Everything is a Metaphor: A Conversation with Maggie Stiefvater




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Summary: <p>This week, we're talking myths, magic and metaphors with bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater, whose newest novel, <em>All the Crooked Saints</em>, will be in stores on October 10. Maggie is joined in the studio by her editor, David Levithan, as well as some <em>extra </em>special guests: her dad and her brother! Later in the episode, we'll also talk with <em>Booklist</em> editor Daniel Kraus about <em>Booklist's </em>50 Best YA Books of All Time list, which just so happens to include Maggie's <em>New York Times </em>bestselling series The Raven Cycle.</p> <p><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/novels/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Learn more about <em>All the Crooked Saints</em></a></li> <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2017/05/19/maggie-stiefvater-all-the-crooked-saints/#1VWe.ZW.Bqqg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Read an excerpt from <em>All the Crooked Saints</em></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-s-50-Best-YA-Books-of-All-Time/pid=8945051" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">See Booklist's 50 Best YA Books of All Time</a></li> </ul><p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <em>Entertainment Weekly</em> has called <strong>Maggie Stiefvater</strong>, “one of the finest YA novelists writing today.” Maggie Stiefvater is a writer, artist, and musician and a <em>New York Times</em><em> </em>bestselling author. Her work includes the Shiver series, The Raven Cycle series, <em>The Scorpio Races</em>, and many more books for young readers. Stiefvater lives in Virginia with her family. You can visit her online at <a title=":http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/" href="http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.maggiestiefvater.com</a> and follow her on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/mstiefvater" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">@mstiefvater</a>.</li> <li> <strong>Daniel Kraus </strong>is <em>Booklist</em>'s Editor of Books for Youth. Follow him on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/DanielDKraus" rel="nofollow">@DanielDKraus</a>.</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>