What Book Hooked You?

In a sense author Jared Reck became a writer by teaching his middle school students the importance of writing. Listen in as Jared explains how he came to create his debut, A SHORT HISTORY OF THE GIRL NEXT DOOR.

Episode Mentions:

* Oh, Say Can You Say?

* Garfield

* Calvin & Hobbes

* Dave Barry

* Mama Day

* Bailey’s Cafe

* Hondo & Fabian

* Kiss Good Night

* Arnie, the Doughnut

* Chris Crutcher

* Speak

* Athletic Shorts

* Laurie Halse Anderson

* John Green

* Looking for Alaska

* An Abundance of Katherines

* Sara Zarr

* A.S. King

* Nancie Atwell

* A Short History of the Girl Next Door

* Whale Talk

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In a sense author Jared Reck became a writer by teaching his middle school students the importance of writing. Listen in as Jared explains how he came to create his debut, A SHORT HISTORY OF THE GIRL NEXT DOOR.

Episode Mentions:

* Oh, Say Can You Say?

* Garfield

* Calvin & Hobbes

* Dave Barry

* Mama Day

* Bailey's Cafe

* Hondo & Fabian

* Kiss Good Night

* Arnie, the Doughnut

* Chris Crutcher

* Speak

* Athletic Shorts

* Laurie Halse Anderson

* John Green

* Looking for Alaska

* An Abundance of Katherines

* Sara Zarr

* A.S. King

* Nancie Atwell

* A Short History of the Girl Next Door

* Whale Ta...

David Barclay Moore‘s middle grade debut The Stars Beneath Our Feet comes out on September 19th from Knopf.  Hear how David went from a kid really into comics, to a college experience where he organized a group for creative people, to a writer of books for kids.

Episode Mentions:

* A Wrinkle in Time

* Wind in the Door

* Paddington Bear

* Ivanhoe

* Mark Twain

* Huck Finn

* Richard Corben

* Heavy Metal

* John Byrne

* Frank Miller

* Bob Burden

* Paul Chadwick

* Jewels Vern

* Spike Lee

* Toni Morrison

* Haruki Murakami

* Alfred Hitchcock

* Iowa State University

* Howard University

* Universite de Montpellier

* Ossie Davis

* Ta-Nehisi Coates

* Yona Harvey

* Natasha Tarpley

* Kemp Powers

* Jelani Cobb

* Harlem Children’s Zone

* Agent Steven Malk

* The Stars Beneath Our Feet

* Kirkus

* Publisher’s Weekly

* A Room With A View

David Barclay Moore's middle grade debut The Stars Beneath Our Feet comes out on September 19th from Knopf.  Hear how David went from a kid really into comics, to a college experience where he organized a group for creative people, to a writer of books for kids.

Episode Mentions:

* A Wrinkle in Time

* Wind in the Door

* Paddington Bear

* Ivanhoe

* Mark Twain

* Huck Finn

* Richard Corben

* Heavy Metal

* John Byrne

* Frank Miller

* Bob Burden

* Paul Chadwick

* Jewels Vern

* Spike Lee

* Toni Morrison

* Haruki Murakami

* Alfred Hitchcock

* Iowa State University

* Howard University

* Universite de Montpellier

* Ossie Davis

* Ta-Nehisi Coates

* Yona Harvey

* Natasha Tarpley

* Kemp Powers

* Jelani Cobb

* Harlem Children's Zone

* Agent Steven Malk

* The Stars Beneath Our Feet

* Kirkus

* Publisher's Weekly

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The debut novel, Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh is a YA dystopian story set in a futuristic Seoul, Korea. Listen in as Axie discusses the journey of this novel and the books that she enjoyed throughout her life.

Episode Mentions:

* Beauty

* The Blue Sword

* The Hero and the Crown

* The Forestwife

* Redwall

* Dragonlance

* Unicorns of Balinor

* The Royal Diaries

* Babysitter’s Club

* Boxcar Children

* Goodreads

* Georgette Heyer

* Writers House

* The Hunger Games

* Divergent

* Miss Snark 1st Victim

* Rebel Seoul

* Diverse Energies

* Cindy Pon

* Tu Books

* New Visions Awards 2015

* Shade’s Children

* Howl’s Moving Castle

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The debut novel, Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh is a YA dystopian story set in a futuristic Seoul, Korea. Listen in as Axie discusses the journey of this novel and the books that she enjoyed throughout her life.

Episode Mentions:

* Beauty

* The Blue Sword

* The Hero and the Crown

* The Forestwife

* Redwall

* Dragonlance

* Unicorns of Balinor

* The Royal Diaries

* Babysitter's Club

* Boxcar Children

* Goodreads

* Georgette Heyer

* Writers House

* The Hunger Games

* Divergent

* Miss Snark 1st Victim

* Rebel Seoul

* Diverse Energies

* Cindy Pon

* Tu Books

* New Visions Awards 2015

* Shade's Children

* Howl's Moving Castle

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Scott Reintgen‘s YA debut, Nyxia is a YA sci-fi thriller filled with a cast of diverse characters. Hear as Scott discusses his growth as a writer, the story behind his book Nyxia, and advice for becoming a published writer.

Episode Mentions:

* Red Rising

* Harry Potter

* Game of Thrones

* World of Warcraft

* The Hunger Games

* The Maze Runner

* Jason Reynolds

* Kwame Alexander

* Cory Doctorow

* Scott Westerfeld

* Dear Martin

* The Hate U Give

* 10,000 hours rule

* Nyxia

* Shawshank Redemption

* Charles Dickinson

* Great Expectations

* One of Us Is Lying

* Fool’s Assassin

host: Brock Shelley

Scott Reintgen's YA debut, Nyxia is a YA sci-fi thriller filled with a cast of diverse characters. Hear as Scott discusses his growth as a writer, the story behind his book Nyxia, and advice for becoming a published writer.

Episode Mentions:

* Red Rising

* Harry Potter

* Game of Thrones

* World of Warcraft

* The Hunger Games

* The Maze Runner

* Jason Reynolds

* Kwame Alexander

* Cory Doctorow

* Scott Westerfeld

* Dear Martin

* The Hate U Give

* 10,000 hours rule

* Nyxia

* Shawshank Redemption

* Charles Dickinson

* Great Expectations

* One of Us Is Lying

* Fool's Assassin

host: Brock Shelley

Eric Smith has worn many hats in the book industry. We worked for a publisher, writes about YA for various media outlets, an author of three books, and currently an literary agent helping his clients towards publication. For this latest project Eric is the editor of a new short story anthology. WELCOME HOME, coming out September 5th from Flux, is a collection of fictional centered around the theme of adoption. Eric joins Brock to discuss his life in books and his inspiration behind his latest project.

Episode Mentions:

* Great Illustrated Classic: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

* Goosebumps

* High Fidelity

* Robin Black

* Susan Rich

* Christopher Durang

* H.G. Wells

* Arthur Conan Doyle

* Zora Neale Hurston

* Jane Austen

* Quirk Books

* Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children

* Ransom Riggs

* Across the Universe

* Something Strange & Deadly

* Hybrid Chronicles

* Of Triton

* The Geek’s Guide to Dating

* Agent Dawn Frederick

* Inked

* Geekadelphia

* Philly Geek Awards

* Branded

Eric Smith has worn many hats in the book industry. We worked for a publisher, writes about YA for various media outlets, an author of three books, and currently an literary agent helping his clients towards publication. For this latest project Eric is the editor of a new short story anthology. WELCOME HOME, coming out September 5th from Flux, is a collection of fictional centered around the theme of adoption. Eric joins Brock to discuss his life in books and his inspiration behind his latest project.

Episode Mentions:

* Great Illustrated Classic: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

* Goosebumps

* High Fidelity

* Robin Black

* Susan Rich

* Christopher Durang

* H.G. Wells

* Arthur Conan Doyle

* Zora Neale Hurston

* Jane Austen

* Quirk Books

* Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children

* Ransom Riggs

* Across the Universe

* Something Strange & Deadly

* Hybrid Chronicles

* Of Triton

* The Geek's Guide to Dating

* Agent Dawn Frederick

* Inked

* Geekadelphia

* Philly Geek Awards

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