This week Brock is joined by debut author Gloria Chao who takes us through her writing journey and what brought about her new book AMERICAN PANDA.

Episode Mentions:

* The Babysitters Club

* Harry Potter

* Twilight

* The Hunger Games

* Nicola Yoon

* Angie Thomas

* David Arnold

* Adam Silvera

* We Need Diverse Books

* American Panda

* My Big Fat Greek Wedding

* MIT

* NaNoWriMo

* Maggie Stiefvater

* Cinda Williams Chima

* Maria V. Snyder

* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

* The Lord of the Rings

* Star Wars

* Little Fires Everywhere

* Starfish