Episode 480: Ten Minutes with K.M. Szpara

Ten minutes with... is a regular series of short podcasts presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times.

Gary kicks of the second series of Ten Minutes with by spending a few minutes with Hugo and Nebula-nominated K.M. Szpara discussing the appeal of audiobooks, young-adult mysteries and horror stories (and their value in learning about plotting), what it’s like to launch a novel at the very beginning of the lockdown, and his own forthcoming work.

Books mentioned include:

• Docile by K.M. Szpara
• First, Become Ashes by K.M. Szpara (forthcoming April 2021)
• Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
• The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
• The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
• In the Hall with a Knife: A Clue Mystery by Diana Peterfreund
• Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall
• Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America by R. Eric Thomas