Welcome to Fiction Forward, episode 10! Kelly is taking some time off from podcasting for health reasons at the moment, but she will be back once she’s fully recovered. In the meantime, enjoy this interview with Cat Skinner of Your Beta Reader! I’m also including some links for context: Sherman Alexie Declines Literary Prize Sherman Alexie’s Strang…

Welcome to episode nine of Fiction Forward! This week, author Caleb Roehrig (pronounced like RARE-ig) joins us to chat about LGBT+ in YA fiction, his new book White Rabbit, and how having your shit together is a lie. Check out White Rabbit on Book Depository! Don't forget to @ us if you love, hate, or feel neutral toward us! We also accept dog phot…

Welcome to Fiction Forward episode #8, a short book news roundup! In an unfortunate twist Jay Asher, author of 13 Reasons Why, is on the wrong end of the #MeToo movement along with a few other YA authors. On the other hand, Penguin Random House has recently started a new diverse book imprint called Kokila. Don’t forget to keep in touch via Twitter …

Welcome to episode 7, with a special guest! Claire Kann, author of Let's Talk About Love, is here to chat about representation and her main character, Alice: A biromantic asexual black woman dealing with her "summer of struggle," as Kann puts it.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-forward/support…

Welcome to Fiction Forward, episode 6. We probably should have started a new "season," since it's been one square eternity since we recorded, but hey! Welcome back! In this episode Jackie and Kelly talk a whole bunch about book publishing in general, plus the authors and books they'll be featuring on upcoming episodes! Enjoy this short episode, and…

Today Jackie and Kelly talk about Before She Ignites, a YA fantasy by Jodi Meadows. While all of the characters are POC, Meadows is actually white. This could go terribly, terribly wrong. Or… maybe not? It’s also worth noting that Before She Ignites may be the first, or one of the first, books from a major publishing house to include a POC model on…

In which Jackie and Kelly talk about the popular YA standalone "Carry On" by Rainbow Rowell. It's sort of Harry Potter, but not, and it has some lovely LGBT representation. Let's dig in. Don't forget to join in by tweeting us @fiction_forward or emailing at fictionforward@fictionistmag.com! We love puppies and also thoughtful discourse. Stay Forwar…

After episode two's interview with journalist Kat Rosenfield, we decided to read a book in the center of a huge controversy -- 'The Black Witch' -- and form our own opinions. Join Jackie, Kelly and special guest Daphnee as they laugh, yell and discuss 'The Black Witch.' This episode brought to you by an inability to pronounce fantasy characters' na…

Join us for a roller coaster of an episode wherein Jackie and Kelly dramatically read excerpts of an ARC called ‘Fraternize’ by Rachel Van Dyken. Plus: A preview of next week’s episode on ‘The Black Witch’ (with a special guest)! Make sure to check out our Twitter, @fiction_forward and email us at fictionforward@fictionistmag.com! We love to chat w…

Listen to episode two of Fiction Forward, featuring guest Kat Rosenfield, the author of the "Toxic Drama on YA Twitter" article on Vulture!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-forward/support

Welcome to the pilot episode of Fiction Forward! Where our fiction is intersectional and our ideas are forward. We hope you enjoy this introductory episode, meant to get our listeners accustomed to our hosts and what they’ll be discussing down the road! Don’t forget to subscribe on iTunes or Google Play, connect on Twitter, and donate to our Patreo…