What Book Hooked You?

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Best selling author Roshani Chokshi joins Brock to talk about her latest novel THE GILDED WOLVES and what went into the newest YA fantasy.

* Ella Enchanted* Gail Carson Levine* Holly Black* Sailor Moon* Twilight* Sarah Dessen* Georgia Nicolson* The Gilded Wolves* National Treasure* Moulin Rouge* Aru Shah and the End of Time* Aru Shah and the Song of Death* The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice & Virtue* The Serpent’s of Secrets* Percy Jackson* Anna-Marie McLemore* Pride & Prejudice* The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy* Winter of the Witch

Episode Mentions:

Best selling author Roshani Chokshi joins Brock to talk about her latest novel THE GILDED WOLVES and what went into the newest YA fantasy.

* Ella Enchanted* Gail Carson Levine* Holly Black* Sailor Moon* Twilight* Sarah Dessen* Georgia Nicolson* The Gilded Wolves* National Treasure* Moulin Rouge* Aru Shah and the End of Time* Aru Shah and the Song of Death* The Gentleman's Guide to Vice & Virtue* The Serpent's of Secrets* Percy Jackson* Anna-Marie McLemore* Pride & Prejudice* The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy* Winter of the Witch

Debut author Mimi Yu‘s book THE GIRL KING comes out on January 8th from Bloomsbury. In this episode Mimi talks about the stories and authors that have inspired her.

Episode Mentions:

* The Rabbit and the Dragon King* Woodcutter and the Heavenly Maiden* Adib Khorram episode* Kheryn Callender episode* Animorphs* Wuthering Heightsbrock* Crime & Punishment* Ulysses* Sarah Lawrence College* The Hunger Games* Twilight* Cindy Pon* Kate Elliot* Spiritwalker Trilogy* Melinda Lo* The Girl King* Games of Thrones* The Last Unicorn* The Lord of the Rings* Christopher Lee* Dune* Ender’s Game* Damsel*

Debut author Mimi Yu's book THE GIRL KING comes out on January 8th from Bloomsbury. In this episode Mimi talks about the stories and authors that have inspired her.

Episode Mentions:

* The Rabbit and the Dragon King* Woodcutter and the Heavenly Maiden* Adib Khorram episode* Kheryn Callender episode* Animorphs* Wuthering Heightsbrock* Crime & Punishment* Ulysses* Sarah Lawrence College* The Hunger Games* Twilight* Cindy Pon* Kate Elliot* Spiritwalker Trilogy* Melinda Lo* The Girl King* Games of Thrones* The Last Unicorn* The Lord of the Rings* Christopher Lee* Dune* Ender's Game* Damsel*

Best-selling author Melissa de la Cruz has authored over thirty books in romance, YA, and MG. Her newest book 29 DATES has already been optioned by Disney’s future streaming service. Listen in as Melissa talks about coming up with her different projects.

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* Little Women* Dr. Seuss* The Carpetbaggers* The Joy Luck Club* Geoff Kloske* Cat’s Meow* 29 Dates* optioned by Disney* Crazy Rich Asians* To All The Boys I Loved Before* Descendants Books* The Lord of the Rings* Wuthering Heights* Elena Ferrante* Lake Success

Best-selling author Melissa de la Cruz has authored over thirty books in romance, YA, and MG. Her newest book 29 DATES has already been optioned by Disney's future streaming service. Listen in as Melissa talks about coming up with her different projects.

Episode Mentions:

* Little Women* Dr. Seuss* The Carpetbaggers* The Joy Luck Club* Geoff Kloske* Cat's Meow* 29 Dates* optioned by Disney* Crazy Rich Asians* To All The Boys I Loved Before* Descendants Books* The Lord of the Rings* Wuthering Heights* Elena Ferrante* Lake Success

Author Heather Demetrios has edited a new collection DEAR HEARTBREAK where a great line-up of YA writers answer letters from real teens about the topic of heartbreak.

Episode Mentions:

* The Diary of Anne Frank* Bad Romance* Emily of the New Moon* Harry Potter* Jacob Have I Loved* The Sky Is Everywhere* Tiger Lily* Little Women* Twilight* Something Real* Dear Heartbreak* Dear Sugar – Rumpus* Tiny Beautiful Things* Mike Curato* Libba Bray* Gayle Forman* Jasmine Warga* Becky Albertalli* A.S. King* Zach Fehst* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* This Movie Changed Me podcast* The Joy Luck Club* Divergent* Kingdom of Ash

Author Heather Demetrios has edited a new collection DEAR HEARTBREAK where a great line-up of YA writers answer letters from real teens about the topic of heartbreak.

Episode Mentions:

* The Diary of Anne Frank* Bad Romance* Emily of the New Moon* Harry Potter* Jacob Have I Loved* The Sky Is Everywhere* Tiger Lily* Little Women* Twilight* Something Real* Dear Heartbreak* Dear Sugar – Rumpus* Tiny Beautiful Things* Mike Curato* Libba Bray* Gayle Forman* Jasmine Warga* Becky Albertalli* A.S. King* Zach Fehst* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* This Movie Changed Me podcast* The Joy Luck Club* Divergent* Kingdom of Ash

With 2018 coming to a close, we look back a few of our guests and the last GREAT book that they’ve read.

Episode Mentions:

* Melissa Albert episode 57* The Hazel Wood* Emily X.R. Pan episode 64* The Astonishing Color of After* Nova Ren Suma episode 91* A Room Away From the Wolves* Blanc & Rosa* The Belles* Randy Ribay episode 63* Before the Shot Drops* Long Way Down* Kheryn Callender episode 100* This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story* Adib Khorram episode 90* Darius the Great is Not Okay* All Systems Red* Ashley Woodfolk episode 62* The Beauty That Remains* Valley Girls* Brendan Kiely episode 72* Tradition* Florence in Ecstasy* Station Eleven* What Girls Are Made Of*

With 2018 coming to a close, we look back a few of our guests and the last GREAT book that they've read.

Episode Mentions:

* Melissa Albert episode 57* The Hazel Wood* Emily X.R. Pan episode 64* The Astonishing Color of After* Nova Ren Suma episode 91* A Room Away From the Wolves* Blanc & Rosa* The Belles* Randy Ribay episode 63* Before the Shot Drops* Long Way Down* Kheryn Callender episode 100* This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story* Adib Khorram episode 90* Darius the Great is Not Okay* All Systems Red* Ashley Woodfolk episode 62* The Beauty That Remains* Valley Girls* Brendan Kiely episode 72* Tradition* Florence in Ecstasy* Station Eleven* What Girls Are Made Of*