'Now Is Not the Time to Panic' captures a summer of teenage friendship and creativity

Now Is Not the Time to Panic is a novel, but the relationship at its core comes from best-selling author Kevin Wilson's own young adulthood. Two teens find each other, in a summer of boredom, and start making art together – but their collaboration spirals to unlikely places. In this episode, Wilson tells NPR's Scott Simon about the real-life friendship that sparked the story, and what those memories mean many years later. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy