So I just had a chance to do an extended interview for this new podcast – Actually: Where YA Gets Real. As their website says, “Each episode will feature a hot topic for discussion, plus a reading from the interview guest’s work.” I love the idea, and I think I was their first-ever guest. Interestingly, I got paired with a discussion of “A Birthday Cake for George Washington,” which is definitely the “hot topic” in the industry this week.











