Category Archives: Podcast Episodes

This week author Victoria Scott talks about how she found a life as a writer and her newest release WE TOLD SIX LIES from Entangled Teen. Episode Mentions: This Is Not a Test Bird Box We Told Six Lies Violet … Continue reading →

Writer Hanna Alkaf started writing fiction to challenge herself. This test led to write her debut YA story THE WEIGHT OF OUR SKY. Listen is as Hanna takes us through this journey. Episode Mentions: Enid Blyton Roald Dahl Nancy Drew … Continue reading →

Author Gita Trelease’s debut, Enchantee, comes out on February 5th from Flatiron Books. Gita talks about creating this story that’s part magic, part historical fiction. Episode Mentions: Daughter of Smoke & Bone The Witch of Blackbird Pond Nancy Drew Agatha … Continue reading →

Debut author Sabina Khan was influence by her daughters to write stories they could see themselves in. Hear how Khan came to write her newest book, THE LOVE & LIES OF RUKHSANA ALI. Episode Mentions: Malory Towers The Phantom Pride … Continue reading →

This week I’m happy to have writer Ben Philippe on the podcast to talk about his debut release THE FIELD GUIDE TO THE NORTH AMERICAN TEENAGER. We get into video games, how he discovered the love of writing, and influential … Continue reading →

Episode Mentions: Best selling author Roshani Chokshi joins Brock to talk about her latest novel THE GILDED WOLVES and what went into the newest YA fantasy. Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine Holly Black Sailor Moon Twilight Sarah Dessen Georgia Nicolson … Continue reading →

Debut author Mimi Yu‘s book THE GIRL KING comes out on January 8th from Bloomsbury. In this episode Mimi talks about the stories and authors that have inspired her. Episode Mentions: The Rabbit and the Dragon King Woodcutter and the … Continue reading →

Best-selling author Melissa de la Cruz has authored over thirty books in romance, YA, and MG. Her newest book 29 DATES has already been optioned by Disney’s future streaming service. Listen in as Melissa talks about coming up with her … Continue reading →

Author Heather Demetrios has edited a new collection DEAR HEARTBREAK where a great line-up of YA writers answer letters from real teens about the topic of heartbreak. Episode Mentions: The Diary of Anne Frank Bad Romance Emily of the New … Continue reading →

With 2018 coming to a close, we look back a few of our guests and the last GREAT book that they’ve read. Episode Mentions: Melissa Albert episode 57 The Hazel Wood Emily X.R. Pan episode 64 The Astonishing Color of … Continue reading →