Brandon interviews YA author Lamar Giles about his upcoming novel FAKE ID from Harper Collins. Lamar discusses his influences, his inspirations, the number of times he re-wrote his query letter to find an agent, the struggles with getting an African-American male lead character past the industry gatekeepers.

Check out Lamar’s links and pick up FAKE ID on Tuesday, January 21st, 2014:

HarperCollins/FAKE ID page: http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Fake-Id-Lamar-Giles/?isbn=9780062121844 My website: www.lamargiles.com Twitter (@LRGiles): https://twitter.com/LRGiles FB Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/LRGilesWriter