Writing Middle Grade Fantasy with B.B. Alston, author of AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS | Interview

AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS author B.B. Alston talks about writing his Middle Grade Fantasy debut. We discuss his creative process for the coming-of-age, fish-out-of-water tale he describes as "Men in Black meets Hogwarts". AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS is available now from Balzer + Bray (an imprint of HarperCollins): Amazon: https://amzn.to/2YcyCU1 Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/a/16632/97800629... Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/amar... Books-a-Million: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/97800... IndieBound: https://bookshop.org/a/16632/97800629... » Some of these are affiliate links. Using them supports the channel, at no additional cost to you! Whenever possible, though, I encourage you to purchase from your local bookstores.  ABOUT B.B. ALSTON B.B. Alston started writing in middle school, entertaining his classmates with horror stories starring the whole class where not everyone survived! After several years of trying to break into publishing, he had just been accepted into a biomedical graduate program when a chance entry into a twitter pitch contest led to his signing with TBA, 20+ book deals worldwide, and even a film deal. When not writing, he can be found eating too many sweets and exploring country roads to see where they lead. B.B. was inspired to write AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS because he couldn’t find any fantasy stories featuring Black kids when he was growing up. He hopes to show kids that though you might look different, or feel  different, whatever the reason, your uniqueness needn’t only be a source of fear and insecurity. There is great strength and joy to be found in simply accepting yourself for who you are. Because once you do so, you’ll be unstoppable. FOLLOW B.B. ALSTON Website: https://www.bbalston.com/ Twitter:   / bb_alston   Instagram:   / bb_alston   Amazon Profile: https://amzn.to/3oivoZR Goodreads:   / 19372916.b_b_alston   ABOUT AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not even when the police told her otherwise, or when she got in trouble for standing up to bullies who said he was gone for good. So when she finds a ticking briefcase in his closet, containing a nomination for a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she’s certain the secretive organization holds the key to locating Quinton—if only she can wrap her head around the idea of magicians, fairies, aliens, and other supernatural creatures all being real. Now she must compete for a spot against kids who’ve known about magic their whole lives. No matter how hard she tries, Amari can’t seem to escape their intense doubt and scrutiny—especially once her supernaturally enhanced talent is deemed “illegal.” With an evil magician threatening the supernatural world, and her own classmates thinking she’s an enemy, Amari has never felt more alone. But if she doesn’t stick it out and pass the tryouts, she may never find out what happened to Quinton. FOLLOW FICTITIOUS Fictitious Twitter:   / fictitiouspod   Adron’s Twitter:   / adronbuske   Instagram:   / fictitiouspod   Website: https://www.fictitiouspodcast.com/ #Fantasy #MiddleGrade #OwnVoices #DiverseBooks #Author #Writing #Writer #BBAlston #SupernaturalInvestigations #KidsLit #FantasyNovel #FantasyBooks #FantasyAuthor #Booktube #AuthorTube