Jessica Spotswood - editor has 3 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 2 narrators, with an average listener rating of 3.5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is Toil & Trouble.
Toil & Trouble
Summary
History is filled with stories of women accused of witchcraft, of fearsome girls with arcane knowledge. Toil & Trouble features 15 stories of girls embracing their power, reclaiming their destinies, and using their magic to create, to curse, to cure - and to kill. A young witch uses social media to connect with her astrology clients - and with a NASA-loving girl as cute as she is skeptical. A priestess of death investigates a ritualized murder. A bruja who cures lovesickness might need the remedy herself when she falls in love with an altar boy. A theater production is turned upside down by a visiting churel. In Reconstruction-era Texas, a water witch uses her magic to survive the soldiers who have invaded her desert oasis. And in the near future, a group of girls accused of witchcraft must find their collective power in order to destroy their captors.
©2018 Jessica Spotswood & Tess Sharpe (P)2018 Tantor
The Radical Element
Summary
In an anthology of revolution and resistance, a sisterhood of YA writers shines a light on a century and a half of heroines on the margins and in the intersections. To respect yourself, to love yourself, should not have to be a radical decision. And yet it remains as challenging for an American girl to make today as it was in 1927 on the steps of the Supreme Court. It's a decision that must be faced when you're balancing on the tightrope of neurodivergence, finding your way as a second-generation immigrant, or facing down American racism even while loving America. And it's the only decision when you've weighed society's expectations and found them wanting. In The Radical Element, 12 of the most talented writers working in young adult literature today tell the stories of girls of all colors and creeds standing up for themselves and their beliefs - whether that means secretly learning Hebrew in early Savannah, using the family magic to pass as white in 1920s Hollywood, or singing in a feminist punk band in 1980s Boston. And they're asking you to join them. Original stories by: Dahlia Adler Erin Bowman Dhonielle Clayton Sara Farizan Mackenzi Lee Stacey Lee Anna-Marie McLemore Meg Medina Marieke Nijkamp Megan Shepherd Jessica Spotswood Sarvenaz Tash
©2018 Compilation and introduction © 2018 by Jessica Spotswood, original book published by Candlewick Press (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. “Daughter of the Book” © 2018 by Dahlia Adler; “You’re a Stranger Here” © 2018 by Mackenzi Lee; “The Magician” © 2018 by Erin Bowman; “Lady Firebrand” © 2018 by Megan Shepherd; “Step Right Up” © 2018 by Jessica Spotswood; “Glamour” © 2018 by Anna-Marie McLemore; “Better for All the World” © 2018 by Marieke Nijkamp; “When the Moonlight Isn’t Enough” © 2018 by Dhonielle Clayton; “The Belle of the Ball” © 2018 by Sarvenaz Tash; “Land of the Sweet, Home of the Brave” © 2018 by Stacey Lee; “The Birth of Susi Go-Go” © 2018 by Meg Medina; “Take Me with U” © 2018 by Sara Farizan.
A Tyranny of Petticoats
Summary
From an impressive sisterhood of YA writers comes an edge-of-your-seat anthology of historical fiction and fantasy featuring a diverse array of daring heroines. Criss-cross America - on dogsleds and ships, stagecoaches and trains - from pirate ships off the coast of the Carolinas to the peace, love, and protests of 1960s Chicago. Join fifteen of today's most talented writers of young adult literature on a thrill ride through history with American girls charting their own course. They are monsters and mediums, bodyguards and barkeeps, screenwriters and schoolteachers, heiresses and hobos. They're making their own way in often-hostile lands, using every weapon in their arsenals, facing down murderers and marriage proposals. And they all have a story to tell. With stories by: J. Anderson Coats Andrea Cremer Y. S. Lee Katherine Longshore Marie Lu Kekla Magoon Marissa Meyer Saundra Mitchell Beth Revis Caroline Richmond Lindsay Smith Jessica Spotswood Robin Talley Leslye Walton Elizabeth Wein The full copyright information can be found below: Original book published by Candlewick Press 2016. P 2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Compilation and introduction © 2015 by Jessica Spotswood. “Mother Carey’s Table” © 2015 by J. Anderson Coats. “The Journey” © 2015 by Marie Lu. “Madeleine’s Choice” © 2015 by Jessica Spotswood. “El Destinos” © 2015 by Leslye Walton. “High Stakes” © 2015 by Andrea Cremer. “The Red Raven Ball” © 2015 by Caroline Tung Richmond. “Pearls” © 2015 by Beth Revis. “Gold in the Roots of the Grass” © 2015 by Marissa Meyer. “The Legendary Garrett Girls” © 2015 by Y. S. Lee. “The Color of the Sky” © 2015 by Elizabeth Gatland. “Bonnie and Clyde” © 2015 by Saundra Mitchell. “Hard Times” © 2015 by Katherine Longshore. “City of Angels” © 2015 by Lindsay Smith. “Pulse of the Panthers” © 2015 by Kekla Magoon. “The Whole World Is Watching” © 2015 by Robin Talley.
©2015 Original book published by Candlewick Press (P)2015 Brilliance Audio