On this episode, I talk with Shannon Messenger, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series. Shannon shares with us her path to publication, what it was like when the Keeper series hit bestseller lists, her latest endeavor: reimagining it as graphic novels, and what's next for Sophie and her friends as the Keeper series comes to a close.

Books mentioned in this episode include:

• Keeper of the Lost Cities series, by Shannon Messenger.
• Keeper of the Lost Cities, The Graphic Novel, by Shannon Messenger.
• Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine.

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