Bonus: Author Leslye Penelope

Hello, fellow nerds! This week we had the opportunity to chat with Leslye Penelope, author of The Monsters We Defy and Daughter of the Merciful Deep!

Leslye Penelope is the award-winning author of the Earthsinger Chronicles, and the first book in the series, Song of Blood & Stone, was chosen as one of TIME Magazine's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time! Equally left and right-brained, Leslye studied filmmaking and computer science at Howard University and sometimes dreams in HTML. She hosts the My Imaginary Friends podcast, co-hosts the Ink & Magic podcast, and lives in Maryland with her feline dependents. Leslye has been writing since she could hold a pen and loves getting lost in the fantasy and paranormal romance worlds in her head.

Listen in as we chat more about Leslye's books, her background in computer science, and her upcoming projects. And be sure to follow Leslye at @leslyepenelope.

📖 Upcoming Read Along Schedule:

Crescent City: House of Flame and Shadow

-May 9: Prologue-Ch 6

-May 16: Ch 7-15

-May 23: Ch 16-23

-May 30: Ch 24-35

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