Episodes

  • A Book By Its Cover

    A Book By Its Cover
    Jan 30 2018
    In this episode, we’re going to be judging a book by its cover, and we talked to Vivienne To, artist hired to come up with the design for Arlo Finch. We’ll also be nerding out over fonts and grammar. Plus, we’ll sit down with one of the most important readers of Arlo Finch -- the guy who has to read it aloud. Eventually Arlo Finch is here, in our hands, but how? We know where the words come from but the actual book? That’s another mystery worth solving - how do books get made? Follow Vivienne To on Instagram to see more of her work: https://www.instagram.com/vivienneto/ Adam Ladd's Fonts are available online: https://www.fontspring.com/foundry/adam-ladd Follow James Patrick Cronin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesPCronin
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    46 mins
  • The Shadow of Harry Potter

    The Shadow of Harry Potter
    Jan 23 2018
    Saying “It’s like Harry Potter” is a useful way to describe a book, but He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named should absolutely not be named in children’s publishing. Like Facebook or Instagram, it’s the unicorn that warps the industry, and “sets impossible expectations,” according to editor Connie Hsu. Most middle-grade fantasy series are duds, so not only might Arlo Finch not become Harry Potter, it might not become anything at all.
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    45 mins
  • A Boy in The Woods

    A Boy in The Woods
    Jan 23 2018
    Arlo Finch sprang from a phone call in an Austin hotel room in October 2015 during an epic thunderstorm. Screenwriter John August spent the next month tracing Arlo's journey over seven chapters and realized he had a book series on his hands. After talking to other screenwriters-turned-novelists, August decided it was time to find a publishing house for Arlo. There’s a preemptive offer, with only hours to decide.
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    36 mins