Episode 471: Ten Minutes with Alaya Dawn Johnson

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times.

Today is Day 97 of ten minutes with ... and as the end approaches Jonathan is spending ten minutes or so talking with Nebula Award winner Alaya Dawn Johnson about reading and working during these strange times, moving to a new environment, the challenges in writing novels at all, and her powerful new novel, Trouble the Saints. 

Books mentioned include:

• Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson
• The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
• The Wicked King by Holly Black
• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
• How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black
• Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
• The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön