khorram. This episode is sponsored by Tor Teen. 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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ann Dávila Cardinal writes stories that thrill you. She writes about lives that face challenge and find a way through, despite the horror that chases them. She writes about Puerto Rico and trauma and belonging somewhere. I can honestly say I have enjoyed every word in Five Midnights (Tor Teen, 2019) and Category Five (Tor Teen, 2020), her two recently released young adult novels that follow Lupe and Javier as they face apparitions, ghosts, and shape-shifting monsters—as well as their own flesh and blood—until they eventually find themselves. Listen in as we chat about these two magnificent books, about her own life as a self-proclaimed Gringa-Rican, and about what’s next for her as a novelist. Ellee Achten is a writer and editor exploring issues of home, health, memory, and attachment. She writes everything from magazine features to lyrical memoir to sci-fi novels. She is currently working on many projects, including a collection of essays about the traumatic connection between the body and mind. She can be reached at: elleeachten@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ann Dávila Cardinal writes stories that thrill you. She writes about lives that face challenge and find a way through, despite the horror that chases them. She writes about Puerto Rico and trauma and belonging somewhere. I can honestly say I have enjoyed every word in Five Midnights (Tor Teen, 2019) and Category Five (Tor Teen, 2020), her two recently released young adult novels that follow Lupe and Javier as they face apparitions, ghosts, and shape-shifting monsters—as well as their own flesh and blood—until they eventually find themselves. Listen in as we chat about these two magnificent books, about her own life as a self-proclaimed Gringa-Rican, and about what’s next for her as a novelist. Ellee Achten is a writer and editor exploring issues of home, health, memory, and attachment. She writes everything from magazine features to lyrical memoir to sci-fi novels. She is currently working on many projects, including a collection of essays about the traumatic connection between the body and mind. She can be reached at: elleeachten@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enjoy our presentation of Anna Dressed in Blood, by Kendare Blake and published by Tor Teen.Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead. So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. They follow legends and local lore, destroy the murderous dead, and keep pesky things like the future and friends at bay.Searching for a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas expects the usual: track, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he's never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, now stained red and dripping with blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home...Yet she spares Cas's life.Anna Dressed in Blood was one of NPR's Top 5 Young Adult Novels of 2011. It was also a 2011 Kirkus Best Teen Book of the Year title. This title is recommended for ages 15+ for violence and language. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/AnnaDressedinBloodReviewsAnna Dressed in Blood is available in the following formats:Libby Audiobook: http://bit.ly/AnnaDressedinBloodLibbyAudiobookHoopla Audiobook: http://bit.ly/AnnaDressedinBloodHooplaAudiobookPlease 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/

In chapter 10 of Tris’s Book, Briar finds out that Aymery is a very, very bad boy. Tris connects with some lightning. Little Bear takes a nap. Special thanks to Nicole Belsummer for our logo and the stellar team of Molly Hebert-Wilson and Robare Pruyn-Bush for our theme music. Additional thanks to Tor Teen for the ARC of Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro! Pre-Order here and check out Mark's blog here.

Author Bethany C. Morrow talks about writing for publication and her YA debut A SONG BELOW WATER, out now from Tor Teen. Episode's Bookshop.org Shop The Alex SeriesBook-ItAmen227The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirStar Trek: Voyager

Author Bethany C. Morrow talks about writing for publication and her YA debut A SONG BELOW WATER, out now from Tor Teen. Episode’s Bookshop.org Shop * The Alex Series* Book-It* Amen* 227* The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* Star Trek: Voyager

Eric and special guest Tirzah Price talk about music and pop culture in YA, and daydream about fictional bands. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot’s Read Harder 2020 Challenge, Tor Teen, and NOVL. 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 Damsel by Elana K. Arnold The Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me  by Mariko Tamaki Red Hood by Elana K. Arnold Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu Ziggy Stardust and Me by James Brandon I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone by Stephanie Kuehnert Our Stories, Our Voices by Amy Reed Three Day Summer by Sarvanaz Tash Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu So Punk Rock: And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother by Micol Ostow Family by Micol Ostow Calvin by Martine Leavitt Pulp by Robin Talley The Babysitter’s Coven by Kate Williams The Night We Said Yes by Lauren Gibaldi Autofocus by Lauren Gibaldi This Tiny Perfect World by Lauren Gibaldi You’d Be Mine by Erin Hahn Who’s That Girl by Blair Thornburgh Audrey, Wait! By Robin Benway

Parker Peevyhouse is the author of the YA science fiction thrillers Where Futures End, The Echo Room – which Kirkus called “a thrilling ride” in a starred review -- and Strange Exit, which was just published by Tor Teen. Parker is likely trying to solve a puzzle at this very moment, probably while enjoying In-N-Out fries, admiring redwood trees, and quoting movies about sentient robots. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. https://www.parkerpeevyhouse.com/ http://www.launchpadworkshop.org/ https://www.writeoncon.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dallas-woodburn/support

It's Mental Health week at Castology, as the team recommend podcasts to do with all things self-care and psychology. (Also if you need it, this is your weekly reminder to look after yourself!) Liz recommends (possibly the longest titled podcast ever) The Savvy Psychologist's Quick And Dirty Tips For Better Mental Health; Patrick gets zen with a bit of guided meditation thanks to Meditation Oasis; and Zane goes completely left of field and recommends a fictional podcast that takes a peek into the therapy sessions of superpowered people with The Bright Sessions. Then, it's review time for last week's submissions.Liz Recommends - The Savvy Psychologist's Quick And Dirty Tips For Better Mental Healthhttps://www.quickanddirtytips.com/savvy-psychologistThis is one of Liz's favourite podcasts to recommend to friends struggling with the various issues of, you know, living in the world. Got anxiety? Dealing with stress? Wondering if negative thoughts are really that bad? Having weird dreams and wondering if they mean anything? The Savvy Psychologist aka clinical psychologist Dr Jade Wu probably has an episode for you. At only 10-15 mins per episode, this podcast is a legit easy-to-digest snack to help you snap back to reality and regain control of some aspects of your life that may have gotten messy. It's really handy beginner's guide to understanding how we work as emotional human beings. It's like mini on-the-go therapy real talk.For both: Pick a topic you struggle with or want more information on and go go go!https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/savvy-psychologists-quick-dirty-tips-for-better-mental/id803978236Pat Recommends - Meditation Oasishttps://www.meditationoasis.com/Meditation for me is one of those things that I always tell myself I'll start doing on a regular basis. A couple of times a week isn't terribly regular, is it? This podcast helps tremendously though. It's especially good if you've never meditated before or find yourself getting frustrated with your solo attempts. Mary and Richard Maddox bring 40 years of mediation teaching and practice between them, so you can trust you're in good hands. I chose this podcast over others because it seemed to me the most pure, a little bit of preamble and then straight into the mediation, often with a soothing musical accompaniment. There's 60 episodes and they range form 10 - 30 minutes. Stay healthy people, mentally healthy.Zane & Liz: Whatever you do, don't pick the wrong one.https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/meditation-oasis/id204570355Zane Recommends - The Bright Sessionshttp://www.thebrightsessions.com/On this theme week, Zane is presenting to you, The Bright Sessions. The Bright Sessions is a science fiction podcast that follows a group of therapy patients. But these are not your typical patients - each has a unique supernatural ability. The show documents their struggles and discoveries as well as the motivations of their mysterious therapist, Dr. Bright.The show is written and directed by Lauren Shippen and has concluded its main run. However, there is a sequel series planned for release exclusively on Luminary and Lauren Shippen is writing three YA novels in the universe of the show for Tor Teen. The first comes out September 24th, 2019.For Pat & Liz: Start from the beginning but it is easy to jump into.https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bright-sessions/id1053268058?mt=2Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice.Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM.

Here’s the audio from the May 16th Fantastic Fiction at KGB, with guests Caroline M. Yoachim & Tina Connolly. Tina’s reading is not included in this podcast. ​   Tina Connolly Tina Connolly’s books include the Ironskin trilogy (Tor), the Seriously Wicked series (Tor Teen), and the collection On the Eyeball Floor and Other Stories […]

Disclaimer: This episode contains some distracting paper shuffling. Nothing too jarring. We wouldn't be serious writers without some paper shuffling every once in a while anyway. Thanks! Sheryl Scarborough, author of debut novel To Catch A Killer and forthcoming sequel To Right a Wrong (February 2018) by Tor Teen. Sheryl is award-winning writer for children’s television and holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, lives in Washington state, and has always had an obsession with forensics.  In this Porchlight conversation Bethany and Sheryl talk about looking at the “why” of their writing and how that adds depth to the work. They discuss how the writer might not immediately see their personal connection to their story, but they can find power in connecting the emotionality between themselves and the work itself. Sheryl talks about the differences between writing for television and writing books and how the three act structure is paramount. She explains how “structure creates your pace” and how “the genre chooses the writer”. She shares the support in her writing community and what can be learned from reviews. Thank you for listening. Please share your comments and thoughts on the podcast with us. Rate us on iTunes, Google Play or Sticher—share the Porchlight with others. And remember to retreat, create and celebrate. Show Notes: (book covers & author photos) – all available on Sheryl’s website: www.sherylscarborough.com Sheryl’s social media: www.sherylscarborough.com Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Facebook

Today Michael Thomas talks with Bryan camp about speculative fiction, its relationship to its pulp origins, its distinction from contemporary realism, and it’s possibilities for prompting new understanding. See the show notes for works cited in the episode. Bryan is a graduate of the Clarion West writing workshop, holds and MFA from the University of New Orleans and currently writes and teaches in New Orleans. Works Cited: - Doctorow, Cory. Little Brother. 1st Tor Teen, ed, 2010. - Doctorow, Cory. Homeland. Tor Teen, 2013. - Heinlein, Robert A. I Will Fear No Evil. Ace, 1987. - Heinlein, Robert A. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. 1st Orb Books ed, 1997. - Heinlein, Robert A. Stranger in a Strange Land. Berkley, 1972. - Mieville, China. The City and the City. Del Rey Reprint ed, 2010. - Mieville, China. Embassytown. Del Rey, 2012. - Shakespeare, William. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. MIT, 1993.