Ep 173: Roshani Chokshi

Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of THE
STAR-TOUCHED QUEEN, CROWN OF WISHES, and the ARU SHAH series
talks about the first book in her latest young adult series, THE
GILDED WOLVES, out January 15. She talks about connecting to her
history through fairy tales, how being voted most likely to
succeed caused a lot of angst, and the pressure of picking an AIM
away message.


 


Roshani Chokshi Show Notes


Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley


Jhumpa Lahiri


AFI (band)


Thursday (band)


Deftones (band)


Harry Potter


Sailor Moon (cartoon)


Christiane Amanpour (TV broadcast journalism)


His Girl Friday


Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (book)


The Young Elites by Marie Lu (listen to her First Draft
interviews here and here)


Rick Riordan


His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman


Stormrunner by J. C. Cervantes


Stephanie Lurie, Editorial Director, Rick Riordan Presents
(Disney-Hyperion)


Claire Legrand (listen to her First Draft interview here)


National Treasure (movie)


Lara Croft (video game character)


“Venus in Furs” a song by The Velvet Underground


Holly Black (listen to her First Draft interview here)


Radiance by Catherynne Valente


Deathless by Catherynne Valente


Tomb Raider (movie)


The Librarian (movie)


The Mummy (movie)


Dan Brown