ORIGINAL WORDS & NERDS BROADCAST: 22 November 2024

Date With a Debut is featured as part of the Australian literary platform Words & Nerds. Check out all shows on the platform here: https://danivee.com.au/podcasts/

Date With A Debut is a podcast hosted by writer Nick Wasiliev: shining a light on debut authors, their incredible books, and their journeys to publication.

For the twenty-first - and final -  episode of series two, Nick sits down with Raidah Shah Idil, author of How to Free a Jinn. They discuss the book, creating Malaysia on the page, drawing on Islamic faith in the creation of fantasy, smashing traditional literary tropes, and more.

BOOKS: 

Debut Feature:

• How to Free a Jinn by Raidah Shah Idil: https://angusrobertson.4tqiav.net/qzDEnN 

Other Books Mentioned:

• Hanna Alkaf Collection: https://bit.ly/48t5T0m 

PRODUCTION NOTES: 

Host: Nick Wasiliev

Guest: Raidah Shah Idil

Editing & Production: Nick Wasiliev

Podcast Theme: ‘Chill’ by Sakura Hz

Production Code: 2:21

Episode Number: #34

Additional Credits: Dani Vee (Words & Nerds), Reem Galal (Allen & Unwin Kids and YA)

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