Fiction Forward

Welcome to Fiction Forward, episode 10! Kelly is taking some time off from podcasting for health reasons at the moment, but she will be back once she’s fully recovered. In the meantime, enjoy this interview with Cat Skinner of Your Beta Reader! I’m also including some links for context:

Sherman Alexie Declines Literary Prize

Sherman Alexie’s Strange Apology

Lemony Snicket Accused of Making Lewd Comments

Lemony Snicket’s “Watermelon Joke”

Tomi Adeyemi Interview

And, last but not least, a link to Cat Skinner’s site

Thanks for listening! Don’t forget to keep up with us on twitter @fiction_forward or via email at [email protected]!

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Welcome to episode nine of Fiction Forward! This week, author Caleb Roehrig (pronounced like RARE-ig) joins us to chat about LGBT+ in YA fiction, his new book White Rabbit, and how having your shit together is a lie.

Check out White Rabbit on Book Depository!

Don't forget to @ us if you love, hate, or feel neutral toward us! We also accept dog photos, screams into the void, and anything else you want to send along. Book requests, shoutout requests, guest host requests and more are also totally a thing we'd be happy to see. Our twitter is @fiction_forward and our email is [email protected]!

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Welcome to Fiction Forward episode #8, a short book news roundup!

In an unfortunate twist Jay Asher, author of 13 Reasons Why, is on the wrong end of the #MeToo movement along with a few other YA authors. On the other hand, Penguin Random House has recently started a new diverse book imprint called Kokila.

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Welcome to episode 7, with a special guest! Claire Kann, author of Let's Talk About Love, is here to chat about representation and her main character, Alice: A biromantic asexual black woman dealing with her "summer of struggle," as Kann puts it.

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Welcome to Fiction Forward, episode 6. We probably should have started a new "season," since it's been one square eternity since we recorded, but hey! Welcome back! In this episode Jackie and Kelly talk a whole bunch about book publishing in general, plus the authors and books they'll be featuring on upcoming episodes! Enjoy this short episode, and look forward to author Claire Kann in our next one!

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Today Jackie and Kelly talk about Before She Ignites, a YA fantasy by Jodi Meadows. While all of the characters are POC, Meadows is actually white. This could go terribly, terribly wrong. Or… maybe not?

It’s also worth noting that Before She Ignites may be the first, or one of the first, books from a major publishing house to include a POC model on the cover! Often POC-based covers are avoided in favor of vague designs or landscapes (take, for example, Forest of a Thousand Lanterns — even though the cover is still beautiful).

Is this book, centered around a group of islands populated by POC characters, going to show its problematic side? Or will it be decidedly tame? Find out in this week’s episode of Fiction Forward!

Remember to keep in touch! You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @fiction_forward!

–Jackie and Kelly

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In which Jackie and Kelly talk about the popular YA standalone "Carry On" by Rainbow Rowell. It's sort of Harry Potter, but not, and it has some lovely LGBT representation. Let's dig in. 

Don't forget to join in by tweeting us @fiction_forward or emailing at [email protected]! We love puppies and also thoughtful discourse. Stay Forward! Is that lame? Sorry.

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After episode two's interview with journalist Kat Rosenfield, we decided to read a book in the center of a huge controversy -- 'The Black Witch' -- and form our own opinions. Join Jackie, Kelly and special guest Daphnee as they laugh, yell and discuss 'The Black Witch.' This episode brought to you by an inability to pronounce fantasy characters' names. 

Don't forget to check us out on Twitter (@fiction_forward) or email us ([email protected])!

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Join us for a roller coaster of an episode wherein Jackie and Kelly dramatically read excerpts of an ARC called ‘Fraternize’ by Rachel Van Dyken. Plus: A preview of next week’s episode on ‘The Black Witch’ (with a special guest)!

Make sure to check out our Twitter, @fiction_forward and email us at [email protected]! We love to chat with people and we promise not to be as weird as we are on-air!

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Listen to episode two of Fiction Forward, featuring guest Kat Rosenfield, the author of the "Toxic Drama on YA Twitter" article on Vulture!

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