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What Should I Read Next?

Ep 115: Books that bridge two worlds

What Should I Read Next?

Anne Bogel

Books, Arts, Leisure

4.8 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Readers, if you're intrigued by the behind-the-scenes of the publishing industry, this one's for you. In today's new episode I chat with John August, a screenwriter, devoted reader, and author of a brand-new (or soon-to-be) middle grade novel. As of this morning, John also has a brand new podcast out in the world: it’s called LAUNCH, and as someone who loves all the details about how books are born, I can’t wait to listen. This six-episode podcast tracks the launch of John’s novel, Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire, John covers it all, from conceiving the idea to landing an agent to the editorial process to printing and pub date to book tour and beyond. We chat a little about the process today, as well as the difference between writing movies and writing books, stories that bridge two worlds, and John's unusual method of working, which is unlike any method I've previously heard of.  Click over to the podcast website for the full list of titles discussed in this episode, and leave us a comment to let us know what YOU think John should read next! Connect with Anne: Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | WSIRN Instagram Connect with John: Website | Twitter | Instagram | LAUNCH podcast | Scriptnotes podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Good reading like good writing, you sort of forget that you're reading and you just

0:03.6

transported into that world and you just can't stop turning the pages.

0:12.4

Hey readers, I'm Ann Vogel and this is What Should I Read Next Episode 115.

0:18.8

Welcome to the show that's dedicated to answering the question that plagues every reader.

0:22.9

What should I read next? We don't get bossy on this show. What we will do here is give you the

0:28.6

information you need to choose your next read. Every week we'll talk all things books and reading

0:33.4

and do a little literary matchmaking with one guest.

0:37.2

Readers, before we get started today, I want to read a terrific email I just got from a listener,

0:42.1

which is strangely wonderful timing for me. Okay, I'm going to obscure personal details,

0:46.9

but here's what it says, hi Ann, as a regular listener I usually listen as soon as an episode airs,

0:51.7

but this time save the listening experience to keep me company on a flight. The episode was

0:56.6

conveniently the same length as my flight, which helped it seem like no time at all, but the timing

1:01.0

went ironically awry when at the same moment, Jamie Golden, this was last week's episode 114,

1:06.4

was discussing how she thinks through where her playing could crash when she travels,

1:10.0

my plane began an abrupt and turbulent descent. I looked out the window to the snowy prairie,

1:14.8

rapidly approaching below and thank the Lord we had already passed over the Rocky Mountains.

1:18.7

Your advice to not read about airplane crashes while flying was duly noted, and my moments panic

1:23.6

solidified that memory. I arrived safely so I can now safely laugh about the podcast timing that

1:28.8

caused me a great flight memory and wanted to share the laugh with you. Your voice through the

1:32.9

credits accompany me and reassure me all the way to the gate for which I am grateful. I just love

1:38.4

that, and actually I was traveling myself last week. I shared a little on Instagram that I was on

1:43.0

the Oregon coast for work, and I am not always a fearless traveler when it comes to airplanes,

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