Amongst the Books Emily Skrezec

Inspiration can strike at any time, so always have a notebook handy to write down your ideas. Wendy Mass is the best-selling author of A Mango-Shaped Space, The Candymakers, Every Soul and Star, and Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life. She believes that you can find a story in any moment so you should always be aware and ready. We were lucky to get to talk with her today.

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Congratulations to A.S. King for winning her second Michael L. Printz award for her book THE COLLECTORS which she edited. We wanted to take this time to revisit our interview with her where we talked about her book ATTACK OF THE BLACK RECTANGLES. Let's take a listen

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It's ok to take a step back from writing if you hit a roadblock, in fact, you might actually get more inspiration when you aren't thinking about. Go read a book or watch a movie, or maybe make a carrot cake.
Peter Brown is the New York Times best-selling author of The Wild Robot and The Creepy Carrots, as well as Mr. Tiger Goes Wild and he sat down with our student interviewers to talk about writing, pets, and desserts.
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Summer is officially upon us and while you are relaxing and taking the sun and lovely weather don't forget to find some time to dive into great summer reading books, and we have some recommendations for you.

Multi-award winning author Christina Soontornvat has worn many hats in her life but her ability to create breathtaking worlds that you can fall into is a true talent. Her latest book, the graphic novel The Tryout is semi autobiographical and touches on fitting in in middle school and how you just need to be true to yourself.

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Our theme music is produced, written and recorded by Jake Thistle and you can learn about Jake on his website and follow him on Spotify

Three words to describe Kayla Miller is talented, funny, inspiring and a force to be reckoned with in the graphic novel world. With their popular Camp series Kayla gives voices to some memorable characters and stories.  

You can follow Kayla on Twitter and Instagram @Kayke and check out their website 

You can find us on Twitter @amongstthebooks_podcast

Our theme music is produced, written and recorded by Jake Thistle and you can learn about Jake on his website and follow him on Spotify