October was going to be a month where we took off a week since it's a 5-monday month, but Percy Jackson and the Chalice of the Gods just came out, so here is a very special interview episode in celebration! Stephanie Lurie, Rick's longtime editor, joins to answer loads of questions from Mike and give details about the production process of these books! Topics include: Rick\u2019s requests, Yay Neil, what editor\u2019s do, Riordan Wiki, Kane Chronicles, Half Boy Half God ALL HERO, Tristan Strong, Main Character and the Noun of Noun, timelines, Aru Shah, trust, extended universe of nice people, Matt Christopher, translation changes, dam, home feedback, speech tags, formatting, touring, pineap-owl, and more!\n \xa0\n NEW TNO MERCH: www.thenewestolmypian.com/merch\n TNO in PHI & NYC: www.thenewestolympian.com/live\n Thanks to our sponsor, Tab for a Cause! Start raising money for charity simply by using the internet at www.tabforacause.org/tno\n \xa0\n \u2014 Find The Newest Olympian Online \u2014\xa0\n \u2022 Website: www.thenewestolympian.com\n \u2022 Patreon: www.thenewestolympian.com/patreon\n \u2022 Twitter: www.twitter.com/newestolympian\n \u2022 Instagram: www.instagram.com/newestolympian\n \u2022 Facebook: www.facebook.com/newestolympian\n \u2022 Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/thenewestolympian\n \u2022 Merch: www.thenewestolympian.com/merch\n \xa0\n \u2014 Production \u2014\n \u2022 Creator, Host, Producer, Social Media, Web Design: Mike Schubert\n \u2022 Editor: Sherry Guo\n \u2022 Music: Bettina Campomanes and Brandon Grugle\n \u2022 Art: Jessica E. Boyd\n \xa0\n \u2014 About The Show \u2014\n Is Percy Jackson the book series we should\u2019ve been reading all along? Join Mike Schubert as he reads through the books for the first time with the help of longtime PJO fans to cover the plot, take stabs at what happens next, and nerd out over Greek mythology. Whether you're looking for an excuse to finally read these books, or want to re-read an old favorite with a digital book club, grab your blue chocolate chip cookies and listen along. New episodes release on Mondays wherever you get your podcasts!\n \xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices