This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with bestselling author Lauren Kate to talk about the teacher who inspired her to keep writing, the 76 rejection letters she still has, and how Fallen became a global phenomenon. Plus, Lauren shares the latest on the Fallen TV series and why she returned to the world of angels with her newest novel, White Lights.

CHAPTERS: 

00:00 Introduction

01:04 International Emmy & The Fallen Legacy

02:04 Ballet, Books & Growing Up Creative

04:12 The Teacher Who Changed Everything

10:12 Discovering Writing in College

13:08 76 Rejection Letters Before Success

16:11 The Call That Changed Her Life

17:52 Working at HarperCollins

19:54 The Origins of Fallen

23:14 Building Luce, Daniel & Cam

30:44 The Fallen Movie Adaptation

36:54 Bringing Fallen to Television

40:04 Inside Lauren Kate's New Fantasy, White Lights

42:53 Why She Returned to Angels After Rom-Coms

46:06 Easter Eggs, Book Two & What's Next

49:15 The Lasting Impact of Fallen Readers

50:16 Outro

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