[This interview was conducted online so there may be some audio variation. Intro/Outro music is by Moutaineer and licensed through Premuim Beat]
(Content Warning: At around the 20-minute mark there is mention of the video of Ahmaud Arbery's death and the last words of Elijah McClain when Alicia mentions participating in NaNoWriMo. If this may be triggering, please skip forward by 2 minutes and 30 seconds.)
Continuing the 10th anniversary year of Minorities in Pub, Jenn welcomes Newbery honoree and Coretta Scott King awardee Alicia D. Williams! Alicia discusses her new middle-grade novel in verse MID-AIR and how the narrative form scared but called to her, the connections her books exploring the multifaceted nature of grief, the paralysis of writing this second novel after your first receives so much acclaim, the need for more representation of soft-hearted Black boys in books, and the beauty of fully being able to express yourself when you find the story that moves you.
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This month's episode & newsletter were sponsored by Writeability, a nonprofit writers guild, in defense of the imagination.
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Episode 48: Interview with WNDB Interns (Pt. 3)
Episode 47: Interview with WNDB Interns (Pt. 2)
Episode 46: Interview with WNDB Interns (Pt. 1)
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Episode 44: "Realities of Publishing" Panel (Career Segment)
Episode 43: Interview with Nahshon Anderson
Episode 42: Interview with Jill Petty
Episode 41: "Realities of Publishing" Panel (Writing Segment)
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Episode 38: Interview with Yi Shun Lai
Episode 37: Debut Episode with Sophia Chester, Leland Cheuk, Mira Jacob
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