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After The Shot Drops by Randy Ribay (2018)

Listen to a sample of the book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/594986/after-the-shot-drops-by-randy-ribay/  
​Randy Ribay introduces his novel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDoxhpMeHCU

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American Road Trip by Patrick Flores-Scott (2018)
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BLOG Q&A with Patrick Flores-Scott:  http://richincolor.com/2018/09/interview-patrick-flores-scott/  
​Flores-Scott website discussion: http://patrickfloresscott.com/american-road-trip.html
Critique: https://pulp.aadl.org/node/382433



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The Bear and The Nightingale: A Novel by Katherine Arden
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​Book Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpyR0YlFdKQ
Author podcast interview:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCj6EjMO_dY
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The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White (2018)

Listen to a sample of the book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/564899/the-dark-descent-of-elizabeth-frankenstein-by-kiersten-white/  
​Interview with Kirsten White transcript or audio: https://www.arts.gov/audio/kiersten-white
Book Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j4RAEhDJlk

Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork (2017)
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Book trailer  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tthM7HvuFpU
Interview with Francisco Stork  https://latinosinkidlit.com/2017/10/23/a-conversation-with-ya-author-francisco-x-stork/

Internment by Samira Ahmed (2019)

Live author talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTFdKxm1__o  
Phone interview with the author: https://bookpage.com/interviews/23880-samira-ahmed-ya#.XsBTIERKiUk

The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg (2019)*

*Note: There is adult language in this book.

You tube interview  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbEu0rzaLUM ​


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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (2018)

Reading and interpretation by the author https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr1LY03pYTk


Author interview    https://lithub.com/meet-national-book-award-finalist-elizabeth-acevedo/