Young Adult
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with Wen-yi Lee
The Dark We Know is a vulnerable and raw YA horror about living on with the memories of those you’ve known and loved. Today the author Wen-yi Lee joins us to talk about it.
with Keshe Chow
Debut author Keshe Chow talks about the process and considerations for writing mythology elements in her debut novel The Girl with No Reflection.
with Sujin Witherspoon
Debut author Sujin Witherspoon makes a compelling argument that using tropes & cliches in our writing encourages us to flex our creative thinking.
with Christopher Murphy
Author Christopher Murphy tells us about his writing goal of creating space for queer people and queer people of color in the thriller genre. He’s working tirelessly to write multi dimensional Black and Brown queer characters in his stories so more people can see themselves in stories, and today we’re talking about how he’s doing it.
with Parisa Akhbari
Parisa Akhbari, author of upcoming novel Just Another Epic Love Poem, speak about her never ending journal, her novel, and how writing has a magical way of becoming more than writing itself.
The Last Bloodcarver Is honest and sincere in the details that remind you that the author understands. It’s in the details, in the comments, in the insecurities, in the yearning. This story is told through a lens of diaspora, and in the same way that Nhika finds home in her magic and knowledge, to me, The Last Bloodcarver feels like a glimpse of home.
with Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall
In an alternate 1930’s Mississippi where magic exists, the state laws restrict who can use it and how it should be done. Unsatisfied with the way things are, six young women push back against these oppressive laws by participating in illegal broom races to earn money for better lives.
Hoàng thoughtfully explores toxic masculinity and how easy it is to fall into harmful behavior, especially when you feel like you don’t belong.