The Write Type

Show notes:

• It’s world book day on Thursday 5th of March (tomorrow) in the UK and Ireland and I kept thinking “how should I celebrate this day?”

• As a child, this was one of my favourite days in the year. We got to dress up, got a voucher for a free book and got to spend the whole day doing bookish activities and hearing from really cool authors

• World Book Day is about celebrating amazing books as well as encouraging children to read. The free voucher is literally life-saving for children like me who had no money for books when I was younger. This episode is dedicated to all the kids across the UK and Ireland who love world book day!

• I thought it would be really cool to have this short mini episode for World Book Day with my little sister (and best friend)

• In this mini episode we talk about her favourite school visit - Author of Cogheart, Peter Bunzl; which author she’d love to have tea with - Author of Abomination, Robert Swindells; as well as the type of book she wishes to read but hasn’t yet!

• Hope you enjoy!

Shownotes:

Books by African American Writers That I‘ve Read and Loved

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Sulwe by Lupita N’yongo and Vashti Harrison

On The Come Up by Angie Thomas

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

Hunger by Roxane Gay

Autobiography of Malcolm X

I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest

Books by African American Writers That I Haven’t Read But Have Heard Amazing Things About

Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

Tristen Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame M’Balia

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodsen

Tiny Pretty Things Co-Written by Dhonielle Clayton

Pride by Ibi Zoboi

A Phoenix First Must Burn by Patrice Caldwell

Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett

Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

Debuts from African American Writers

You Should See Me In a Crown by Leah Johnson

This Is My America by Kim Johnson

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow

The Year Of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

Legendborn by Tracy Deon

Thank you for listening! :-)

Show notes:

• In this episode, I talk with Alechia Dow, author of The Sound of Stars. We talk about everything from representation in publishing to her publishing journey to her love of baking.

• You can follow Alechia on Twitter and Instagram or visit her website

• You can pre-order Alechia’s debut novel The Sound of Stars here

• Thank you for listening!

Show Notes:

• In today’s episode, Shannon Doleski - author of Mary Underwater - Prerna Pickett - author of If Only You Knew - and I talk about tropes and cliche’s we love (and hate) as well as our mutual love of Jenny Han, the queen of YA Romance.

• You can follow Shannon on Twitter and Instagram and Preorder her book here

• You can follow Prerna on Twitter and Instagram or her website and you can purchase her book here

• Thank you for listening!

Show Notes:

• In this episode I speak with Ciara Smyth, author of The Falling In Love Montage

• We speak about her favourite romance tropes, her thoughts on love at first sight among other things

• You can pre-order her book at Barnes & Noble and Amazon

• Thank you for listening!

Show notes:

• In this episode I speak with Sanne, the creator behind the lovely booktube channel ‘Books and Quills’.

• We discuss her publishing journey as well as how she got into booktube

• You can find her at Twitter, Instagram , Youtube and her blog

• Hope you enjoy this episode!

Show notes

• In today’s episode I interview debut author, Francesca Flores, writer of the brand new series ‘Diamond City’ about an assassin named Aina and her friends who together embark on a dark and risky mission. The book releases on January 28th 2020 from Wednesday Books and you can still pre-order a copy by clicking here.

• In this episode, Francesca walks us through her publishing journey, what inspired her to write Diamond City as well as which vacation spot each of her characters would choose.

• You can keep up with Francesca on Twitter, Instagram and her Website

• I hope you enjoy this episode!

Show notes:

• In this episode, Adiba and I debunk myths about publishing from popular TV shows. Below are the shows mentioned with a short description, detailing what they are about.

• Friends From College

  Twenty years after graduation, a tight-knit group of college friends reconnects and discovers that love hasn't gotten easier with age.

• Girlfriends

  GIRLFRIENDS revolves around the friendships of four African-American women from different walks of life. They explore the many trials and tribulations that most women face today, such as relationships, family, friends and other hot topics that interest universal women. Whether it is getting over a divorce, finding a career or simply looking for true love, GIRLFRIENDS delivers along with comedy and wit.

• Younger

  Recent divorcee Liza is finding it tough to start all over again at the age of 40. Rejected repeatedly for entry-level jobs for being too old, she reinvents herself as a 26-year-old and finds that her career and love life improve overnight.

• You

  A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by.

• Fresh off the boat

  A Taiwanese family makes their way in America during the 1990s.

• 90210

  A Kansas family relocates to Beverly Hills, where their two children adapt to the infamous social drama of West Beverly Hills High.

• Gossip Girl

  Privileged teens living on the Upper East Side of New York can hide no secret from the ruthless blogger who is always watching.

• Jane The Virgin

  A young, devout Catholic woman discovers that she was accidentally artificially inseminated.

• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

  A woman is rescued from a doomsday cult and starts life over again in New York City.

• Kill Me Heal Me

  A love story between the son from a wealthy family who has 7 personalities Cha Do Hyun (Ji Sung) and Oh Ri Jin (Hwang Jung Eum) who becomes his secret psychiatrist.

I hope you enjoy this episode! Until next time :-)

Show notes:

• This episode I talk about 20 2020 books I am excited for!

• 1. The City We Became by NK Jemisin

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• 2. The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by VE Schwab

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• 3. American Royals 2 by Katharine McGee

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• 4. And The Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando

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• 5. I’ll Be The One by Lyla Lee

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• 6. The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow

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• 7. Diamond City by Francesca Flores

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• 8. These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

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• 9. The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar

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• 10. A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Rosie Brown

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• 11. Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega

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• 12. Nothing Ever Happens Here by Sarah Hagger Holt

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• 13. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

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• 14. The Sky Is Mine by Amy Beashel

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• 15. Dear Justyce by Nic Stone

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• 16. This Is My America by Kim Johnson

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• 17. The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

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• 18. You Should See Me In A Crown by Leah Johnson

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• 19. Red Tigress by Amelie Wen Zhao

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• 20. The Strange Worlds Travel Agency by LD Lapinski

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• 21. Dangerous Remedy by Kat Dunn

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• 22. Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender

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• 23. Indivisible by Daniel Aleman

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• So excited to read all of these releases! I hope you enjoy this episode :-)

Show notes:

• In this episode, myself and 12 other authors (who I will be introducing in the space below) will be discussing our reactions to our book deals as well as the gifts we gave ourselves once we got a book deal

• This is the final episode of the first season, the second season will air in January

• Authors:

• Louisa Onome, COMES AND GOES, SPRING 2021

• Amy Beashel, THE SKY IS MINE, 6 FEB 2020

• Namina Forna, THE GILDED ONES, 26 MAY 2020

• Adiba Jaigirdar, THE HENNA WARS, 12 MAY 2020

• PJ Gardner, HORACE & BUNWINKLE, FALL 2020

• Roseanne A. Brown, A SONG OF WRAITHS AND RUIN, 2 JUNE 2020

• Gina Loveless, PUBERTY IS GROSS, BUT ALSO REALLY AWESOME, SPRING 2021

• J. Elle, WINGS OF EBONY, 9 FEBRUARY 2021

• Erin Elizabeth Grammar, NO FRILLS, WINTER 2020

• Prerna Pickett, IF ONLY YOU KNEW, WINTER 2020

• Nicole Kronzer, UNSCRIPTED, 21 APRIL 2020

• Lyla Lee, MINDY KIM SERIES (MG) & I’LL BE THE ONE (YA), JAN 2020 & JUNE 2020

Thank you for listening! See you next season :-)