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What Book Hooked You?

A podcast centered around the books that have had impact in our lives. In each episode Brock asks a creative guest about the work that had a hand in making them the person they are today. Listen in to hear entertaining conversations dedicated to the influence reading has in our lives.

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055 Author Samira Ahmed

What Book Hooked You? ·

2018/01/11

Love, Hate and Other Filters comes out on January 16th from Soho Teen. Hear the author Samira Ahmed talk about how she feels her YA debut “leans into hope.” Episode Mentions * Island of the Blue Dolphins * Agatha Christie * Laura Ingalls Wilder * VC Andrews * Interpreter of the Maladies * The Namesake * Love, Hate and Other Filters * Iran Hostage Crisis * To Kill A Mockingbird * Huck Finn * Twilight * Harry Potter * Born Confused * Soho Teen * editor – Daniel Ehrenhaft * agent

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054 Author Lianne Oelke

What Book Hooked You? ·

2018/01/04

Author Lianne Oelke‘s debut Nice Try, Jane Sinner comes out on January 9th from Clarion Books. Listen in as Lianne explains how her personal writing were transformed to create her new book. Episode Mentions: * The Hobbit * Lord of the Rings * The Chronicles of Narnia * Tamora Pierce * Nice Try, Jane Sinner * Absolute Write * Fyodor Dostoyevsky * Anna Karenina * The Brothers Karamazov * Agent Brooks Sherman * Alice, I Think * Game of Thrones * Wheel of Time * Brandon Sanderson * Forest of a

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053 Author Rachel Lynn Solomon

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/12/28

The new year brings a great debut novel by Rachel Lynn Solomon. Her contemporary YA book YOU’LL MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE come out on Jan 2nd from Simon Pulse. Listen in as Rachel talks about her debut and the books that inspired her. Episode Mentions: * The Princess Diaries * The Perks of Being a Wallflower * Sarah Dessen * Courtney Summers * Lauren Oliver * Fiction Press * Even When You Lie To Me * You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone * Nirvana * Divergent * The Hunger Games * The

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052 Author Laura Creedle

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/12/21

Growing up with ADHD caused author Laura Creedle to face many hardships in life. However, these experiences have been invaluable even motivating and informing her debut THE LOVE LETTERS OF ABELARD AND LILY coming out on December 26th. Episode Mentions: * Nancy Drew * From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler * Jane Eyre * The White Mountains * The Shining * Sideways * Twilight * Mary Lindsey’s podcast episode * The Love Letter of Abelard & Lily * Letters of Abelard &

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051 Author Natalie C. Parker

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/12/14

A conference panel led Natalie C. Parker to take up the project of the anthology THREE SIDES OF A HEART coming out on December 19th. Listen as Natalie discusses what went into the anthology, how she became a writer, and her new, up-coming trilogy. Episode Mentions: * The Book of Three * Darkness Rising * Juniper * Wise Child * Sweet Valley High * RL Stine * Christopher Pike * Scary Stores To Tell in the Dark * Beware the Wild * Behold the Bones * Three Sides of a Heart * Lamar Giles podcast

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050 Author Amanda Searcy

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/12/07

The YA thriller THE TRUTH BENEATH THE LIES comes out of December 12th from Delacorte Press. Hear the author Amanda Searcy discuss her journey as a writer and the books that influenced her as a young adult. Episode Mentions: * My Side of the Mountain * The Babysitters Club * Sleepover Friends * Newbery Awards * The Westing Game * The Witch of Blackbird Pond * Sweet Valley High * The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things * Twilight * The Truth Beneath the Lies * The Hunger Games * Kirkus

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049 Author Leah Scheier

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/11/30

Author Leah Scheier‘s 3rd YA novel Rules of Rain comes out on December 5th. Listen in as Leah describes how fan fiction was a doorway to her writing career. Episode Mention: * The Chronicles of Prydain * Chronicles of Narnia * Sherlock Holmes * The Hound of Baskervilles * Secret Letters * Your Voice is All I Hear * Rules of Rain * John Green * Rainbow Rowell * The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe * BBC Sherlock * Twilight Series * The Rosie Project

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048 Author Alyssa Sheinmel

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/11/24

Author Alyssa Sheinmel‘s new book, R.I.P. Eliza Hart comes out on November 28th from Scholastic. Listen in as Alyssa talks about the books that inspired her and details of her new novel. Episode Mentions: * Kristy’s Great Idea * Wuthering Heights * Jane Eyre * One Hundred Years of Solitude * Prozac Nation * Wasted * Big Two-Hearted River * Tender is the Night * Kiss of the Spider Woman * Beach Music * Book Thief * The Beautilful Between * R.I.P. Eliza Hart * Poaching of redwood burls *

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047 Author Dave Connis Returns

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/11/16

In an open and honest conversation, Dave Connis makes a second appearance on the podcast to discuss the making of his album Look For Eden, the soon to be release novel The Temptation of Adam, and having to promote both in the wake of an unforeseen tragedy. Episode Mentions: * Dave’s 1st podcast appearance * Temptation of Adam * Looking For Eden * Lanark * Don John * Joseph Gordon Levitt * Fight Club * Leonard Cohen * Hallelujah * The Holy Or the Broken * Revisionist History * Simon Cowell *

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046 Author S. A. Chakaborty

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/11/09

Debut author S. A. Chakraborty‘s love of books came in the form of historical middle eastern texts and documents she found while studying at the American University of Cairo. Her love the stories and information she gathered led her to express her fondness in the form of a type of magical fan fiction. Her writing would evolve and develop into her book The City of Brass coming out on November 21st. Episode Mentions: * American University of Cairo * Rare Books and Special Collections Library

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045 Author Jasmine Warga

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/11/06

Author Jasmine Warga‘s sophomore release Here We Are Now comes out on November 7th. Hear the books the inspired Jasmine to want to become a writer. Episode Mentions: * History of Love * Virginia Wolfe * Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close * White Teeth * SparkNotes * E. Lockhart * Looking for Alaska * Perks of Being a Wallflower * Weetzie Bat * My Heart & Other Black Holes * Here We Are Now * The Hours * Wuthering Heights * Little Fires Everywhere

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044 Author Mary Lindsey

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/11/02

Author Mary Lindsey‘s 10th book, Haven comes out on November 7th from Entangled Teen. Hear how Lindsey, almost by accident, became a writer. Episode Mentions: * The Pearl * Old Yeller * Old Man & the Sea * Dune * Interview with a Vampire * To Kill a Mockingbird * Lord of the Flies * Thornbirds * Harry Potter * Percy Jackson * Gregor the Overlander * Twilight * Cassandra Claire * Haven * Shattered Souls * Ashes on the Waves * NaNoWriMo * Marissa Clarke * Divergent * Moxie *

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043 Author S.F. Henson

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/10/26

Author S. F. Henson‘s debut novel Devils Within comes out on October 31st. Heard as Henson recounts her journey to become a published writer. Episode Mentions: * The Market Square Dog * The Christmas Day Kitten * And Then There Were None * Thirteen Alabama Ghosts and Jeffery * Agatha Christie * Stephen King * The Tommyknockers * John Grisham * Thomas Harris * If You Give A Moose A Muffin * If You Give A Mouse A Cookie * Devils Within * murder of Jeff Hall by son * Eric Garner * Michael

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042 Author Liara Tamani

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/10/19

Growing up Liara Tamani thought she would become a lawyer, but when things like her college professors feeling her papers were too literary, law didn’t seem like her path. Instead Liara decided to follow her creative desires pursuing such things as design, television production, and getting her MFA. Her passions led Liara to write her debut novel CALLING MY NAME. Episode Mentions: * The Bluest Eye * Their Eyes Were Watching God * The Poky Little Puppy * White Teeth * Drinking Coffee

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041 Author Carrie DiRisio

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/10/16

Carrie DiRisio was a grad student looking to make her writer friends laugh when she created a twitter account based around their love of YA books. Ten of thousands of followers later her debut Brooding YA Hero: Becoming a Main Character (Almost) as Awesome as Me is coming out on October 17th. Episode Mentions: * The Monster at the End of this Book * Goosebumps * The Chronicles of Narnia * The Unicorn Chronicles * Lord of the Rings * Maureen Johnson * Sarah Dessen * J.K. Rowling * Broody’s

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00:44:58

040 Author Nic Stone

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/10/11

Author Nic Stone‘s debut novel Dear Martin is a story that explores many aspects of the tragedies happening too often in today’s society. Nic shares what led her to this book and her journey in writing it. Episode Mentions: * Virgin Suicides * Huck Finn * Middlesex * The Marriage Plot * Song of Solomon * Color Purple * To Kill a Mockingbird * Divergent * The Hunger Games * Walter Dean Myers * Jodi Picoult * Dear Martin * Travon Martin * Jordan Davis * Mike Brown * Black Lives Matter *

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039 Author Tracey Neithercott

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/10/09

For Tracey Neithercott being an author always seemed like a long shot. She enjoyed books and writing but doubted she had what it took to be published. Listen as Tracey explains the journey that led her to reach her goal as her debut novel GRAY WOLF ISLAND comes out on October 10th. Episode Mentions: * Secret Garden * Kite Runner * Great Expectations * Catcher in the Rye * Before I Fall * The Hunger Games * Graceling * NaNoWriMo * Gray Wolf Island * Stand By Me * The Curse of Oak Island *

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038 Author Mindy McGinnis

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/10/05

Writer Mindy McGinnis releases her 6th book, This Darkness Mine on October 10th. Listen as Mindy talks about some of her favorite books and shares insight on life as a full-time writer. Episode Mentions: * The Stand * Judy Blume * Fellowship of the Rings * Stephen King * The Shining * Christine * Carrie * Cujo * The Female of the Species * Not a Drop to Drink * Twilight * Monstrumologist * Revolution * Graceling * Plain Kate * Anna Dressed in Blood * Agent Adriann Ranta * This Darkness Mine *

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037 Author Tristina Wright

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/09/28

Over a decade ago a character entered Tristina Wright‘s imagination and wouldn’t let her go. Now on October 3rd that character, named Rumor, will meet the rest of the world in Wright’s debut release 27 HOURS. Episode Mentions: * Far From You * Hardy Boys * Nancy Drew * Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys * Lord of the Rings * Newsies * H.G. Wells * 27 Hours * Entangled Teen * A Wrinkle In Time * Secret of NIMH * Dune * Tokyo Ghoul

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036 Author Brandy Colbert

What Book Hooked You? ·

2017/09/25

After her critically acclaimed debut novel Pointe, Brandy Colbert followed up in August with with a new YA story entitled Little & Lion. Listen as Brandy shares how her wonderful sophomore release came about. Episode Mentions: * Barthe DeClements * Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade * Babysitters Club * Danielle Steel * NaNoWriMo * Dawson’s Creek * Felicity * Cracked Up To Be * LiveJournal * Blueboard * Pointe * Little & Lion * Iggie’s House * Charlotte’s Web * 1973

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