Episode 140 Paranormal Fiction with a New York Times Bestselling Author

Ginny Myers Sain is the New York Times bestselling author of DARK AND SHALLOW LIES (2021) and SECRETS SO DEEP (2022), both from Razorbill Books/Penguin Teen. Her third YA novel, ONE LAST BREATH will be released in 2024. In addition to hitting the New York Times list, her debut novel, DARK AND SHALLOW LIES, also hit the Independent Bookstore Bestseller list as well as winning the 2022 CRYSTAL KITE award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (Texas and Oklahoma Region) and the WHIPPOORWILL BOOK AWARD, which is given to recognize books honestly reflecting the complexity and diversity of rural life. It was also an Amazon Editor's Pick and a Barnes and Noble YA Book of the Month. Other honors for DARK AND SHALLOW LIES include being nominated for a THRILLER AWARD (Best YA) from the International Thriller Writers and being a 2022 nominee for the Oklahoma Book Award.As a reader, Ginny has always been drawn to the strange and the spooky. During her young adult years, she devoured books by Daphne du Maurier, Shirley Jackson, Lois Duncan, and Stephen King. Now, as a writer, she enjoys creating dark, tangled, mysterious stories that exist in the in-between spaces where magic feels most possible. She loves writing for young adult readers because literally anything can happen in a YA novel! Those years between childhood and adulthood are full of so much possibility...and so many big fears and questions. Having grown up in deeply rural America, Ginny is especially interested in telling stories about resilient kids who come of age in remote settings.She joins the Garden to discuss her inspirations and creative process, as well as a more Garden Views discussion on how to become a professional writer, find an agent, and the process and legalities of publication and remuneration.