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Aaron talks with Andrea Warren, author of eight acclaimed YA nonfiction works including her newest, The Boy Who Became Buffalo Bill. After a reading from her 2001 all-time bestseller Surviving Hitler (3:20), Andrea talks to us about how she wrote her first book, Orphan Train Rider: One Boy’s True Story, in just three weeks (11:30), her assessment of the... The post Andrea Warren had three weeks to write her first book! appeared first on The ACTUALLY Podcast.

Adrianne and Aaron review the history of Black History Month on its 100th anniversary; discuss the man, Carter G. Woodson, who made it happen; and ask if #BHM is still needed. We talk about Beyoncé’s “Formation” video kicking off the blackest BHM ever (4:45); discuss BHM’s 2016 theme of exploring our national parks (8:10); announce our new Kickstarter (13:45); and continue... The post Episode 002. The blackest Black History Month ever! Also, the Kickstarter starts kicking appeared first on The ACTUALLY Podcast.

Three-time National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin is our best YA nonfiction writer working today. And he’s our first guest on the Actually podcast! Aaron and Adrianne also discuss the horror that is ‘A Birthday Cake for George Washington,’ in which the first president’s enslaved chef happily bakes a cake for his master as everybody... The post Episode 001. Steve Sheinkin! Also, when history is ‘sanitized for your protection’ appeared first on The ACTUALLY Podcast.