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January 14, 2025

On the Podcast: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Joy McCullough, and Adam Ross

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In this episode, meet children’s and young adult author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, author of Radiant, young adult author and playwright Joy McCullough, author of Everything Is Poison, and former child actor Adam Ross, author of Playworld. Listen in as these authors talk about 1960s Beatlemania, how a theater career can inspire a novel, and the Neverland-like sense of freedom that came with being a kid in New York City in the 1970s and ‘80s. Plus, learn what each of these authors is most excited for listeners to hear.

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