1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 [This interview was conducted online so there may be some audio variation.] For the 10th anniversary year of Minorities in Pub, Jenn speaks with author Matt Mendez about his new young adult novel,&amp;nbsp;The Broke Hearts,&amp;nbsp;a companion to his debut YA&amp;nbsp;Barely Missing Everything.&amp;nbsp;Jenn and Matt discuss the unrealistic expectations of knowing your path at a young age, male representation for young readers, and parental influence on young people not only in life but in writing for younger readers.&amp;nbsp; [Transcript of episodes can be found on Tumblr. You can sign up for the MiP monthly newsletter with job listings, guest news, and new eps&amp;nbsp;here.] Intro/Outro music is by Moutaineer and licensed through Premuim Beat. Minorities in Publishing http://minoritiesinpublishing.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/29265668/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/165615528