Episode 4: Lindsay Smith

Petite and a bit quiet, Lindsay Smith has a bit of a mysterious
vibe. And once she starts talking, it only gets more interesting!
YA's John le Carré, Lindsay is a history buff who is
fluent in Russian, and her debut novel, SEKRET, and its
follow-up, SKANDAL (due in April 2015 from Roaring Brook
Press) explore what would happen if Russia were hiding
paranormally-enhanced super-humans behind the iron curtain during
the Cold War. Pretty awesome stuff. Lindsay invited me over to
talk 20th century politics, the round-the-clock nature of D.C.'s
creative types, and the sheer terror of trying to
write for adults.