In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Michael C. Bland discusses his new science fiction trilogy, which he has crafted with both thriller and dystopian elements. The first two books in the series are out now: The Price of Safety and The Price of Rebellion. Michael chose to set this story in the year 2047, and it is inspired by our world as it currently stands. He started with the premise that technology can make our lives better, but it can also be used against us. What if, while no one was paying attention, someone out there was actually paying attention to everything. In Michael’s near-future world, everyone has a computer implant. In fact, not having one is illegal. But that technology ends up in the hands of bad actors who do not have everyone’s best interest at heart. Michael is hard at work on the last book in the trilogy, and we look forward to book #3 in the very near future. In this episode, I’ll chat with Michael about his writing journey, how he started with comic books at the age of 10, and why his first job in finance (as a debt collector) is ripe with stories for future books.

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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Mark Angelo discusses his children’s picture book, Can We Play Baseball, Mr. DeMille? It is a fun, uplifting story inspired by events in his own childhood. When Mark was a young boy, he and his brother Chris shared a love of baseball. The Dodgers had just moved to Los Angeles, and baseball fever was sweeping the city. Mark and Chris were looking for a place to play with their friends.  Open spaces were difficult to find in Los Angeles, but Mark and his friends found the perfect spot—a lovely patch of land perfect for playing baseball. The only problem was that it was owned by none other than Hollywood legend Cecil B. DeMille. Being the youngest of the group, Mark was nominated to go and speak with Mr. DeMille to ask permission to play on his property. Did the Hollywood legend say yes? You’ll have to read the book to find out. In this episode, I’ll chat with Mark about his writing journey, his love of all things baseball, and how, after years of writing for a university audience, his grandchildren inspired him to start writing children’s books.
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In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Reenita Hora discusses her book, Operation Mom: My Plan to Get My Mom a Life and a Man. This young adult rom-com novel features a 17-year-old native of Mumbai and her mother, a middle-aged Punjabi woman. Reenita is quick to point out that this book is a work of fiction, not a self-help guide, and is more comedy than romance. In fact, it is inspired by the comedy of her everyday existence and the zany, feisty and fabulous women in her life. Her goal with Operation Mom was to write a comedic story that would be universal, while still showcasing Indian characters and aspects of their lives that most audiences have not seen before--especially the everyday humor. Reenita is also the producer of two podcasts: one is a narrative fiction “radio drama” of her magical, coming-of-age novel, Shadow Realm; and the other is the True Fiction Project, which explores the journey from unscripted to scripted wherein a nonfiction interview is used as the basis for a work of fiction. In this episode, I’ll chat with Reenita about her writing journey, her books, both fiction and nonfiction, and her desire to write stories that reflect the South Asian experience.

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