What Book Hooked You?

Author of YA Thrillers, Kara Thomas, is here this week to discuss her writing journey and her newest book, THAT WEEKEND.

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Liselle Sambury stops by to takes through her writing journey and tell us about her debut, BLOOD LIKE MAGIC.

* Bookshop.org Episode Page* NaNoWriMo* RevPit* PitMad* her agent Kristy Hunter* Liselle's YouTube page

NYT bestselling author Maureen Johnson comes on the podcast to take about her newest Stevie Bell mystery, THE BOX IN THE WOODS.

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We welcome author Suzanne Park to the podcast to talk about debuting in the COVID year and her newest YA release, SUNNY SONG WILL NEVER BE FAMOUS

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Excited to have best-selling author Kwame Mbalia as we talk about fiction addict, the 3rd Tristan Strong book, and his newest release, LAST GATE OF THE EMPEROR.

Episode Mentions:

* Bookshop.org Episode Page* Rick Riordan* Prince Yoel Makonnen* Justin A. Reynolds' episodes (117) (199)* Lamar Giles' episodes (13) (163)* Tracy Deonn's episode 197* Angeline Boulley's episode 221

We welcome author Francisco X. Stork to this week's episode as we explore is path to becoming an author and his newest book ON THE HOOK.

Episode Mentions:

* Bookshop.org Episode Page* The Way of the Jaguar* Behind the Eyes

Debut author Kelsey Rodkey visits the podcast to talk about her development as a writer and her book LAST CHANCE BOOKS.

Episode Mentions:

* The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You* Bookshop.org Episode Page* Clueless* 10 Things I Hate About You* You've Got Mail* PitMad* her agent Bridget Smith

Critically acclaimed author A. S. King pays a visit to the podcast to talk about how she came to writing and her newest book SWITCH.

Episode Mentions:

* Confessions of a Teenage Baboon* Bookshop.org Episode Page* Nic Stone's Episodes (#40) & (#162)

Author James Sie visits the podcast to talk about his newest YA release: ALL KINDS OF OTHER .

Episode Mentions:

* Bookshop.org Episode Page* The Boy Who Could Make Himself Disappear* The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank* The Boy Who Picked the Bullets Up* Family Dancing* Still Life Las Vegas* his voice-over work

The podcast has reached its 4th YEAR and I can't think of a better to mark it that to have Ben Philippe back on the podcast for his 3rd appearance to talk about this newest collection of personal essays, SURE, I'LL BE YOUR BLACK FRIEND.

Episode Mentions:

* Ben's 1st appearance* Ben's 2nd appearance* Bookshop.org Episode Page* Hotel Rwanda* Ta-Nehisi Coates* the murder of George Floyd* the murder of Breonna Taylor* Black Lives Matter* Ben's new book's cover* Goodreads* Only Murders in the Building* Stephen Markley* Succession* Taylor Swift