Category Archives: WBHY

As a young girl Christina Soontornvat‘s love of reading was fed as she spend many hours in her parents restaurant, consuming books. Her inspiration for her own book, The Changelings came from stories she wrote for her little nieces. See … Continue reading →

Jilly Gagnon, writer of the YA novel #famous and co-writer of the Choose Your Own Misery series, took time out to talk with Brock about her book habits growing up and what led her to become a writer. Episode Mentions … Continue reading →

In this episode writer Lamar Giles discusses the book that would influence his reading preferences and writing style. We also discuss how Lamar’s role in founding the We Need Diverse Books organization. Episode Mentions It The Celery Stalks at Midnight … Continue reading →

In this episode author Kate Scelsa tells how the book that hooked her was an inspiration to her debut release Fans of the Impossible Life and how her performance in an 8 hour play base on The Great Gatsby helps … Continue reading →

In this episode Leah Henderson shares how the community of people around her encouraged and pushed her to write what became her recently released MG debut, One Shadow on the Wall. Episode Mentions The People Could Fly Corduroy Pippi Longstocking … Continue reading →

Nina Laurin‘s debut thriller, Girl Last Seen, comes out on June 20th. Coastal Living Magazine has already named Girl Last Seen one of the 50 Best Books for the Beach. In this episode Nina discusses her journey that led to … Continue reading →

In this episode author Lauren Allbright talks about how being a new mom lead to the time and focus needed to become a writer, a drive that would lead to her newly released debut, the middle-grade novel Exit Strategy. Episode … Continue reading →

In episode 8 BookTuber and Book Riot contributor Rincey Abraham talks about her relationship with books and how her love of reading led to a successful YouTube channel dedicated to all things books. Episode Mentions To Kill A Mockingbird  Nancy … Continue reading →

In this episode I talk with Andrew DeYoung. Andrew is the author of the YA novel The Exo Project. Listen in as Andrew & I discuss Victorian detective literature, climate change, & YA literature. Episode Mentions Girl In Landscape Fortress … Continue reading →

This episode features JC Davis who is the author of the YA debut novel Cheesus Was Here from Skyhorse Publishing. In our conversation JC talks about how Harry Potter fan fiction and a life-long love of reading led to her … Continue reading →