{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/654d0c15a6863e0012fdcf93/66d86f089c7d98a7f884fbc2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Interview with HEIR Author Sabaa Tahir","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/654d0c15a6863e0012fdcf93/1726242215030-0b22d12c-0004-431f-be4f-3904bc561303.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h2><strong>Episode Summary</strong></h2><p>In this episode, Kelly and Alix interview bestselling author Sabaa Tahir upon the release of her new fantasy novel, <em>Heir</em>.</p><p><br></p><h2>Author Bio</h2><p>Sabaa Tahir is a former newspaper editor who grew up in California's Mojave Desert at her family's eighteen-room motel. There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, listening to thunderous indie rock, and playing guitar and piano badly. Her #1 New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes series has been translated into more than thirty-five languages, and the first book in the series was named one of TIME's 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time. Tahir's most recent novel, <em>All My Rage</em>, won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Printz Award, and the  Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry. </p><p><br></p><p>Visit Sabaa online at SabaaTahir.com and follow her on Instagram or Twitter <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/sabaatahir/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@SabaaTahir</a> and TikTok <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@sabaatahirauthor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@SabaaTahirAuthor</a>.</p><p><br></p><h2><strong>Topics Discussed</strong></h2><ul><li>[2:00] <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3XEyUm8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Heir</em></a> by Sabaa Tahir</li><li>[4:04] Inspiration Behind <em>Heir</em></li><li>[14:15] The Writing Process</li><li>[20:47] Becoming a Writer</li><li>[21:41] Advice for Writers</li><li>[29:00] Takeaways for Readers</li><li>[33:15] Inspiration from Authors </li><li>[36:38] Writing New Genres</li><li>[38:30] Final Questions</li></ul><p><br></p><h2><strong>Books Mentioned</strong></h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://amzn.to/4dZrmzZ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">An <em>Ember in the Ashes</em></a> by Sabaa Tahir</li><li><a href=\"https://amzn.to/3XeyS2Y\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A Sky Beyond the Storm</em></a> by Sabaa Tahir</li><li><a href=\"https://amzn.to/3TobKhg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Gilead</em></a> by Marilynne Robinson</li><li><a href=\"https://amzn.to/3XgvbtA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>All My Rage</em></a> by Sabba Tahir</li><li><a href=\"https://amzn.to/4eeeZQg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The God of Small Things</em></a> by Arundhati Roy</li><li><a href=\"https://amzn.to/3ME8FpJ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Stars and Smoke</em></a> by Marie Lu</li><li><a href=\"https://amzn.to/3MGdEpP\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Maid</em></a> by Nita Prose</li><li><a href=\"https://amzn.to/47lI6Pw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Maid and the Crocodil</em>e</a> by Jordan Ifueko</li><li><a href=\"https://amzn.to/4cWOwpy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>This is How You Lose the Time War</em></a> by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone</li></ul><p><br></p><h2>Follow LitJoy</h2><ul><li><strong>Follow on Instagram</strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/litjoycrate/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @litjoycrate</a></li><li><strong>Follow on TikTok</strong><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@litjoycrate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @litjoycrate</a></li><li><strong>Use the code PODCAST10 for a 10% off discount!</strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Thank you so much for watching the LitJoy Podcast! It has been an honor to bring you author interviews, bookish conversations, and more—we have loved every minute of it! While this is our last episode, we will continue to bring you all the bookish news and fun you can handle via our social media, the Lunacorns page, and, of course, with articles, interviews, and more in the <a href=\"https://litjoycrate.com/a/blog?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwxY-3BhAuEiwAu7Y6s8onBOJ27qO7eiR540kyhIl2pBUfzal98pu74xMkmVAZpqvDUlQDChoC6MwQAvD_BwE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LitJoy Lounge</a>! Thank you for listening! </p>","author_name":"LitJoy Crate"}