{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6045427312077e59e5bb071d/6045427a5812b10ace7ee9a9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"\"The Sidekick Squad\" and Beyond with C.B. Lee","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6045427312077e59e5bb071d/1615153036919-31d1a0ac7219453a9ddf8be4d416dc0c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p class=\"p1\">I had the opportunity to sit down with C.B. Lee recently (twice, if you'd believe my luck!) We chat about her book series, The Sidekick Squad, how it came to be a series, and how she plotted out the universe they take place in.</p><p> </p><p class=\"p1\">Carrie shares how she began writing, why joy in queer media is so important, and which characters in her stories she's named after friends.</p><p> </p><p class=\"p1\">She also has two new books coming out super soon! \"Out Now: Queer We Go Again\" and a Treasure Island retelling with <a href=\"https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/83034-feiwel-series-to-put-new-faces-and-spins-on-classics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feiwel and Friends' upcoming collection, Reclaimed Classics</a>.</p><p> </p><p class=\"p1\">Follow Carrie: Website – <a href=\"https://www.cb-lee.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https://www.cb-lee.com</a> Instagram – <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cblee_cblee/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@cblee_cblee</a> Twitter – <a href=\"https://twitter.com/author_cblee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@author_cblee</a></p><p> </p><p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https://cb-lee.com/books/out-now/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">➡️Pre-order / order \"Out Now: Queer We Go Again!\"⬅️</a> (<em>Releases 26th, May 2020!</em>)</p><p> </p><p class=\"p1\">Other books mentioned:</p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p>📺 <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/interludepress/videos/805894406606932/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch live interview C.B. Lee and I did with Interlude Press for #TinyBookFest</a></p>","author_name":"Mallory Shoemaker (malarayofsunshine)"}