In this episode:

Abby visits the school book fair and takes a hard look at what's selling. (Hint, swag and animal books.)

Kemlo points out that this is smart research for every author to do, take a look at where your book sits on the shelf. What's around it?

The book fair is an extra-special excellent place to do this research because of the energy. The kids are excited! What are they drawn to, what are they saying about all the books?

Abby hints at her next series, which luckily for her falls into the animal category-- a perpetual kid-favorite!

Abby also revisits the idea of romance in her MG novel, and she decides that maybe she should take it out. She feels like it's complicating her story, but not in a good way.

They also brainstorm ways to bring more magic into the book, which is always fun! (And it highlights how un-cool we are with some popular culture references! Case in point, none of the three hosts know much about X-Men...)