Our guest today is Maggie Harcourt, author of the YA novels The Last Summer of Us, Unconventional, and the forthcoming Theatrical. We talked about our respective fandoms past and present, her experience of conventions, why fanfiction can be a useful tool for the beginner writer, and much more. Books mentioned on the show: Unconventional, by Maggie Harcourt Theatrical, by Maggie Harcourt Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke Hold Back the Stars, by Katie Khan Wing Jones/The Heartbeats of Wing Jones, by Katherine Webber The Loneliest Girl in the Universe, by Lauren James The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes After You, by Jojo Moyes Still Me, by Jojo Moyes The Feed, by Nick Clark Windo Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman Trying, by Emily Phillips I Am Thunder, by Muhammad Khan ***** Support Claire on Patreon to get bonus content and personalised book recommendations. Buy Brit Lit Podcast merch to show your love for your podcast and help support it. For daily news and views from British books and publishing, follow the Brit Lit Blog. Questions? Comments? Need a book recommendation? Email Claire at [email protected] ***** SOCIAL MEDIA The Brit Lit Podcast Instagram / Twitter / Facebook / Website Claire Twitter / Facebook / Blog / Maggie Harcourt Twitter / Tumblr

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