Theo Baker’s discussion with  Zareen Jaffery, editor of Salaam Reads, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.

Part One: Jaffrey shares about the challenges of being an editor, the importance of world-building, how to handle beginnings, and the impetus behind creating Salaam Reads.

Part Two: Jaffrey shares her passion behind creating an imprint that focuses on publishing books about Muslim children and families, distinguishes between “accuracy readers” and “sensitivity readers”, and advises the thing to keep top-of-mind when writing diverse characters.

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