Pseudonymous Bosch, the pen name for Raphael Simon, is the New York Times bestselling author of The Name of This Book is Secret and the Secret series, Bad Magic and the Bad series. Shane Pangburn is a writer and illustrator and producer of YALLWEST (hear his First Draft interview here). Simon wrote, and Pangburn illustrated, The Unbelievable Oliver and its sequel, The Unbelievable Oliver and the Sawed In Half Dads. Pseudonymous Bosch, Shane Pangburn, and Melissa de la Cruz are joining forces for a new middle grade series, The Reject Room, out in 2021.

Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode

• Joni Mitchell is one of the artists most associated with Laurel Canyon in the 70s, which she explored in her third album, Ladies of the Canyon
• Margaret Stohl, author of Beautiful Creatures, Jo and Laurie, and many more (listen to her First Draft interviews here and here) is Rafi’s childhood friend

• Sarah Burnes, literary agent (and my agent! Listen to Sarah and I chat on her episode of First Draft here)
• Melissa de la Cruz, author of The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel, Alex and Eliza, and more
• Sailor Moon
• Gilbert Ford has been the illustrator for many of the Pseudonymous Bosch book series

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