Acts of Hope With Abdi Nazemian

First Draft Episode #343: Abdi Nazemian

Abdi Nazemian, screenwriter and author of Stonewall Honor book
Like a Love Story talks about his most recent YA, The Chandler
Legacies.


Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:




Abdi’s first First Draft interview




TIME’s 100 Best YA Books of All Time




Rebecca Serle, author of The Dinner List, In Five Years, and
the forthcoming One Italian Summer




To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee




Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger




The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank




The White Lotus (TV show)




The Gilded Age (TV show)




Ordinary Joe (TV show now streaming on Hulu and Peacock)




Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by
Cal Newport




The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron




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David Levithan, editorial
director at Scholastic and the author of many young adult
novels, including Boy Meets Boy, Every Day, and co-author
with Rachel Cohn of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and
Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares. Hear his First Draft interview
here.




Catie Disabato, author of
The Ghost Network and the new adult contemporary novel U Up?
Hear her First Draft interview here.




Casey McQuiston, New York
Times bestselling author of Red, White, and Royal Blue, talks
about their latest queer rom-com, One Last Stop. Hear their
First Draft interview here.




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