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  <title>Everything is a Metaphor: A Conversation with Maggie Stiefvater</title>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week, we're talking myths, magic and metaphors with bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater, whose newest novel,&lt;em&gt;All the Crooked Saints&lt;/em&gt;, will be in stores on October 10. Maggie is joined in the studio by her editor, David Levithan, as well as some &lt;em&gt;extra &lt;/em&gt;special guests: her dad and her brother! Later in the episode, we'll also talk with &lt;em&gt;Booklist&lt;/em&gt; editor Daniel Kraus about &lt;em&gt;Booklist's&lt;/em&gt; 50 Best YA Books of All Time list, which just so happens to include Maggie's &lt;em&gt;New York Times&lt;/em&gt; bestselling series The Raven Cycle.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Resources:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/novels/"&gt;Learn more about &lt;em&gt;All the Crooked Saints&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://mashable.com/2017/05/19/maggie-stiefvater-all-the-crooked-saints/#1VWe.ZW.Bqqg"&gt;Read an excerpt from &lt;em&gt;All the Crooked Saints&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-s-50-Best-YA-Books-of-All-Time/pid=8945051"&gt;See Booklist's 50 Best YA Books of All Time&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guests:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;Entertainment Weekly&lt;/em&gt; has called &lt;strong&gt;Maggie Stiefvater&lt;/strong&gt;, “one of the finest YA novelists writing today.” Maggie Stiefvater is a writer, artist, and musician and a &lt;em&gt;New York Times&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;bestselling author. Her work includes the Shiver series, The Raven Cycle series, &lt;em&gt;The Scorpio Races&lt;/em&gt;, and many more books for young readers. Stiefvater lives in Virginia with her family. You can visit her online at &lt;a title="blocked::http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/" href="http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/"&gt;www.maggiestiefvater.com&lt;/a&gt; and follow her on Twitter &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/mstiefvater"&gt;@mstiefvater&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Daniel Kraus &lt;/strong&gt;is &lt;em&gt;Booklist&lt;/em&gt;'s Editor of Books for Youth. Follow him on Twitter at &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/DanielDKraus"&gt;@DanielDKraus&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, we're talking myths, magic and metaphors with bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater, whose newest novel,<em>All the Crooked Saints</em>, will be in stores on October 10. Maggie is joined in the studio by her editor, David Levithan, as well as some&nbsp;<em>extra&nbsp;</em>special guests: her dad and her brother! Later in the episode, we'll also talk with&nbsp;<em>Booklist</em>&nbsp;editor Daniel Kraus about&nbsp;<em>Booklist's</em>&nbsp;50 Best YA Books of All Time list, which just so happens to include Maggie's&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp;bestselling series The Raven Cycle.</p>

<p><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/novels/" target="_blank">Learn more about&nbsp;<em>All the Crooked Saints</em></a></li>
<li><a href="http://mashable.com/2017/05/19/maggie-stiefvater-all-the-crooked-saints/#1VWe.ZW.Bqqg" target="_blank">Read an excerpt from&nbsp;<em>All the Crooked Saints</em></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-s-50-Best-YA-Books-of-All-Time/pid=8945051" target="_blank">See Booklist's 50 Best YA Books of All Time</a></li>
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<p><strong>Guests:</strong></p>

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<li><em>Entertainment Weekly</em>&nbsp;has called&nbsp;<strong>Maggie Stiefvater</strong>, “one of the finest YA novelists writing today.” Maggie Stiefvater is a writer, artist, and musician and a&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em><em>&nbsp;</em>bestselling author. Her work includes the Shiver series, The Raven Cycle series,&nbsp;<em>The Scorpio Races</em>, and many more books for young readers.&nbsp;Stiefvater lives in Virginia with her family. You can visit her online at&nbsp;<a title="blocked::http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/" href="http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/" target="_blank">www.maggiestiefvater.com</a>&nbsp;and follow her on Twitter&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/mstiefvater" target="_blank">@mstiefvater</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Daniel Kraus&nbsp;</strong>is&nbsp;<em>Booklist</em>'s Editor of Books for Youth.&nbsp;Follow him on Twitter at&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/DanielDKraus">@DanielDKraus</a>.</li>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, we're talking myths, magic and metaphors with bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater, whose newest novel,<em>All the Crooked Saints</em>, will be in stores on October 10. Maggie is joined in the studio by her editor, David Levithan, as well as some&nbsp;<em>extra&nbsp;</em>special guests: her dad and her brother! Later in the episode, we'll also talk with&nbsp;<em>Booklist</em>&nbsp;editor Daniel Kraus about&nbsp;<em>Booklist's</em>&nbsp;50 Best YA Books of All Time list, which just so happens to include Maggie's&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em>&nbsp;bestselling series The Raven Cycle.</p>

<p><strong>Additional Resources:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/novels/" target="_blank">Learn more about&nbsp;<em>All the Crooked Saints</em></a></li>
<li><a href="http://mashable.com/2017/05/19/maggie-stiefvater-all-the-crooked-saints/#1VWe.ZW.Bqqg" target="_blank">Read an excerpt from&nbsp;<em>All the Crooked Saints</em></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-s-50-Best-YA-Books-of-All-Time/pid=8945051" target="_blank">See Booklist's 50 Best YA Books of All Time</a></li>
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<p><strong>Guests:</strong></p>

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<li><em>Entertainment Weekly</em>&nbsp;has called&nbsp;<strong>Maggie Stiefvater</strong>, “one of the finest YA novelists writing today.” Maggie Stiefvater is a writer, artist, and musician and a&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em><em>&nbsp;</em>bestselling author. Her work includes the Shiver series, The Raven Cycle series,&nbsp;<em>The Scorpio Races</em>, and many more books for young readers.&nbsp;Stiefvater lives in Virginia with her family. You can visit her online at&nbsp;<a title="blocked::http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/" href="http://www.maggiestiefvater.com/" target="_blank">www.maggiestiefvater.com</a>&nbsp;and follow her on Twitter&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/mstiefvater" target="_blank">@mstiefvater</a>.</li>
<li><strong>Daniel Kraus&nbsp;</strong>is&nbsp;<em>Booklist</em>'s Editor of Books for Youth.&nbsp;Follow him on Twitter at&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/DanielDKraus">@DanielDKraus</a>.</li>
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