159: Sam Maggs
First Draft with Sarah Enni
Afar - October 09, 2018 17:03 - 38 minutes - 35 MB - ★★★★★ - 371 ratingsBooks Arts Business Entrepreneurship literature write book books kidlit middlegrade read reading writing youngadult Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Sam Maggs, author of A FANGIRL’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY: A Handbook for Geek Girls and WONDER WOMEN: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History, talks about her most recent book, GIRL SQUADS, a non-fiction collection of 20 female friendships that changed history. Sam shares the Google search that kicked off the new book, the surprising (and alarming) stories she stumbled on while researching GIRL SQUADS, and deploying her pronunciation skills for the audiobook.
Sam Maggs Show Notes
The Ripped Bodice bookstore in Culver City, CA
Wonder Women by Sam Maggs
Zohra, the all-female orchestra in Afghanistan
1964 Japanese women’s volleyball team
Magical Beatdown by Jen Woodall, illustrator