45. Knowing the Author

Adrian and Austin got to spend some time together this week in Boston when they went to the release tour of Hank Green's books, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. In this episode we discuss how the relationship between the author and the audience works and how knowing the author effects how you read the book. Finally, we talk about writing about personal things and whether or not this is good for creators to do. Here is the articles referenced in this episode.

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/26/646422866/taylor-swift-is-the-21st-centurys-most-disorienting-pop-star

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