In episode 3 of the podcast, I speak with National Book Award Finalist Deb Caletti, author of more than a dozen novels for young adults and adults.
- How she broke out as a young adult author when she thought she was writing for adults.
- Her first book for adults, HE’S GONE.
- What she means by “bursting the bubble of romance about writing.”
- Why editing is the real work of writing.
- The significance of the #whyistayed and #whyileft conversations on Twitter
- What is was like judging The National Book Awards.
- Our shared love of butter.
And, on “Today in Writing”—the one year anniversary of Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize. On “Today in NOT Writing”—three-year-old with a snow globe.
About Deb Caletti:
Deb Caletti is an award-winning author and National Book Award finalist. Her many books for young adults include The Nature of Jade, Stay, The Last Forever, and Honey, Baby Sweetheart, winner of the Washington State Book award, the PNBA Best Book Award, and a finalist for the California Young Reader Medal and the PEN USA Award. Her first book for adults, He’s Gone, was released from Random House in April of 2103, and will be followed with The Secrets of Wedding Ring River in 2015.
Deb grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, and now lives with her family in Seattle. You can find out more about Deb Caletti at www.debcaletti.com.
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