Author Stephanie Oakes second book The Arsonist from Dial/Penguin comes out on August 22nd. Hear what books inspired her as both a reader & writer and what life was like have her debut release, The Scared Lies of Minnow Bly.

Episode Mentions:

* Harry Potter

* Atonement

* Tess of the d’Urbervilles

* Into the Wild

* Harriet the Spy

* Nancy Drew

* Everything is Illuminated

* Goose Girl

* The Handless Maiden

* The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly

* The Arsonist

* Hunger Games

* Pride & Prejudice

* Dante’s Inferno

* Infinite Jest

* Raven Cycle

* Scorpio Races

* Hello, Universe

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