Holiday Candles and Cat Berets: News from Sarah Enni and First Draft
Back again with the latest for First Draft and TELL ME EVERYTHING (my debut novel, out Feb. 26 with Scholastic)!
Consider voting for First Draft & Sarah Enni as Book Nerd of the Year in Epic Reads' Book Shimmy Awards
Blurbs! We got blurbs!
Awesome recent First Draft episodes
Podcast recommendations
Book recommendations
Plenty of links for you to pre-order TELL ME EVERYTHING!
🗳Vote for First Draft & Sarah Enni! 🗳
Every year, Epic Reads celebrates authors, books, and publishing pros with its Book Shimmy Awards! And today, November 30, is the last day for nominations!
Please vote for Sarah Enni and First Draft as Book Nerd of the Year!
It's a great way for people to discover the podcast, and would be such an honor 💛 Thank you!
🎉Blurbs! 🎉
Blurbs are quick supportive shouts from published authors to show their love for new books. I'm lucky enough that several incredible authors gave my debut book, TELL ME EVERYTHING, some love with a blurb. Here are two of them, from New York Times bestsellers Julie Buxbaum and Kami Garcia!
“Sarah Enni’s heartwarming debut Tell Me Everything examines both the comforts and dark side of social media, and how sometimes we need a little help finding our own voices. This charming coming of age story will make you both think and squee.”
— Julie Buxbaum
New York Times Bestselling author of TELL ME THREE THINGS and WHAT TO SAY NEXT
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“An honest and heartfelt story about friendship, facing your fears, and finding yourself—in the real world and the complex world of social media. Enni shines as a new and original voice in YA.”
—Kami Garcia
#1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures and author of Broken Beautiful Hearts
I'll be sharing more of the blurbs TME has gotten over the next few months 😍
🎧 Recent First Draft Episodes 🎧
Peter Stone
Peter Stone, debut author of THE PERFECT CANDIDATE, talks about his time in Washington (before the onset of the 24-hour news cycle), how interns run the world, and how writing a speech for his wife led him to finally try a novel.
Listen to our interview here, on iTunes, or on Spotify!
Holly Black
Holly Black, Newberry Honoree and New York Times bestselling author of many things, including many series such as the SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES, THE CURSE WORKER, MAGISTERIUM, and her most recent series, FOLK OF THE AIR. The latest book in that series, THE WICKED KING, comes out January 8.
Listen to our interview here, on iTunes, or on Spotify!
Robin Talley
Robin Talley—author of LIES WE TELL OURSELVES, WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND, AS I DESCENDED, OUR OWN PRIVATE UNIVERSE—talks about her newest novel, PULP. Robin shares insight about transitioning into being a full-time writer and stay-at-home mom, writing a Judy Blume book for queer girls, and writing books with her younger self in mind.
Listen to our interview here, on iTunes, or on Spotify!
📻 Podcast Recommendations 📻
Rebecca Traister on The Ezra Klein Show I'm late to the Ezra Klein show, but so far I'm impressed by his interview style. One of the early episodes I enjoyed a lot was this interview with Rebecca Traister, in which she discusses her most recent book, GOOD AND MAD, during the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings. Warning: It's a difficult listen, in that it will likely make you very, very angry and want to smash the patriarchy.
No Man's Land This is a new podcast brought to you by women-run working space The Wing and its in-house historian, Alexis Coe. The podcast shares stories about noteworthy women in history whose stories have gone largely untold. I was turned on to the podcast via Alexis' excellent interview on perennial fav, Call Your Girlfriend. And another great recent interview with an historian, Doris Kearns Goodwin, was featured on the Pod Save America Thanksgiving mailbag episode. Don't skip it!
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