{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The State of the Library With Amanda Oliver","description":" First Draft Episode #350: Amanda Oliver Amanda Oliver, former librarian and author of OVERDUE: Reckoning with the Public Library. Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:   Reza Aslan, professor at U.C. Riverside\u2019s MFA program and author of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth   Claire Comstock Gay, author of weekly horoscopes for New York magazine\u2019s The Cut, and her debut book about astrology, Madame Clairevoyant\u2019s Guide to the Stars,   Recollections of My Nonexistence: A Memoir by Rebecca Solnit   \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Enjoy this episode? Check out\u2026    Ibi Zoboi, New York Times bestselling author of National Book Award Finalist American Street, Pride, My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich and co-author with prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of Punching the Air. She joins us to talk about her first work of non-fiction Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler. Hear her First Draft interview here.    Kekla Magoon, award-winning author of many novels and nonfiction books for kids and teens, including How It Went Down, The Season of Styx Malone, and her newest, Revolution In Our Time: The Black Panther Party\u2019s Promise to the People. Hear her  First Draft interview here.    Helen O\u2019Hara, film critic, editor-at-large for Empire magazine and co-host of the Empire film podcast, talks about her newest non-fiction, Women vs Hollywood: The Fall and RIse of Women in Film and its accompanying podcast, Women vs Hollywood With Helen O\u2019Hara. Hear her  First Draft interview here.   Thanks for Listening! \ud83c\udfc6 Support the Show Join the First Draft Patreon, or make a monthly or one-time donation via  PayPal or Venmo \ud83e\udd33 Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni in  Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. \ud83d\udceb Sign up for the First Draft Newsletter to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events \ud83d\udc55\ud83d\udcaf Get First Draft merchandise \u270d\ufe0f Track Changes Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series. \ud83d\udc4d Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in  Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! ","author_name":"First Draft with Sarah Enni","author_url":"http:\/\/www.firstdraftpod.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/22630025\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/124467233"}