Of all the terrible just-out-of-college jobs that have been described on TK, Julia Fine probably had the worst. Later, she ended up leaving a good position to pursue an MFA, and the result is WHAT SHOULD BE WILD, a (wild) combination of fairy tale, folklore, mystery, road trip, and countless other inspirations. She and James talk about how she managed to juggle so many influences while avoiding genre expectations. Plus, Julia’s editor from Harper, Erin Wicks.
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Julia Fine: https://www.julia-fine.com/
Julia and James discuss:
Annie Hartnett
Columbia College Chicago
Harper
Mercedes Lackey
Tamora Pierce
HIS DARK MATERIALS by Philip Pullman
Angela Carter
WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE by Shirley Jackson
Robert Graves
FROM THE BEAST TO THE BLONDE by Marina Warner
Erin Wicks
Carmen Maria Machado
Kelly Link
SWAMPLANDIA! by Karen Russell
THE TIGER’S WIFE by Tea Obreht
MR. FOX by Helen Oyeyemi
Benjamin Percy
Stephen King
MARLENA by Julie Buntin
Erin Wicks: @Erin_Wicks
Erin and James discuss:
WHAT SHOULD BE WILD by Julia Fine (obviously)
SUNSHINE STATE by Sarah Gerard
BINARY STAR by Sarah Gerard
WAVE by Sonali Deraniyagala