Marissa chats with Tracy Deonn about her debut contemporary fantasy - LEGENDBORN - and her contribution to the upcoming anthology - FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - as well as what characters (and readers!) can learn from popular story tropes such as love triangles; tackling big questions of legacy, lineage, and how society decides who gets to become a legend; parsing out story information "just in time" versus "just in case"; and lots of love for Star Wars and its fandom. [Note: Proceeds from sales of FROM A CERTAIN POINT: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK will be donated to FirstBook.org to provide books and learning materials to help underserved schools and communities. Cheers to the authors, Penguin Random House, and Lucasfilm!]

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