Welcome to Fiction Forward episode #8, a short book news roundup!

In an unfortunate twist Jay Asher, author of 13 Reasons Why, is on the wrong end of the #MeToo movement along with a few other YA authors. On the other hand, Penguin Random House has recently started a new diverse book imprint called Kokila.

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