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Virginia Macgregor

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We apologize for the audio quality in this episode. We recorded in a different space than normal which had some background noise, and also parts of the recording were corrupted and needed to be re-recorded later. Bear with us! We’ll be back to our normal podcast recording space next episode!   Ryan interviews YA author Virginia Macgregor on the creative process, large families, and how she comes up with her character's (and children's) beautiful names. Her newest book, "As Far As the Stars" out now!; Plus, our Current reads and (so, so many) upcoming book events. Happy Summer!  Gibson's Bookstore Website Instagram Facebook Twitter Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Email us at thelaydownpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com   Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the link above to get the Audiobook on Libro.fm. Thanks for shopping local!  Current Reads: Kelso-  The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss  On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (HIGHLY RECOMMEND you listen to the audiobook on libro.fm read by the author for the full experience.)  Hillary-  Moneyland: The Inside Story of the Crooks and Kleptocrats Who Rule the World by Oliver Bullough City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert  I Love You, But I Hate Your Politics: How to Protect Your Intimate Relationships in a Poisonous Partisan World by Jeanne Safer, Ph. D.  The Gone Dead by Chanelle Benz Recursion by Blake Crouch  Ryan-   We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia Contagion by Erin Bowman  Books Mentioned During the Virginia Macgregor Interview: Before I Was Yours  Wishbones The Return of Norah Wells What Milo Saw  Upcoming Events The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, with artist Marek Bennett The Mount Washington Cog Raillway, with photographer Jay Philbrick Citywide Where's Waldo Event (July 1st - July 31st) Gibson's Book Club Reads My Ex-Life by Stephen McCauley The Open Discussion Project Reads A World In Disarray by Richard Haass YA Event - Erin Bowman and A.C. Gaughen

We apologize for the audio quality in this episode. We recorded in a different space than normal which had some background noise, and also parts of the recording were corrupted and needed to be re-recorded later. Bear with us! We’ll be back to our normal podcast recording space next episode!  Ryan interviews YA author Virginia Macgregor on the creative process, large families, and how she comes up with her character's (and children's) beautiful names. Her newest book, "<a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780008274504" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">As Far As the Stars</a>" out now!; Plus, our Current reads and (so, so many) upcoming book events. Happy Summer! <a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gibson's Bookstore Website</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gibsonsbookstorenh/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gibsonsbookstore/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/gibsonsconcord" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://libro.fm/gibsonsbookstore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform)</a> Email us at thelaydownpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com  Click the link in order to purchase the book from our store, or click the link above to get the Audiobook on <a href="http://Libro.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Libro.fm</a>. Thanks for shopping local! Current Reads: Kelso- <ul> <li><a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9781250295194" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780756404741" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780525562023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong</a> (HIGHLY RECOMMEND you <a href="https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781984888846-on-earth-we-re-briefly-gorgeous" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">listen to the audiobook on libro.fm</a> read by the author for the full experience.)</li> </ul> Hillary- <ul> <li><a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9781250208705" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Moneyland: The Inside Story of the Crooks and Kleptocrats Who Rule the World by Oliver Bullough</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9781594634734" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9781250200396" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Love You, But I Hate Your Politics: How to Protect Your Intimate Relationships in a Poisonous Partisan World by Jeanne Safer, Ph. D.</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780062490698" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Gone Dead by Chanelle Benz</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9781524759780" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Recursion by Blake Crouch</a></li> </ul> Ryan-  <ul> <li><a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780062691316" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780062574145" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contagion by Erin Bowman</a></li> </ul> Books Mentioned During the Virginia Macgregor Interview: <a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780751565225" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Before I Was Yours </a> <a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780008217297" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wishbones</a> <a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780751554236" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Return of Norah Wells</a> <a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780751554243" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What Milo Saw</a> Upcoming Events <a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/event/freeman-colby" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, with artist Marek Bennett</a> <a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/event/cog-150" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mount Washington Cog Raillway, with photographer Jay Philbrick</a> <a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/event/waldo-2019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Citywide Where's Waldo Event (July 1st - July 31st)</a> <a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/event/book-club-July-2019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gibson's Book Club Reads My Ex-Life by Stephen McCauley</a> <a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/event/open-discussion-July-2019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Open Discussion Project Reads A World In Disarray by Richard Haass</a> <a href="https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/event/immunity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YA Event - Erin Bowman and A.C. Gaughen</a>

6: As Far As The Stars feat. Virginia Macgregor!

Virginia Macgregor, author most recently of Wishbones, has a knack for capturing the voices of children and young adults and projecting her novels through their lenses, giving us young narrators with accurate levels of experience and naivety - and a perspective not often found in adult literature. Our conversation with her centered around that: how she conjures the voices of young people, insures they are three-dimensional, and navigates those voices around complicated adult situations.Episode music by Broke for Free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Virginia Macgregor, author most recently of Wishbones, has a knack for capturing the voices of children and young adults and projecting her novels through their lenses, giving us young narrators with accurate levels of experience and naivety - and a perspective not often found in adult literature. Our conversation with her centered around that: how she conjures the voices of young people, insures they are three-dimensional, and navigates those voices around complicated adult situations.Episode music by Broke for Free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Workshop 55: Virginia Macgregor

WISHBONES a novel VIRGINIA MACGREGOR  14-year-old Feather Tucker has the best mom in the world—funny, clever, loving, movie-star beautiful…and the fact that she weighs 500 pounds and never leaves the house? Feather can’t imagine life any other way.  But when she comes home on New Year’s Eve to find her mother in a life-threatening diabetic coma, she’s determined to nurse her mother back to health—and fast. Yet, as she desperately attempts to get through to her mother and enabling father, Feather realizes there might be more to her mother’s overeating than meets the eye.  Meanwhile, Feather’s crushing hard on the new boy in town, training for the swimming championships, and navigating her life-long friendship with lovable Jake…all while attempting to keep her pet goat Houdini from running away—again.  As friends old and new join Feather’s journey to save her mother, Feather begins to learn that we all bear the weight of our pasts in different ways.  https://www.amazon.com/Wishbones-Virginia-Macgregor-ebook/dp/B01LWTSXVN/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=0SKVJ1WB7YQZEQ7ZWHAN   VIRGINIA MACGREGOR is currently Head of Creative Writing at Wellington College. She is the author of What Milo Saw and The Return of Norah Wells. She has taught at boarding schools in the UK and the US and currently lives in Concord, NH. Virginia Macgregor was brought up in Germany, France and England by a mother who never stopped telling stories. From the moment she was old enough to hold a pen, Virginia set about writing her own, often late into the night - or behind her Maths textbook at school. Virginia was named after two great women, Virginia Wade and Virginia Woolf, in the hope she would be a writer and a tennis star. Her early years were those of a scribbling, rain-loving child who prayed for lightning to strike her tennis coach. After studying at Oxford, Virginia started writing regularly while working as an English Teacher and Housemistress. Virginia lives in Berkshire with her husband, Hugh.

WISHBONES a novel VIRGINIA MACGREGOR 14-year-old Feather Tucker has the best mom in the world—funny, clever, loving, movie-star beautiful…and the fact that she weighs 500 pounds and never leaves the house? Feather can’t imagine life any other way. But when she comes home on New Year’s Eve to find her mother in a life-threatening diabetic coma, she’s determined to nurse her mother back to health—and fast. Yet, as she desperately attempts to get through to her mother and enabling father, Feather realizes there might be more to her mother’s overeating than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Feather’s crushing hard on the new boy in town, training for the swimming championships, and navigating her life-long friendship with lovable Jake…all while attempting to keep her pet goat Houdini from running away—again. As friends old and new join Feather’s journey to save her mother, Feather begins to learn that we all bear the weight of our pasts in different ways. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wishbones-Virginia-Macgregor-ebook/dp/B01LWTSXVN/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=0SKVJ1WB7YQZEQ7ZWHAN" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/Wishbones-Virginia-Macgregor-ebook/dp/B01LWTSXVN/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=0SKVJ1WB7YQZEQ7ZWHAN</a> VIRGINIA MACGREGOR is currently Head of Creative Writing at Wellington College. She is the author of What Milo Saw and The Return of Norah Wells. She has taught at boarding schools in the UK and the US and currently lives in Concord, NH. Virginia Macgregor was brought up in Germany, France and England by a mother who never stopped telling stories. From the moment she was old enough to hold a pen, Virginia set about writing her own, often late into the night - or behind her Maths textbook at school. Virginia was named after two great women, Virginia Wade and Virginia Woolf, in the hope she would be a writer and a tennis star. Her early years were those of a scribbling, rain-loving child who prayed for lightning to strike her tennis coach. After studying at Oxford, Virginia started writing regularly while working as an English Teacher and Housemistress. Virginia lives in Berkshire with her husband, Hugh.

YA  Books Podcast - Episode 69  -  Author Interview: Virginia Macgregor