Author, Jon McGoran and Editor, Kelly Loughman talk SPLICED, SPLINTERED, and SPIKED (Part 1)

<p>In this two-part interview, award-winning author Jon McGoran talks to Holiday House editor Kelly Loughman about the books in his YA Sci-Fi trilogy: Spliced, Splintered, and Spiked, which follow sixteen-year-old Jimi Corcoran as she risks her life to save that her friend from genetic experimentation, a field which threatens to destroy everything in her world...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In this first part, Jon talks about the initial world-building that went into the first two books. Spliced and Splintered address issues like genetic engineering, political turmoil, severe climate change, loss of biodiversity, and a global pandemic. Learn about what type of research is needed to build a believable new world, how the series evolved to reflect new technologies and social issues, and how some of the series’ true-to-life aspects were completely coincidental.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://holidayhouse.com/book/spliced/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spliced</a>, <a href="https://holidayhouse.com/book/splintered/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Splintered</a>, and <a href="https://holidayhouse.com/book/spiked/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spiked</a> are available wherever books are sold. Follow Jon McGoran on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @JonMcGoran. Follow Holiday House on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @HolidayHouseBks for more about this series and for book giveaways. Subscribe to hear future episodes of The Guest Book with other Holiday House authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals!</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>