About this episode’s KidLit Classic:
Akarnae is the first book in Lynette Noni's classic YA fantasy series The Medoran Chronicles. Published in 2015, it went on to be a bestseller and launch Lynette Noni's career.
We discuss how Akarnae became Bianca Breen's window into the #LoveOzYA community, the power of book communities in general, following an author's career from the start, and how Akarnae paved the way for so many of today's Australian authors successfully selling YA fantasy internationally. As always, we finish with a dramatic reading.
About this week’s guest, Bianca Breen:
Bianca is an emerging YA writer. When she’s not at work at The Literature Centre, she’s the Communications Director of the Australian Young Adult Literature Alliance (LoveOzYA) and the host of YA for WA.
Connect with Bianca Breen on Instagram: @biancabreen / Twitter: @bianca_breen
Connect with host Sam-Ellen Bound: Instagram @samellenb / Website www.samanthaellenbound.com
Mentioned in podcast:
Love Oz YA website
YA for WA website
Lynette Noni's website
Buy Akarnae here
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Credits:
Opening and Outro music:
‘Funny Whimsical Music’ by MoodMode, accessed via Storyblocks. Purchased and used under Storyblocks’Royalty-Free Individual License Agreement.
Sound files:
‘Rapid Wide Mountain River’ by Dan Gasior. Used under the Pixabay Music License Agreement.
‘deep laugh chuckle’ by hsmith1986. Used under the Pixabay Music License Agreement.
'Monk Chant fantasy' by szegvari. Used under the Pixabay Music License Agreement.
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