Rainbow Rowell is a literary chameleon. From a devastating teen love story to a magical realistic marital romance to her latest project, reviving Brian K. Vaughan's Runaways comics, she moves among genres, setting, and style, never writing the same book twice.  But what books from Eleanor & Park to Carry On share is imperfect, deeply real characters who leap off the page, whether they're high school students, dissatisfied office employees, or wizards in training; dialogue that crackles with humor and life; and funny, true moments that give you the feeling that Rowell is right on the other side of the pages, your funniest, most brilliant friend telling you a story.  In this episode of the podcast, Rainbow Rowell joins us from her hometown of Omaha for a wide-ranging conversation about comics, fan fiction, growing up in the pre-Internet world and the path from reader to creator.