#7: A.S. King and Andrew Smith (Part 2)

On this episode, part two of a special, extended conversation between Austin Hall and Jennifer Paulsen and YA authors A.S. King and Andrew Smith about their favorite books written by each other (01:44), the craft of magical realism (09:03), the importance of reaching and speaking to teen readers (13:11), the 2017 re-release of The Dust of 100 Dogs (18:13), and book bans and challenges (23:00). A special thank you to Andrew Smith, A.S. King, and Jennifer Paulsen for their contributions to this episode. Music for this episode from the Free Music Archive by the artist Steve Combs. Please support both of these authors by reading their books and visiting their websites: and Andrew Smith’s next book, Rabbit & Robot, hits bookshelves on September 25, 2018, and A.S. King’s latest, Dig, is set to be released on March 29, 2019. You can preorder the book on her website.

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#7: A.S. King and Andrew Smith (Part 2) is an episode from ICTE - The Podcast by Iowa Council Teachers English.

This episode is 00:30:08 long.

This episode was published on Sep 15, 2018.

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