Hey Reader
A Moroccan Folktale, a Traumatic Upbringing, and Writing for Teens
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YA author Loretta Chefchaouni reveals where the inspiration for her debut, The Lustrous Dark, came from, how she wove her own adolescent experiences into her character’s backstory, and why it’s so important to her to write stories that young readers can connect with. During the episode, she also opens up about what it’s like writing through Muslim and neurodiverse lenses and what the process of…