We were so honored to have New York Times bestselling author and publishing super star Nicola Yoon on the show. 

We chatted with Nicola about her amazing books, the craft of writing, and the new imprint she is the co-publisher of called Joy Revolution. ⁠@joyrevbooks⁠ Which just so happens to be publishing ⁠Sinner’s Isle⁠ by our very own ⁠Angela Montoya⁠.

Get ready, friends! This episode is coming in hot!

But first, here’s more about THE Nicola Yoon: 

The Official Version

Nicola Yoon is the ⁠#1⁠ New York Times bestselling author of ⁠Instructions for Dancing⁠, ⁠Everything, Everything⁠, ⁠The Sun Is Also a Star,⁠ and a co-author of ⁠Blackout.⁠ She is a National Book Award finalist, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book recipient, a Coretta Scott King New Talent Award winner and the first Black woman to hit ⁠#1⁠ on the New York Times Young Adult bestseller list. ⁠Two of her novels have been made into major motion pictures⁠. She’s also the co-publisher of ⁠Joy Revolution⁠, a Random House young adult imprint dedicated to love stories starring people of color. She grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, the novelist ⁠David Yoon⁠, and their daughter.

The Unofficial Version

I believe in love. Really, truly.

I'm kind of a hopeless romantic.

In a former life I made jewelry. You can see some of it here.

I love Karoake, but I cannot sing. I. Am. The. Worst. My song of choice is “Making Love out of Nothing at all” by Air Supply, because AIR SUPPLY.

My husband makes custom notebooks. They are pretty popular.

I hand write my first drafts.

I was (am and always will be) a late bloomer.

In a former life I was French. I could live entirely on wine & cheese.

Or maybe Korean because I could live on Kimchi & Galbi too.

⁠https://www.nicolayoon.com/⁠

You can find Nicola here:

Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/NicolaYoon⁠

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nicolayoon/⁠

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