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By Barry Lyga & Morgan BadenArts
Writing in Real Life episodes
- Episode 89: The One where Morgan Read a DudeEp. 089: The One where Morgan Read a DudeBarry Lyga & Morgan BadenDownload
Kids learn social media fails by watching their parents. Forget readers — how do you raise writers? The agony and the ecstasy of summer reading. Is sex the secret to getting boys to read? What you need to read in order to be a better writer. Plus: the collector mentality.
Links:
- Parents’ social media habits are teaching children the wrong lessons - The Washington Post
- Dad recreates daughter's selfies | Daily Mail Online
- What Parents Can Do to Nurture Good Writers - The New York Times
- Want Teenage Boys to Read? Easy. Give Them Books About Sex. - The New York Times
- The Perils of Comic Book Collecting
- ‘Summer of Hell’ at Penn Station kicks off this week | New York Post
- Barry is Reading: Mrs. Fletcher by Tom Perrotta | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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33 min - Episode 88: The One where It’s All about One Thing, ReallyEp. 088: The One where It’s All about One Thing, ReallyBarry Lyga & Morgan BadenDownload
Yes, we discuss YA Twitter “callout culture” with regard to The Black Witch and that Vulture article. And then a brief parenting moment and some fun books to read as the world burns.
Links:
- The Black Witch: An Epic Fantasy Novel (The Black Witch Chronicles)
- gone: Review: The Black Witch by Laurie Forest
- The Toxic Drama on YA Twitter
- Google manifesto spotlights hot-button issue of gender diversity
- Amazon.com: The Black Witch (The Black Witch Chronicles) (9780373212316): Laurie Forest: Books
- The Black Witch (The Black Witch Chronicles, #1) by Laurie Forest — Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists
- How hyped new author Scott Bergstrom infuriated the YA literature community | The Daily Dot
- Roxane Gay’s Tweet
- ‘I Didn’t Love My Daughter For the First Year Of Her Life’ | Men’s Health
- Morgan Recommends: The Regulars by Georgia Clark | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
- Barry Recommends: Legendtopia: The Battle for Urth by Lee Bacon | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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35 min - Episode 87: The One with Poopy in the PottyEp. 087: The One with Poopy in the PottyBarry Lyga & Morgan BadenDownloadWe swear this isn’t turning into a TV review podcast, but…we just have to spend some time on Younger and Friends from College. Is it OK for men to use female pseudonyms? What do you say to someone who is afraid to have kids? The economics of cookbooks. Plus: You knew it was coming: Potty training.
Links:
- Younger | TVLAND.com
- Friends from College - Wikipedia
- Episode 3 · Friends From College · TV Review Friends From College takes on YA for some reason · TV Club · The A.V. Club
- Men Are Apparently Adopting Ambiguous Pen Names to Sell Psychological Thrillers to Women
- The History of Nancy Drew
- White Writer Makes "Best Poetry" — With An Asian Pen Name
- The Hidden Risks of Writing a Cookbook
- Oh Crap! Potty Training by Jamie Clowacki | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks
- Ask Polly: I’m Terrified of Having Kids!
- Barry Recommends: Everything Matters! by Ron Currie Jr. | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
- We discuss The Seduction of Water: Writing in Real Life — Episode 24: The One with Spoilers for The Princess Bride
- Morgan Recommends: The Trespasser by Tana French | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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41 min - Episode 86: The One with Two RantsEp. 086: The One with Two RantsBarry Lyga & Morgan BadenDownload
Barry is annoyed by Instagram without even being on it. And Barry is ready to lose it over Netflix…again. Morgan remains calm. Does financial success kill artistic risk? The new/old phenomenon of writers seeking patronage. Plus: Email from a new listener!
Links:
- Barry's July ACLU fundraiser
- The squatter on Instagram
- Barry is the only Barry Lyga in the country
- Netflix to trial technology that hands control to viewers | Daily Mail Online
- Writing in Real Life — Episode 15: The One where Leia Flirts
- Longform Podcast #249: John Grisham
- Inside the Actors Studio | Bravo TV Official Site
- Pivot Questionnaire -aka Inside the Actor's Studio (wowzone.com)
- Terry Trueman
- The Bachman Books by Stephen King
- Tobias Buckell on Patreon
- Curtis Sittenfeld asks for title help on Facebook
- Neil Gaiman on George R.R. Martin
- It’s Amazing That The Old Record Industry Existed In The First Place
- Litsy (app)
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38 min - Episode 85: The One where Barry is Aware that It’s the Wrong FlashEp. 085: The One where Barry is Aware that It’s the Wrong FlashBarry Lyga & Morgan BadenDownload
Barry is writing The Flash. ‘Nuff said! BookExpo and how it feels to be among the Book People. Barry and Morgan have a secret. The return of the million bad words and the madness of colored index cards. How do you raise a feminist son? (Spoiler alert: Books are involved.)
Links:
- The Flash, Supergirl to get middle grade novels
- The Flash: Hocus Pocus preorder | Amazon
- Flashpoint (event) | Arrowverse Wiki
- LB School: Barry Lyga | Little Brown Library | Resources for Teachers & Librarians
- The #1 book and author event - BookExpo 2017
- SEPH LAWLESS | OFFICIAL WEBSITE
- Marieke Nijkamp, YA author
- Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip
- Where Storytelling and Pop Culture Collide - BookCon 2017
- Alan Alda - Wikipedia
- The New York Times: John Grisham’s Do’s and Don’ts for Writing Popular Fiction
- 'Feminism is the Radical Notion That Women Are People' Shirt
- The New York Times: How to Raise a Feminist Son
- The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts | Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound
- Danny Dunn series by Jay Williams
- Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine - Wikipedia
- Gramophone record - Wikipedia
- Morgan Recommends: Leave Me by Gayle Forman | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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36 min - Episode 84: The One where It Is Happening AgainEp. 084: The One where It Is Happening AgainBarry Lyga & Morgan BadenDownload
Barry and Morgan talk about Twin Peaks. A lot. Especially since it just might explain EVERYTHING about Barry’s writing. Do readers today demand more closure in books, and if so, why? Plus: How cool superheroes are and why geekdom should be for everyone, regardless of race, sex, or planet of origin.
Links:
- Why Is ‘Twin Peaks’ So Influential? - The Atlantic
- Twin Peaks - Official Series Site | SHOWTIME
- The West Wing Episode Guide
- "Endings to be useful must be inconclusive." - Samuel R. Delaney
- The Leftovers | The Official Website for the HBO Series
- Mad Men - Wikipedia
- MARK FROST - novelist, television/film writer, director, Producer
- The Millions : Dragons Are for White Kids with Money: On the Friction of Geekdom and Race - The Millions
- Durlans | DC Database
- Pre-Crisis | DC Database
- Adventures of Superman Vol 1 507: The comic where Superman doesn’t drop the n-bomb
- Superman decries racism
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31 min - Episode 83: The One with a Time-OutEp. 083: The One with a Time-OutBarry Lyga & Morgan BadenDownload
Celebrating Mothers Day — good idea or selling out? Has the time come for time-outs? How parenting is like being Batman. (Guess which one of us came up with that.) The scourge of “idea debt” for writers, and how to break out of it. Plus: Barry has a book on the list of the 50 Best YA Novels of all time!
Links:
- The Inventor of Mother's Day Disowned the Holiday, and So Should We All - The Atlantic
- "You know, like Caine in Kung Fu"
- Janet Lansbury
- Time's Up for 'Timeout' - The Atlantic
- Americans’ Opinions On Spanking Vary By Party, Race, Region And Religion | FiveThirtyEight
- Imagining your future projects is holding you back.
- Scriptnotes, 296: Television with Damon Lindelof
- Amulet (comics) - Wikipedia
- The Leftovers (TV Series 2014– ) - IMDb
- Boy Toy on Booklist's 50 Best YA Books of All Time
- BooklistYA on Twitter
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33 min - Episode 82: The One where Morgan Isn’t Pregnant AnymoreEp. 082: The One where Morgan Isn’t Pregnant AnymoreBarry Lyga & Morgan BadenDownload
We’re back! The tale of the birth of their superhuman son. The mantras that got them through the early months of Luke’s life. Morgan starts a new project that isn’t a baby. Barry’s tour for BANG and its aftermath.
Links:
- The Good Sleeper by Janet Krone Kennedy | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks
- The New Science of Siblings - TIME
- New Y.A. Novels Tackle Crime and Its Consequences (The New York Times reviews Bang)
- 'Bang' by Barry Lyga: EW Review
- Barry’s favorite movie: White Hunter, Black Heart
- Barry’s Facebook page with videos from tour
- Clips app
- "The Book That Will Kill Me"
- Morgan is Reading: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
- Morgan Recommends: The X-Files Origins: Devil's Advocate by Jonathan Maberry | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
- Morgan Recommends: The X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos by Kami Garcia | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
- Barry Has Read: Slider by Pete Hautman | Amazon preorder
- Barry Has Also Read: Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart | Amazon preorder | BN.com preorder | iBooks preorder
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33 min - Episode 81: The One where Morgan’s Still PregnantEp. 081: The One where Morgan’s Still PregnantBarry Lyga & Morgan BadenDownload
A shout-out for Barry??? Moms being attached to newborns and the dads who have nothing to do. The meaning of #FUSS! Barry fundraises for the ACLU. Keeping a diary…or not. Does losing hurt more than winning feels good?
Links:
- How publishing houses weigh a decision like giving Milo Yiannopoulos a book deal.
- The whole Leslie Jones Twitter feud, explained | Lifestyle News for College Students | USA TODAY College
- Turns out Milo plagiarized a lot of his "poetry" from Tori Amos. Defends himself by comparing it to T.S. Eliot using literary references. : GamerGhazi
- Reps say phone calls prompted ethics reversal.
- Barry’s fundraiser for the ACLU
- Morgan Has Read: Superficial by Andy Cohen | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
- Barry Has Read: Skin Deep by Timothy Hallinan | Amazon | BN.com
- Mitt Romney's Top Aide On The White House Run by Candidate Confessional
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30 min - Episode 80: The One Right Before the HolidaysEp. 080: The One Right Before the HolidaysBarry Lyga & Morgan BadenDownload
First toddler holiday season. What do you get for the kid who has everything? #firstworldproblems Morgan still hasn’t given birth. What exactly do babies remember and for how long? Morgan can’t distinguish between herself and her twin. A discussion of YA’s obsession with teen romance.
Links:
- Girls Write Now
- Traces of Time Lost - The Atlantic
- On Normalizing Teen Singlehood in YA
- Song without Words by Ann Packer | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
- American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers by Nancy Jo Sales | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
- 36 Reasons How I Met Your Mother's Marshall and Lily Have the Greatest Relationship Ever | Glamour
- We discuss young debut authors vs. older debut authors in Episode 74: The One Not Sponsored by Sesame Street
- 35over35.com
- Barry's Opus: The Book That Will Kill Me
- Barry is Reading: Crashed by Timothy Hallinan | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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About Writing in Real Life
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New York Times bestselling author Barry Lyga (I HUNT KILLERS) and publishing communications executive Morgan Baden discuss a range of related issues, from writing to parenthood.