Synopsis: Anna-Marie McLemore sits down to discuss her debut Young Adult novel The Weight of Feathers and its forthcoming follow-up When the Moon Was Ours. Many important topics are discussed, including the current state of diversity in fiction, the process and fears of writing characters of different cultures and identities, and whether authors should write outside their own identities.

In honor of my recent trip to Austin, TX, links to all books discussed in this episode will go to the BookPeople bookstore, the largest independent bookstore in Texas.

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Duration: 56:28:00

Present: Harry C. Marks, Anna-Marie McLemore

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Anna-Marie’s Books

The Weight of Feathers

When the Moon was Ours

Books Discussed

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

Books by Nicky Grimes

Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed

The Chance You Won’t Return by Annie Cardi

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupery

A Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood

Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Ed Tarkington

Passing by Nella Larsen

Books by Isabel Allende

Wild Swans by Jessica Spotswood

Cahill Witch Chronicles by Jessica Spotswood

Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler

Miscellaneous

“The World Of Children’s Books Is Still Very White” by Amy Rothschild | FiveThirtyEight, March 2015

“Where is the Diversity in Publishing?” by Mallory Ortberg | The Toast, January 2016

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