Bonus Q&A: Betsy Bird Interviews Susan Muaddi Darraj
Leave a reviewOn this bonus episode, host Betsy Bird chats with Susan Muaddi Darraj (author of the debut middle grade series Farah Rocks) about her collaboration on a mystery story seed with 12 year old Sulaf in last week’s episode, “A Girl Who Looks Like Me.” They talk about why representing Arab-American girls like Sulaf matters in children's books and about being inspired by the works of Agatha Christie and Edgar Allen Poe. Plus, Susan shares her tip for getting through writer’s block—reading! *Spoiler Alert* Susan also reveals who’s behind the disappearing objects in her story, "Mystery at the Theatre."
© Anjali Sakhrani, Matt Boynton, Andrew VanWyngarden, Sandhya Nankani, Literary Safari, Betsy Bird, Ultraviolet Audio, Ania Grzesik, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Kayla Fedeson | 00:22:40
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Episode One: Introducing The Story Seeds Podcast!
This is an Episodic show. You can listen to it in any order, but episode one is always a great place to start.
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On this bonus episode, host Betsy Bird chats with Susan Muaddi Darraj (author of the debut middle grade series Farah Rocks) about her collaboration on a mystery story seed with 12 year old Sulaf in last week’s episode, “A Girl Who Looks Like Me.” They talk about why representing Arab-American girls like Sulaf matters in children's books and about being inspired by the works of Agatha Christie and Edgar Allen Poe. Plus, Susan shares her tip for getting through writer’s block—reading! *Spoiler Alert* Susan also reveals who’s behind the disappearing objects in her story, "Mystery at the Theatre."
© Anjali Sakhrani, Matt Boynton, Andrew VanWyngarden, Sandhya Nankani, Literary Safari, Betsy Bird, Ultraviolet Audio, Ania Grzesik, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Kayla Fedesonbop| Status: Active, 29 episodes | Kind: Episodic | Episode URL
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