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53: Keeping it Honest, with guest author Maggie Tokuda-Hall

2/18/2022

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My guest today is author Maggie Tokuda-Hall, who writes picture books, graphic novels, YA, fiction, non-fiction... basically a little bit of everything! She talks about her experiences with an MFA program (and questions you might ask yourself if you are thinking of going to such a program). She also discusses how she juggles writing in multiple categories, managing creative ebb and flow, and how (in the words of MT Anderson), "a change of pace is the same as taking a break."  We also talk about her latest picture book, LOVE IN THE LIBRARY, which is especially close to her heart as it is the true story of her grandparents and how they met as prisoners in an Incarceration Camp. She's a genius and I'm so excited for you to get to know her!
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Show Notes

* The Literaticast has a Patreon - throw in a buck and help keep the podcast going!

* Follow me on Twitter. Follow Maggie on Twitter!

* Maggie has Podcasts - Failure to Adapt is all about book-to-film adaptations. /  Drunk Safari is no longer updating, but is super fun / Let's Not Panic is no longer updating, but was the saga of Maggie and her husband driving a van from San Francisco to Patagonia (and lots of other places in between).

* Maggie's obsession is the Normal Gossip podcast
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* My obsession is the cool Lego Bookstore (and more!)

* LOVE IN THE LIBRARY has an amazing illustrator in Yas Imamura - check out her work!

>>> You can get signed copies of LOVE IN THE LIBRARY Mrs Dalloways by clicking this link.

Speaking of LOVE IN THE LIBRARY -- is this gorgeous or WHAT? One of Maggie's favorite spreads in the book:
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HEAR MY VOICE is a vital resource for speaking to children about the plight of immigrant youth. It's the real words of the real kids who have been detained at the borders.

More Books We Talked About... 

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