<description>&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;Librarian Natalie McCall chats with debut author Ryan Douglass. Ryan’s book,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href= "https://marinet.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S113C2407223"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #1155cc;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Taking of Jake Livingston&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style= "color: #1155cc;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;,&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;is about a teenage boy who has to deal with ghosts and racism at his mostly white college prep school. It’s a horror coming-of-age story that offers both scares and the exploration of real-world issues.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: medium;"&gt;Natalie and Ryan talk about what it’s like being horror-loving children, spooky racism, and what the editorial process is really like. This episode is a must-listen for any aspiring writers!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://marinet.bibliocommons.com/list/share/639059627_millvalleystaff_kids/1930397659_8_books_remix_ryan_douglass"&gt; &lt;span style="color: #1155cc;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: medium;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Ryan’s Eight&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Eight Books That Made Me

Mill Valley Public Library

Eight Books That Made Me: Ryan Douglass

JUL 8, 202156 MIN
Eight Books That Made Me

Eight Books That Made Me: Ryan Douglass

JUL 8, 202156 MIN

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Librarian Natalie McCall chats with debut author Ryan Douglass. Ryan’s book, The Taking of Jake Livingston, is about a teenage boy who has to deal with ghosts and racism at his mostly white college prep school. It’s a horror coming-of-age story that offers both scares and the exploration of real-world issues.

Natalie and Ryan talk about what it’s like being horror-loving children, spooky racism, and what the editorial process is really like. This episode is a must-listen for any aspiring writers!

Ryan’s Eight