Dear Book Nerd

My special guest co-host this week is the wonderful Daniel José Older. Daniel and I answer two listener submitted questions and talk about topics such as how to differentiate between different age "genres," how to balance talking about different types of diversity in literature, and much more. Don't miss it! Daniel is the author of Half-Resurrection Blues (book one of the "Bone Street Rumba" urban fantasy series from Penguin’s Roc Books) and the upcoming YA Shadowshaper, as well as the ghost noir collection, Salsa Nocturna. His short stories and essays have appeared all over the internet, and his band plays regularly in NYC. You can find his thoughts on writing, read dispatches from his decade-long career as an NYC paramedic and hear his music at ghoststar.net, on YouTube, and you can find him on twitter @djolder. This episode was sponsored by Scribd and First Time in Forever by Sarah Morgan.