3:00 - Writing a book about kids
6:25 - How author Daniel Pinkwater influenced his writing style
8:35 - Impending book tour
9:50 - On the in-depth Star Wars feature he wrote for Vanity Fair / fraught relationship with Disney
11:10 - What he was surprised to see didn’t make it into 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' based on his interview with Adam Driver
13:15 - What his favorite Star Wars trilogy is after recently rewatching the entire series
14:15 - The future of The Magicians series
15:00 - What happened to the Magicians characters after Book 3
16:15 - How current events shape writing styles and themes
18:35 - How The Magicians show inspired writing
19:30 - Live reading of The Silver Arrow

LEV GROSSMAN is best known for his fantastical Magicians trilogy, later adapted into a sci-fi television series of the same name on SYFY. And while The Magicians is often described as Harry Potter but with sex and drugs, Grossman is trying his hand at writing for a different audience this time around: kids.

He joins Inverse Happy Hour to do an exclusive reading from his upcoming children's book, The Silver Arrow, out in September, which he describes as a story inspired by the classic works of beloved children's author Roald Dahl.

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