Episode 3! I talk with the stupendous I.W. Gregorio, author of NONE OF THE ABOVE, about:

*the origin of Ilene’s pen name (0:52)
*a day in the life of a surgeon/YA author (1:50)
*what kept her motivated while writing None of the Above (2:50)
*thoughts on her next project (3:57)
*the importance for Ilene of having a day job (4:30)
*the tradition of physician/writers: (5:51)
*her decision to go into medicine (6:24)
*the inspiration for None of the Above (7:59)
*whether or not the patient who inspired None of the Above has read it (11:27)
*the response of the intersex community (11:57)
*Ilene’s involvement with We Need Diverse Books (12:54)
*thoughts on Asian-American representation in books (13:22)
*why the protagonist of None of the Above is white (16:14)
*a fun fact about Ilene (17:26)
*some YA book recommendations (18:08)
*I rant briefly about the doling out of stars (19:36)