A YA Theater Romance with Adib Khorram: The Breakup Lists
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Marissa chats with Adib Khorram about his new YA romantic comedy, THE BREAKUP LISTS. Also discussed in the episode: the challenges of pandemic books and virtual launches, the positive influence of We Need Diverse Books, having fun mining your own experiences for fiction, showcasing the people who work behind-the-scenes in theater, identifying and consciously including themes in a book, discovering a character\\u2019s voice, making yourself laugh during the writing, researching and including disability and intersectionality representation, winning awards, and so much more!
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Pretty Gritty Tours: https://www.prettygrittytours.com/index.html\\xa0
We Need Diverse Books: https://diversebooks.org/\\xa0
Agent Janet Reid\\u2019s blog: https://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/\\xa0
The Folgers Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMwFWDIFVCU
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