Workshop of Joy With Lamar Giles

First Draft Episode #337: Lamar Giles

Lamar Giles, author of the acclaimed novels Fake ID, Endangered,
Overturned, Spin, Not So Pure and Simple. He joins us to talk
about his middle-grade series The Last Last-Day-of-Summer, Last
Chance for Logan County, and and The Last Mirror on the Left.


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Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:




The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman




The Bunnicula series by James Howe and Deborah Howe




Misery and It by Stephen King




Danielle Steele, author of The Butler, Flying Angels,
Complications, and more.




The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds




Twilight by Stephenie Meyer




Unwind by Neal Shusterman




Reality Check by Peter Abrahams




Fallen Angels by Walter D




WitSec: Inside the Federal Witness Protection Program by Pete
Earley




Dennis Lahane, author of Shutter Island, Mystic River, A
Drink Before the War and many more




Phoebe Yeh, v-p, publisher, Crown Books for Young Readers




Ellen Oh, author of Finding Junie Kim, Spirit Hunters, and
The Dragon Egg Princess (Hear her First Draft interview here)




Kwame Alexander, Newberry-winning author of The Crossover and
publisher of the Versify imprint




We Need Diverse Books




Jody Corbett, Senior Editor at Scholastic




Dapo Adeola illiustrated The Last Last-Day-of-Summer and Last
Chance for Logan County




Derick Brooks illustrated Lamar’s most recent middle-grade
book, The Last Mirror on the Left




Duck Tales (TV show)




Joy Revolution, the imprint started by bestselling writers
Nicola Yoon (#1 New York Times bestselling author of
Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star talks about
her new YA, Instructions For Dancing - hear her First Draft
interviews here and here) and David Yoon, author of Frankly
in Love, Super Fake Love Song, and Version Zero (hear his
First Draft interview here)




Steven Barnes, New York Times bestselling fantasy and sci-fi
writer and screenwriter




Ray Bradbury, author of Fahrenheit 451


 




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Varian Johnson,
award-winning author of The Parker Inheritance, Twins, The
Great Greene Heist, joins us to talk about his most recent
middle-grade, Playing the Cards You’re Dealt. Hear his First
Draft interview here.




Chris Grabenstein, ew York
Times bestselling author of the Lemoncello series, the
Wonderland series, the Haunted Mystery series, and The Island
of Dr. Libris. He is also the co-author, with James
Patterson, of the #1 Bestsellers I Funny, House of Robots,
Max Einstein and many others. Hear his First Draft interview
here.




Angie Thomas, #1 New York
Times bestselling author of The Hate U Give and On the Come
Up talks about her latest book, Concrete Rose, and more. Hear
her First Draft interview here.




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