The Author Hour - Children's Fiction (Episode 10)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpzyglsQZKQ

Join Matthew Peterson on another episode of The Author Hour: Your Guide to Fantastic Fiction devoted to children's fiction. Meet Kate DiCamillo (Newbery award-winning author of Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux, and The Magician's Elephant), Bruce Coville (author of nearly 100 books, including My Teacher is an Alien and The Unicorn Chronicles. Over 12 million sold), Peter Morwood and Diane Duane (NY Times bestselling authors of over 50 books, including the Young Wizards series and Star Trek), and Tony Abbott (Golden Kite award recipient with over 10 million books sold. Author of over 80 books, including The Secrets of Droon). Come listen to what these world-renown authors have to say about fantasy and science fiction for middle-grade children and young adults.

• Children's Fantasy
  • Kate DiCamillo (Newbery award-winning author of Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux)
  • Bruce Coville (My Teacher is an Alien and The Unicorn Chronicles, 95+ books, over 12 million sold)
  • Diane Duane & Peter Morwood (NYT bestsellers, Young Wizards series, Star Trek, over 50 books)
  • Tony Abbott (The Secrets of Droon, Golden Kite award, 80+ books, over 10 million sold)

The Author Hour - Young Adult Fiction (Episode 9)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTZONSGHwlA

Join Matthew Peterson on an episode of The Author Hour: Your Guide to Fantastic Fiction devoted to young adult fiction. Meet James A. Owen (Here There be Dragons, Starchild comics), Frank Beddor (NYT bestselling Looking Glass Wars novels, producer of There's Something About Mary), John Flanagan (Ranger's Apprentice series) and James Dashner (The 13th Reality series, The Maze Runner, Borders Original Voices pick) as they talk about the art of writing books for teenage and pre-teenage audiences.

• Young Adult Fantasy
  • James A. Owen (Here There be Dragons, Starchild comics)
  • Frank Beddor (NYT bestselling Looking Glass Wars novels, producer of There's Somthing About Mary)
  • John Flanagan (Ranger's Apprentice series)
  • James Dashner (The 13th Reality series, Borders Original Voices pick)

The Author Hour - Urban Fantasy (Episode 8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgq4Z69EPdc

Join Matthew Peterson on a supernatural/urban fantasy-themed episode of The Author Hour: Your Guide to Fantastic Fiction with Sherrilyn Kenyon (#1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dark-Hunter series with over 20 million books in print), Patricia Briggs (#1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson series), Kelley Armstrong (New York Times bestselling author of the Women of the Otherworld series and the Darkest Powers series), and Charles de Lint (musician and award-winning author of the Newford series). These popular urban fantasy authors will discuss their writing of supernatural creatures like witches, vampires, and werewolves.

• Urban Fantasy and Supernatural Characters
  • Sherrilyn Kenyon (AKA Kinley MacGregor, #1 NYT bestselling author, 20 million books in print)
  • Patricia Briggs (#1 NYT bestselling author of Mercedes Thompson and Alpha and Omega series)
  • Kelley Armstrong (NYT bestselling author of The Otherworld series and Darkest Powers series)
  • Charles de Lint (award-winning author of over 60 books)

Also, last week I had a "Best of" episode with the bonus questions that never aired on previous episodes. I also had a special guest, Esther Friesner.

• Nov 26 (Thanksgiving): Best of the Bonus Questions
  • A collage of favorite bonus questions that didn't air on the previous live shows
  • Esther Friesner (bestselling author, Nebula award winner, and editor)