Episode 149: Jose Pablo Iriarte
Writer and friend Jos\xe9 Pablo Iriarte returns to the show to discuss their debut middle-grade novel, Benny Ramirez and the Nearly Departed. In our conversation, we talked about building stories without antagonists, writing for young readers, and what makes coming-of-age stories such an enduring phenomenon. Then for the second segment, we talked about the importance of storytelling in creating empathy and connection in our incredibly divided society.
(Recorded April 6, 2024.)
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Show Notes:- Jos\xe9 Pablo Iriarte
- Purchase Benny Ram\xedrez and the Nearly Departed: White Rose Books (Kissimmee, FL) | Mysterious Galaxy (San Diego, CA) | Bookshop.org
- Keep the Channel Open - Episode 23: Jos\xe9 Iriarte
- Jos\xe9 Pablo Iriarte - \u201cProof by Induction\u201d
- Jos\xe9 Pablo Iriarte - \u201cThe Substance of My Lives, the Accidents of Our Births\u201d
- Jos\xe9 Pablo Iriarte - \u201cSecrets and Things We Don\u2019t Say Out Loud\u201d
- Jos\xe9 Pablo Iriarte - \u201cLife in Stone, Glass, and Plastic\u201d
- Jos\xe9 Pablo Iriarte - \u201cSpirit of Home\u201d
- Becky Chambers - A Psalm for the Wild-Built
- A. S. King\u2019s Instagram post
- Celeste Ng - Everything I Never Told You
- Ryka Aoki - Light From Uncommon Stars
- A. S. King - Attack of the Black Rectangles
- Editing/Mixing: Mike Sakasegawa
- Music: Podington Bear
- Transcription: Shea Aguinaldo