What Book Hooked You?

Author Cordelia Jensen joins the podcast to talk about her newest release THE WAY THE LIGHT BENDS. Cordelia talks about some of the books that have influenced her over the years as well as another release she has coming out this spring, EVERY SHINY THING.

Episode Mentions:

* Betsy Tacy

* Ramona

* The Babysitters Club

* The Prince of Tides

* The Thorn Birds

* Little Women

* e.e. cummings

* Kenyon College

* The Bean Trees

* William Faulkner

* Sharon Olds

* chapbook

* The Secret History

* The Last Flight of Poxl West

* Vermont College of Fine Arts

* Skyscraping

* Laurie Morrison

* Every Shiny Thing

* Coe Booth

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Author Cordelia Jensen joins the podcast to talk about her newest release THE WAY THE LIGHT BENDS. Cordelia talks about some of the books that have influenced her over the years as well as another release she has coming out this spring, EVERY SHINY THING.

Episode Mentions:

* Betsy Tacy

* Ramona

* The Babysitters Club

* The Prince of Tides

* The Thorn Birds

* Little Women

* e.e. cummings

* Kenyon College

* The Bean Trees

* William Faulkner

* Sharon Olds

* chapbook

* The Secret History

* The Last Flight of Poxl West

* Vermont College of Fine Arts

* Skyscraping

* Laurie Morrison

* Every Shiny Thing

In this conversation debut author Emily X.R. Pan discusses her journey to follow her passion that led her to release her first book THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF AFTER coming out of March 20th from Little Brown.

Episode Mentions:

* Harriet the Spy

* The Babysitters Club

* American Girl

* The Boxcar Children

* The Chronicles of Narnia

* The Chronicles of Prydain

* The Golden Compass

* Number the Stars

* Harry Potter

* Rachel DeWoskin

* Autobiography of Red

* Fun Home

* The Girl in the Flammable Skirt

* The Astonishing Color of After

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In this conversation debut author Emily X.R. Pan discusses her journey to follow her passion that led her to release her first book THE ASTONISHING COLOR OF AFTER coming out of March 20th from Little Brown.

Episode Mentions:

* Harriet the Spy

* The Babysitters Club

* American Girl

* The Boxcar Children

* The Chronicles of Narnia

* The Chronicles of Prydain

* The Golden Compass

* Number the Stars

* Harry Potter

* Rachel DeWoskin

* Autobiography of Red

* Fun Home

* The Girl in the Flammable Skirt

* The Astonishing Color of After

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This week author Randy Ribay joins the podcast to discuss some of the book that have influenced him as a teacher and as a reader. We also talk about his new book AFTER THE SHOT DROPS.

Episode Mentions:

* The Chronicles of Narnia

* Goosebumps

* Stephen King

* Utopia

* Candide

* The Odyssey

* The House on Mango Street

* James Baldwin

* Salman Rushdie

* Walter Dean Myers

* 145th Street

* Sharon Flake

* Jacqueline Woodson

* Sharon M. Draper

* Francisco Jimenez

* The Circuit

* Things Fall Apart

* An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes

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This week author Randy Ribay joins the podcast to discuss some of the book that have influenced him as a teacher and as a reader. We also talk about his new book AFTER THE SHOT DROPS.

Episode Mentions:

* The Chronicles of Narnia

* Goosebumps

* Stephen King

* Utopia

* Candide

* The Odyssey

* The House on Mango Street

* James Baldwin

* Salman Rushdie

* Walter Dean Myers

* 145th Street

* Sharon Flake

* Jacqueline Woodson

* Sharon M. Draper

* Francisco Jimenez

* The Circuit

* Things Fall Apart

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On March 6th Delacorte Press releases THE BEAUTY THAT REMAINS. Listen in as it’s author, Ashley Woodfolk, explains how she came to write her debut and the books that have inspired her.

Episode Mentions:

* Deenie

* Nancy Drew

* Fearless series

* Jandy Nelson

* The Sky is Everywhere

* The Beauty That Remains

* NaNoWriMo

* The Color Purple

* Wuthering Heights

* Jane Eyre

* Pride and Prejudice

* Valley Girls

* Done Dirt Cheap

On March 6th Delacorte Press releases THE BEAUTY THAT REMAINS. Listen in as it's author, Ashley Woodfolk, explains how she came to write her debut and the books that have inspired her.

Episode Mentions:

* Deenie

* Nancy Drew

* Fearless series

* Jandy Nelson

* The Sky is Everywhere

* The Beauty That Remains

* NaNoWriMo

* The Color Purple

* Wuthering Heights

* Jane Eyre

* Pride and Prejudice

* Valley Girls

* Done Dirt Cheap

Author Dana Mele‘s debut novel People Like Us comes out on February 27th from G. P. Putnam. Listen us Dana explains how her YA thriller is based on an event that occur when she was young.

Episode Mentions:

* Superfudge

* Anne Rice

* Stephen King

* John Irving

* Kurt Vonnegut

* Welcome to the Monkey House

* Shakespeare

* The Weir

* Wellesley College

* People Like Us

* In the Woods

* Secret History

* Gone Girl

* The Orchid Thief

* Reign of the Fallen

* Sarah Glenn Marsh’s episode

Author Dana Mele's debut novel People Like Us comes out on February 27th from G. P. Putnam. Listen us Dana explains how her YA thriller is based on an event that occur when she was young.

Episode Mentions:

* Superfudge

* Anne Rice

* Stephen King

* John Irving

* Kurt Vonnegut

* Welcome to the Monkey House

* Shakespeare

* The Weir

* Wellesley College

* People Like Us

* In the Woods

* Secret History

* Gone Girl

* The Orchid Thief

* Reign of the Fallen

* Sarah Glenn Marsh's episode