Bounded Enthusiasm

This episode is an interview with Lucy Knisley about her latest book, Something New—a comic book memoir about her adventures in wedding planning.

This episode is an interview with Subalekha Udayasankar about 'Bycatch,' a hard game about drone warfare.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of First Second Books, I interviewed several authors and artists who have published books with them: Maris Wicks, Jim Ottaviani, Faith Erin Hicks, Box Brown, Lucy Knisley, and Ben Hatke.

An interview with graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, who was just appointed the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.

An interview with Jane McGonigal, author of Reality Is Broken and expert on game psychology. Her latest book, SuperBetter, is about using the power of gaming to get stronger, happier, braver, and more resilient.

An interview with Andy Weir, the author of The Martian, a novel about an astronaut trapped alone on Mars. It's soon to be a movie directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon.

An interview with Tony DiTerlizzi about Realms, a new collection of his roleplaying game art. Plus: his upcoming chapter book with Mo Willems, The Story of Diva and Flea.

An interview with Steven Gould, author of the Jumper series and current president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. We talk about the Jumper books, being a parent, and the recent controversy surrounding the Hugo Awards.

An interview with Victoria Jamieson, also known in the roller derby world as Winnie the Pow. Her book, Roller Girl, is a graphic novel for middle grade readers about the world of roller derby.

An interview with author Jennifer Holm about her latest middle-grade novel, The Fourteenth Goldfish.