{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/678ff5b0c4926bdc795f5b1a/6a106fc6a9d3d2ec140548e8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Kidlit Author Gets Her Place in the Sun","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/678ff5b0c4926bdc795f5b1a/1779461554390-3b8473a0-28c9-4f97-9160-b3c2957fcc2a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Moniza Hossain had FOUR middle grade novels die on submission before landing two picture book deals. Now she also has a middle grade horror novel coming out. After a brutal 10-year journey, it’s finally her time to shine!</p><p><br></p><p>Her two picture books, <strong>Street Puppy, Masjid Cat</strong> and <strong>Ritu in the Sun</strong>, are out now. Her middle grade novel <strong>Bad Things Happened Here</strong> is coming out this September.&nbsp; </p><p><br></p><h2>The Long Road to Publishing with Eva Langston:</h2><ul><li>Follow me on<a href=\"https://substack.com/@evalangston?utm_source=user-menu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Substack</a> or subscribe to my<a href=\"https://evalangston.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Substack Newsletter for Writers</a>.</li><li>Find me on<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/evalangston/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram</a> and<a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/evalangston.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Blue Sky</a>.</li><li>Send me an email at longroad.pub@gmail.com</li><li>To pitch to the podcast, <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffTVgjx1w5OVa0BWBHn95p3m1-dWZaTjUdQK_lRP-LiiZE0w/viewform?usp=header\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">go here</a></li><li>Find books by guests and books mentioned on the podcast at the Long Road Bookshop: <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/shop/evalangston\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bookshop.org/shop/evalangston</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h2>MONIZA HOSSAIN:</h2><ul><li>Website: monizahossain.com</li><li>Ritu in the Sun: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/740790/ritu-in-the-sun-by-moniza-hossain-illustrated-by-merce-lopez/</li><li>Bad Things Happened Here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/825012/bad-things-happened-here-by-moniza-hossain/</li><li>@monizahossain on Instagram&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><h2>Show Notes:</h2><ul><li>We Need Diverse Books: <a href=\"https://www.diversebooks.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.diversebooks.org/</a></li><li>Triada US Literary Agency: <a href=\"https://www.triadaus.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.triadaus.com/</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>Credits:</h3><p>The Long Road to Publishing is produced and edited by Eva Langston, and the intro/outro music comes from the artist Soundroll on #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/lost-in-love</p><p>License code: EEKRDQPCTGSBM5LZ</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Eva Langston"}