In this episode, illustrator Francis Vallejo and romance author Mia Sosa talk about works that have shaped their own craft.

This episode is sponsored by our $100 gift card giveaway for Swords & Spaceships and The Chef by James Patterson.

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Books Discussed:

Zoom by Istvan Banyai

Sula by Toni Morrison

Becoming by Michelle Obama

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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