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A fun interview with Roshani Chokshi, author of the Aru Shah series from Rick Riordan Presents. We talk about writing, myths that are incorporated in the books, and overall themes in Aru Shah. This episode is sponsored by Hey It's Jali Entertainment. Make sure to check out The Veiled Monarch on amazon, kindle, or heyitsjali.com!

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In this episode we talk about our theories for The Tower of Nero, Carlos Hernandez's new youtube channel, and some news about Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes. This episode is sponsored by Hey It's Jali Entertainment. Make sure to check out The Veiled Monarch on amazon, kindle, or heyitsjali.com!

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Order The Cuban's Assimilated Guide To Quantum Santaria from our online bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/444/9781495607394 

Links mentioned in episode:

• Rick Riordan Presents: Storytime With Rosh And Ba: https://www.readriordan.com/2020/03/25/rick-riordan-presents-storytime-with-rosh-and-ba/
• Volcanic Writing Ep. 1 (Carlos's new writing video series): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glpWdPDJ-Uo
• Sal & Gabi Interview (On Carlos's youtube channel): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y84MXTKMChY
• Sal & Gabi Interview (Conducted by the Half-Blood Report): https://www.thehalfbloodreport.com/podcast/episode/223eba43/9the-gods-behind-it-all-carlos-hern-dad-ez
• Nachos after the War: A Heroes of Olympus Outtake: http://rickriordan.com/2020/03/nachos-after-the-war-a-heroes-of-olympus-outtake/
• Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes: Introducing Opal: https://www.readriordan.com/2020/04/03/aru-shah-and-the-tree-of-wishes-introducing-opal/
• Tower of Nero preview of chapters 1 & 2: https://www.hypable.com/tower-of-nero-cover-chapter-1-2/

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John Rocco has illustrated the cover for almost every Rick Riordan book, as well as illustrating Percy Jackson's Greek Gods, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes, and The Lightning Thief Illustrated Edition. In this interview we talk about how he first got the job to illustrate Percy Jackson and stories from his many years illustrating Rick Riordan's covers. He also tells us about his new book, How We Got to the Moon.

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John's website is roccoart.com, and his twitter and instagram are @johnroccoart

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Izzy replaces Diego in this episode. We talk Aru Shah 3, Sal and Gabi 2, and The Son of Neptune

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Some stuff from the episode:

Sneak peak of Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes: https://www.readriordan.com/2020/03/19/aru-shah-and-the-tree-of-wishes-sneak-peek/

Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe gets a star from ALA_Booklist: https://twitter.com/search?q=sal%20and%20gabi%20ala&src=typed_query&f=live 

Samuel's photoshop image: https://twitter.com/HalfReport/status/1239994136247316480 

Quiz: https://www.readriordan.com/2018/08/03/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-quiz-who-said-that/ 

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In this episode we discuss demigod news and our theories on the upcoming book Camp Jupiter Classified by Rick Riordan. We also take the What's your magical object? quiz.

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Liniks referenced in episode:

Aru Shah's Guide to Holi 2020: https://www.readriordan.com/2020/03/09/aru-shahs-guide-to-holi-2020/ 

Terminus & Julia: Some Stone, All Heart: https://www.readriordan.com/2020/03/13/terminus-and-julia-some-stone-all-heart/ 

Quiz: https://www.readriordan.com/2017/12/04/quiz-whats-magical-object/ 

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In this episode we talk about demigod news, and review The Lost Hero. We also take a godly parent quiz.

Discussed in this episode:

Celebrating International Women's Day: https://www.readriordan.com/2020/03/06/celebrating-international-womens-day-with-rick-riordan-presents/ 

Order We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia from our online bookshop:

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Yallwest: https://www.yallwest.com/ 

Tristan Strong Audiobook: https://www.readriordan.com/2020/02/28/a-strong-audiobook/ 

Rick Riordan's Adult Books:

http://rickriordan.com/series/tres-navarre/ 

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In this episode we discuss demigod news, our predictions for Aru Shah 3, and which characters we believe are most likely to get their own spin-off.

This episode is sponsored by Bull City Press. Make sure to check out Capable Monsters by Marlin M. Jenkins at bullcitypress.com, amazon, or wherever books are sold.

TO SKIP SPOILERS FOR ARU SHAH, SKIP TO 29:59 AFTER WE TELL YOU TO

Order Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes from our online bookshop:

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Demigod news discussed in this episode:

Hypable Tower of Nero cover reveal & two chapter preview: https://www.hypable.com/tower-of-nero-cover-chapter-1-2/ 

Hypable interview w/ Rick Riordan: https://www.hypable.com/rick-riordan-interview-upcoming-projects/ 

Cover reveals for 4 Rick Riordan Presents Books: https://www.readriordan.com/2020/02/18/rick-riordan-presents-stunning-new-covers/ 

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10 days ago Diego went to Boskone 2020, a science fiction convention. He joined the Rick Riordan Presents Panel (including Carlos Hernandez, Kwame Mbalia, & Eric Wilkerson) there and conducted some interviews. This episode is full of clips from the convention and explanations from Diego.

Boskone's website: https://www.boskone.org/ 

Kwame Mbalia's twitter: @KSekouM

Kwame Mbalia's website: website: https://kwamembalia.com/ 

Carlos Hernandez's twitter: @WriteTeachPlay

Carlos Hernandez's website: https://hernandooney.com/ 

Eric Wilkerson's website: http://ericwilkersonart.com/ 

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A fun interview with Stephanie Lurie, editorial director of Rick Riordan Presents. We talk the Rick Riordan Presents process, upcoming books from the imprint, and more!

Stephanie Lurie's twitter is @SOLurie

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Join for a Review of Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse, the most recent Rick Riordan Presents Book. We also talk about Boskone, and we rank the Percy Jackson & Olympians from our favorite to least favorite.

To avoid Race to the Sun spoilers: After we give the spoiler warning, skip to 22:44

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Some stuff discussed in this episode:

Tyrants Tuesday: Eurynomos: https://www.readriordan.com/2020/02/04/tyrants-tuesday-eurynomos/ 

Boskone: https://www.boskone.org/ 

Samuel mentioned demigodathon playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKBoUlrOY6Z_KRtR6ruwe-610t_XTO5cX 

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