Leigh Bardugo, New York Times bestselling author of the SHADOW AND BONE series, spinoff duology SIX OF CROWS and CROOKED KINGDOM, and THE LANGUAGE OF THORNS, a series of short stories set in that world. She’s also a bestseller for WONDER WOMAN: WARBRINGER. Leigh talks about writing a character who shares her disability, talking some truths about Wonder Woman’s creator, writing a walking talking teenaged apocalypse, how going to an all girls’ school gave her a little insight into Themyscira.
Leigh Bardugo Show Notes
Listen to Leigh’s first First Draft interview here
Apollo Robbins: The Gentleman Thief
The Magic Castle in Los Angeles, CA
"The Witch of Duva: A Ravkan Folk Tale," Leigh’s story posted to Tor.com
Sara Kipin (illustrator of Language of Thorns)
Danielle Paige (listen to her First Draft interview here)
Last Night a Superhero Saved My Life edited by Liesa Mignogna
Gail Simone, writer of comics and animation
William Moulton Marston (creator of Wonder Woman)
The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
Jill Lepore’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross interview
George Pérez (wrote WW)
Greg Rucka (wrote WW)
A piece about "We Are Not Amazons," Leigh’s essay about Wonder Woman’s outfit and body image
True Blood (TV show)
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
To a Friend Whose Work Has Come to Nothing by William Butler Yeats