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Ep 148: Brendan Kiely
First Draft with Sarah Enni
Afar - July 10, 2018 17:12 - 1 hour - 57.5 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
Brendan Kiely, author of THE GOSPEL OF WINTER, THE LAST TRUE LOVE STORY, and co-author of ALL AMERICAN BOYS. His newest novel, TRADITION, is an exploration of the insidious nature of tradition at a prestigious boarding school. Brendan talks about the nature of authorship, the heroic value of humility, and working hard to not have an office.
Brendan Kiely Show Notes
Victoria Aveyard (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here)
Jessie Chaffee (Brendan’s wife)
When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds
Rob Weisbach (Brendan’s agent)
Leigh Bardugo (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here)
Chris Lynch (YA author)
John Corey Whaley (listen to his First Draft interview here)
Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds
As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds
I Have the Right To by Chessy Prout
Paradise Lost by John Milton
Wildfang’s Wild Feminist line (Portland clothing line)