Love, Hate and Other Filters comes out on January 16th from Soho Teen. Hear the author Samira Ahmed talk about how she feels her YA debut "leans into hope."

Episode Mentions

* Island of the Blue Dolphins

* Agatha Christie

* Laura Ingalls Wilder

* VC Andrews

* Interpreter of the Maladies

* The Namesake

* Love, Hate and Other Filters

* Iran Hostage Crisis

* To Kill A Mockingbird

* Huck Finn

* Twilight

* Harry Potter

* Born Confused

* Soho Teen

* editor - Daniel Ehrenhaft

* agent - Eric Smith

* Eric Smith's Episode

* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

* The Babysitters Club

* Exit West