Ep 111: Robin Benway 2.0

Robin Benway, author of National Book Award for Young People's Literature finalist Far From the Tree—as well as Audrey, Wait! and Emmy & Oliver, among others—returns to the podcast this week to talk about wondering if she was still an author, having Big Feelings about publishing careers, and gets in a sweet feminist rant.   Robin Benway Show Notes The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory Susan Dennard, author of the NYTimes best-selling Truthwitch series, as well as the Something Strange and Deadly series Susan's writing advice newsletter, Misfits & Daydreamers (sign up now!) Listen to Robin's first First Draft interview here Kristen Pettit (editor at Harper Collins) "Cosmic Love" by Florence and the Machine   The e-mail Robin sent to her editor with the idea for Far From the Tree Gretchen McNeill (listen to her First Draft interview here)   Maurene Goo (listen to her First Draft episodes here and here) Dinosaur Coffee Little and Lion by Brandy Colbert (listen to her First Draft interview here) Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation Elana Arnold (listen to her First Draft interview here) Suzanne Collins Keri Russell Felicity (TV show)