Maggie Stiefvater at Once Upon a Time 7/27/2010

A picture of the Once Upon a Time crew with Maggie Stiefvater. Maggie is in the middle with the wolf. I am at the far left. From left to right we have Alicia (me), Amelia, Robin, Jessica, Maggie, Maureen (owner), Judy, Jessie (top), and the other Alicia (bottom).

Wonderful. Aimee Bender is wonderful. Listen to our discussion by clicking here.

Maggie Stiefvater Interview

Maggie Stiefvater is so nice! We had a lot of fun on this interview and asked Maggie the questions you're dying to know the answers to. Go ahead and give it a listen. To access the show, click here.

Stiefvater (b. November 18,1981) is the author of many young adult and fantasy novels. She attended Mary Washington College, graduating with a B.A. in history. After graduating, she worked as a portrait artist, specializing in equestrian art; her art was collected internationally. She is married with two children.

In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. Now, in Linger, they must fight to be together. For Grace, this means defying her parents and keeping a very dangerous secret about her own well-being. For Sam, this means grappling with his werewolf past... and figuring out a way to survive into the future. Add into the mix a new wolf named Cole, whose own past has the potential to destroy the whole pack. And Isabel, who already lost her brother to the wolves... and is nonetheless drawn to Cole. At turns harrowing and euphoric, Linger is a spellbinding love story that explores both sides of love - the light and the dark, the warm and the cold - in a way you will never forget.

Oh wow, I hadn't seen the trailer yet.

You really have to watch this. It's the trailer to Linger.

Maggie Stiefvater Interview coming up! Sunday July 25th 2010 1PM PST

So, I know you're all already excited for our first young adult (YA) author, Maggie Stiefvater. We are interviewing her for her new book Linger, the sequel to Shiver, the book before Forever. I like that there are two books before Forever. Tres poetic, no? These are werewolf books, but they are different from any I've ever read, and I think werewolves are fascinating. Like zombies only more romantic, like vampires only more animal. Anyway, in order to get you even more excited for this very exciting interview, I am linking her blog to this blog. Now you can get to know her before the show. She's an active blogger, and has some interesting things to say, so check it out.

http://m-stiefvater.livejournal.com/

Also, if you didn't know already, two days after this interview, Maggie will be appearing at Once Upon a Time Bookstore in Montrose, and I will be there to meet her! Will you? Talk about photo ops!

Once Upon a Time
July 27th 6PM
2207 Honolulu Ave.
Montrose, CA 91020

Hope to see you there! And I hope you'll be listening Sunday!

Coming up! Maggie Stiefvater and Aimee Bender!

Oh yes, we have some treats for you this summer. So far we have confirmed our interview with Maggie Stiefvater, our first young adult author, for her book Linger, the sequel to Shiver. I've started reading it, and I'm really enjoying it. It's funny how I've had this silly bias against young adult books for so long. It's like once I turned eighteen I got all elitist. Well, Linger has proven me wrong, and I'm really excited for the interview. As a special bonus, Stiefvater is actually coming in for an author event at the bookstore where I work- Once Upon a Time- in Montrose. That will be July 27th at 6pm at 2207 Honolulu Ave. Montrose, CA 91020. Prose and Cons will interview Stiefvater the Sunday before that, July 25th, at 1pm Pacific Standard Time. Write in with questions if you have any! You can listen to the show live through the facebook invite or the blog page or you can wait for it to be archived here.

Also, I just got a book in the mail that I've been waiting for what feels like eons to read. That's right: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake! The new book by Aimee Bender! Now, Aimee Bender was my secret reason for wanting to do this show in the first place. I've wanted to pick her brain forever, and now I actually get to! And so can you! Send me questions. I'm sure she would love to answer them. I met her twice about a month ago, and she is so so so nice. It's ridiculous how wonderful she is. She lived up to my expectations and surpassed them. I just started reading Lemon Cake, and I love it, but we don't have a date picked out yet. It's possible she will come before Stiefvater. Stay tuned!

Gerry Locklin Interview

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Join-um us-um as-um we-um interview-um Dr.-um Gerry-um Locklin-um. This discussion ranges from the academic to the less-than-academic, as we explore Gerry from head to dancing Birkenstocks (Colon included!).
Below, as promised, a list of Gerry’s important links.
Gerry's website: http://www.geraldlocklin.com/

Gerry's Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Gerald-Lockli/119210118110194?ref=ts

Publishers of recent books by Gerry: http://www.aorticbooks.com/, http://www.worldparadebooks.com/.

The new Critcal Introduction to Gerry's work by BlazeVOX can be purchased at: http://www.amazon.com/Gerald-Locklin-Introduction-Michael-Basinski/dp/1935402005

Many older/rare/out-of-print books can be found at: http://www.waterrowbooks.com/, http://www.amazon.com/, http://www.abebooks.com/

Tyler Dilts! - A King of Infinite Space

This was a particularly fun interview that covered so many subjects we hadn't even planned on talking about. Join us as we talk with Tyler Dilts, author of A King of Infinite Space. Click on the link at the bottom. =)

Awake in the darkness, long after midnight, Long Beach Homicide Detective Danny Beckett is trying to keep his past at bay. Haunted by all the things he’s lost—his wife, his family, his hope—he begins to investigate the brutal murder of Elizabeth Williams, a popular High School English teacher. Soon Danny begins to understand that apprehending the murderer is not just a case to be solved, but an act of personal redemption.

Tyler Dilts received his MFA from California State University, Long Beach, where he now teaches. His writing has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Best American Mystery Stories, and in numerous other publications. A King of Infinite Space is his first novel

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onword/2010/05/08/prose-cons-hosted-by-alicia-adams-justine-middleton

Congratulations Daniyal Mueenuddin!

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Our first interviewee, Daniyal Mueenuddin has won The Story Prize for his book In Other Rooms, Other Wonders. To listen to the interview, scroll down to our very first entry. Keep being awesome, Daniyal!

Michael Blake: twelve the King

Another awesome interviewee! I have nothing but love for twelve the King and Michael Blake. Listen to the interview in full by clicking here.

Robert Olen Butler is the shit. Join Rafael Alvarado (our guest co-host and regular host of the Moe Green Poetry Discussion) and Alicia Adams as we talk with Robert Olen Butler about his new book, Hell. Check out his tweets from Hell. You'll know what I mean after clicking here and listening to the show. =)

Nick Flynn was a delight to talk with on the show. Click below to listen to him talk about his book, The Ticking is the Bomb, the second book of what will be a memoir trilogy.

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Robert Pinsky

What an amazing experience. Justine and I just finished interviewing Robert Pinsky! His new book, Thousands of Broadways: Dreams and Nightmares of the American Small Town, explores American small towns through anecdotes, works of literature, film, and history. Filled with amazing stories, characters, and pictures, Thousands of Broadways is a book you won't soon forget. Listen to the interview by clicking the link below.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onword/2010/02/06/prose-cons-hosted-by-alicia-adams-justine-middleto

Preview: Robert Pinsky

Join us Saturday, February 6th, at 12:30 Pacific Time as we interview Robert Pinsky! Click on his name to see an earlier interview.

Susan Hayden

Justine and I were struck down by disease, so this show is two days late and still a little raspy. However, Susan Hayden was wonderful and an absolute pleasure to have on the show as she talked about her novel, Cat Stevens Saved My Life, her stories, plays, poems, and events.

Have fun listening to the show!

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onword/2010/01/29/prose-cons-hosted-by-alicia-adams-justine-middleto

Daniyal Mueenuddin

Justine and I had a lot of fun interviewing Daniyal Mueenuddin for our first show.


Daniyal is the author of In Other Rooms, Other Wonders, a short story cycle that takes place in Pakistan and follows the lives of land owners, their servants, and a small middle class. Listen to the show by clicking the link below.

Special thanks to W.W. Norton and Company.


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