The Porchlight Podcast: Episode 29 with Carrie Fountain
Courage to Create
English - August 21, 2018 16:31 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsBooks Arts creativity yalit childrensbook fiction kidlt writing writingbarn Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this newest episode of The Porchlight, Writing Barn Founder talks with poet and novelist Carrie Fountain about her debut novel I'm Not Missing (Flatiron Books 2018).
I'm Not Missing, is a coming of age novel set in Las Cruces, New Mexico and follows the life of the protagonist, Miranda, as she navigates her senior year and the sudden disappearance of her best friend.
In this episode Bethany and Carrie discuss the writer life, transitioning from poetry to Young Adult Fiction and the power and honor behind being a woman writing for younger women. Carrie and Bethany reminisce on the books that changed them as young readers, from Judy Blume's Tiger Eyes, to Tolstoy's War and Peace.
Enjoy our latest episode of The Porchlight, and don't forget to pick up your own copy of I'm Not Missing by Carrie Fountain, on shelves now!