Summary: <p>This week, we're joined in the studio by Daniel José Older, author of the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling <em>Shadowshaper</em>, an urban fantasy for young adults that follows the adventures of Sierra Santiago, a Brooklyn teen with supernatural powers. Daniel is also a musician, an artist, and a former paramedic. We're talking with him about his latest book,<em>Shadowhouse Fall</em>, and about his efforts to bring more diversity to children's literature.</p> <p><strong>Additional Resources: </strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://ireadyabooks.tumblr.com/search/shadowshaper" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn more about <em>Shadowshaper </em>and <em>Shadowhouse Fall</em></a></li> <li><a href="http://ghoststar.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn more about Daniel José Older</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/djolder?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Find Daniel José Older on Twitter</a></li> </ul><p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <strong>Daniel José Older</strong> is the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of the Young Adult series the Shadowshaper Cypher (Scholastic), the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series (Penguin), and the upcoming Middle Grade sci-fi adventure <em>Flood City</em> (Scholastic). He won the International Latino Book Award and has been nominated for the Kirkus Prize, the Mythopoeic Award, the Locus Award, the Andre Norton Award, and yes, the World Fantasy Award. <em>Shadowshaper</em> was named one of Esquire’s 80 Books Every Person Should Read.</li> </ul><p><strong>Special thanks:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Music composed by Lucas Elliot Eberl</li> <li>Sound mix and editing by Daniel Jordan and Christopher Johnson</li> <li>Produced by Emily Morrow</li> </ul><p> </p>
