Episode 08: Geeks, Novels & Nerd Love with YA Author Sarvenaz Tash

Published: Feb. 6, 2018, 3:46 a.m.

b'Fangirls everywhere can relate to that insatiable need to meet your favorite author or artist, the anxiety of not knowing if you\\u2019ll make it to the next panel, or the thrill of being among fellow fans to celebrate one fandom. Add in a little romantic tension between best friends and you\\u2019ve got Sarvenaz Tash\\u2019s The Geek\\u2019s Guide to Unrequited Love! On this episode, Victoria and Kristen introduce listeners to the novel and to Sarvenaz herself! Sarvenaz is a children\\u2019s and YA author whose third novel (The Geek\\u2019s Guide) was named an Amazon Best Book of the Year and a YALSA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. We chat with Sarvenaz about her inspiration for the book, what it feels like to be fangirled AT, and her own experiences at New York Comic Con. Sarvenaz also gives us the scoop on her new short story that\\u2019s set to debut in the upcoming anthology The Radical Element: 12 Stories of Daredevils, Debutantes, and Other Dauntless Girls, coming out in March 2018!'