In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Brooklyn Quintana discusses her latest book, Blood in the Water. It is the second book in her Fynneas Fog series, and the follow up to her debut novel, Nine of Swords. Blood in the Water is a young adult fantasy novel that takes place at a nightmarish military academy on a tropical island. A catastrophic event has changed everything for Fynneas Fog and his friends, and they must pick up the pieces and try to move on, as the story becomes darker with much more at stake. Brooklyn aimed for a more horror-story vibe with this latest novel, while still carrying on the mystery in the background and punctuating the tension with moments of levity. Even though this series is a passion project for Brooklyn, and one whose story idea has been with her since she was a little girl, she was very nervous about writing book two. Would the characters sound and behave like themselves? Fortunately for fans of the series, the answer is yes. In this episode, I’ll chat with Brooklyn about her writing journey, why Blood in the Water took almost twice as long to write as the first book, and her ongoing efforts to turn these books into a graphic novel series.

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Laura Moe and actor Preston Geer discuss their collaboration on the audio book for Laura’s young adult novel, Breakfast with Neruda. This novel is the award-winning first book in a trilogy that includes, Blue Valentines and The Language of the Son. When the time came for Laura to make Breakfast with Neruda into an audio book, she began her search for the perfect narrator. Then she heard actor Preston Geer’s sample, and she knew she had found the one. In addition to being a working actor in Hollywood, Preston is the narrator of almost 70 audio books, so Breakfast with Neruda was in safe hands. In this episode, I’ll chat with Laura and Preston about their audio book journey, why a request from a Hollywood producer became the catalyst for turning the novel into an audio book, and Laura’s preparation to turn the novel into a screenplay for a streaming series.

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