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First Draft Episode #309: Casey McQuiston
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Casey McQuiston, New York Times bestselling author of Red, White, and Royal Blue, talks about their latest queer rom-com, One Last Stop.
Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:
Hadestown (musical)
The Royal We and its sequel The Heir Affair, by Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks, the writing duo otherwise known as Fug Girls. Hear their First Draft interview here.
Louise Rettison, author of Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson and many more YA novels
Eddie Izzard, actor and comedian
A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hilary Rodham Clinton by Carl Bernstein
Chasing Liberty (movie)
Derry Girls (TV show)
Happy Endings (TV show)
New Girl (TV show)
Veep (TV show)
Parks and Recreation (TV show)
How I Met Your Mother (TV show)
VIcki Lame, editor at St. Martin’s Press
The You’re Wrong About podcast’s series about Princess Diana
Susie Q (movie)
Doctor Who (TV show)
LOST (TV show)
Oceans 11 (movie)
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett (hear her First Draft interview here)
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian (hear his First Draft interview here)
“I’m Not Your Hero” by Tegan and Sara
10 Things I Hate About You (movie) co-written by Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith, hear her First Draft interview here
Elana K. Arnold, author of YA books Damsel, What Girls Are Made Of, Infandous, and Middle Grade series A Boy Called Bat, and many more. Listen to her First Draft interviews here and here.
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Catie Disabato, author of The Ghost Network and the new adult contemporary novel U Up? Hear her First Draft interview here.
David Levithan, editorial director at Scholastic and the author of many young adult novels, including Boy Meets Boy, Every Day, and co-author with Rachel Cohn of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist and Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares. Hear his First Draft interview here.
Leah Johnson, talks about her bestselling debut novel, You Should See Me In a Crown, and the forthcoming Rise to the Sun. Hear her First Draft interview here.
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