Interview with HEIR Author Sabaa Tahir

Episode Summary: In this episode, Kelly and Alix interview bestselling author Sabaa Tahir upon the release of her new fantasy novel, Heir. Author Bio 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, All My Rage, won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, the Printz Award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry. Visit Sabaa online at SabaaTahir.com and follow her on Instagram or Twitter @SabaaTahir and TikTok @SabaaTahirAuthor.   / sabaatahir     / sabaatahirauthor   Topics Discussed: [2:00] Heir by Sabaa Tahir https://amzn.to/3XEyUm8 [4:04] Inspiration Behind Heir [14:15] The Writing Process [20:47] Becoming a Writer [21:41] Advice for Writers [29:00] Takeaways for Readers [33:15] Inspiration from Authors [36:38] Writing New Genres [38:30] Final Questions Books Mentioned An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir https://amzn.to/4dZrmzZ A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir https://amzn.to/3XeyS2Y Gilead by Marilynne Robinson https://amzn.to/3TobKhg All My Rage by Sabba Tahir https://amzn.to/3XgvbtA The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy https://amzn.to/4eeeZQg Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu https://amzn.to/3ME8FpJ The Maid by Nita Prose https://amzn.to/3MGdEpP The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko https://amzn.to/47lI6Pw This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone https://amzn.to/4cWOwpy What's New at LitJoy? Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary Follow LitJoy! We deeply appreciate your support in creating a community around stories! Make sure to RATE & REVIEW The LitJoy Podcast wherever you listen. Subscribe to our email list at https://litjoycrate.com/podcast-email Join our Lunacorns private membership group at https://litjoycrate.com/podcast-lunac... Follow us on Instagram @litjoycrate Follow us on TikTok @litjoycrate Check out LitJoy's officially licensed author collections! Use the code PODCAST10 for a 10% off discount! Find all episode show notes on The LitJoy Podcast homepage! 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 LitJoy Lounge! https://litjoycrate.com/a/blog Thank you for listening!