Dragon fantasy and dystopian books are right up my alley. So combine the two and BAM! You have an amazing storyline by middle grade author Mari Mancusi. In this interview we discuss not only what inspired writing New Dragon City and Dawn of the Dragons, but also why it is important to 'accept the fact that other people are going to feel different than you and figure out a way to still include them in your life.'
Find middle grade author Mari Mancusi
http://www.marimancusi.com/
https://newdragoncity.com/
https://www.instagram.com/marimancusi
https://x.com/marimancusi
https://www.tiktok.com/@marimancusi8
New Dragon City by Mari Mancusi https://www.amazon.com/New-Dragon-City-Mari-Mancusi/dp/031637668X/
Dawn of the Dragons by Mari Mancusi https://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Dragons-New-Dragon-City/dp/0316588164/
The Official Wednesday Cookbook: The Woefully Weird Recipes of Nevermore Academy by Mari Mancusi (Author), Jarrett Melendez (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Official-Wednesday-Cookbook-Woefully-Nevermore/dp/0593797884/
Omega City by Diana Peterfreund https://www.amazon.com/Omega-City-Diana-Peterfreund/dp/0062310860/
Chapters
00:00 Meet middle grade author Mari Mancusi
03:02 What is New Dragon City about? What is the prequel, Dawn of the Dragons about?
08:45 Why is it important to approach misunderstandings as a theme?
13:49 How could a real life child relate to a character from your book? A book about divorce
16:02 Why is it important to try and see things from the dads point of view?
18:50 Why is it important to have multiple types of people in a society?
22:33 Why do you love fantasy?
23:29 If you could bond with an animal, what would it be?
25:37 What is next for Mari Mancusi?
28:10 Mari’s book recommendation.