Interview with Stacey Abrams (Author, Politician, and Activist)

12/19/23 • 0 min

In this episode of the Libro.fm Podcast, we speak with writer, small business owner, politician, and voting rights activist Stacey Abrams. We cover her newest novel, her work in politics, book banning, her romance writer alter-ego, and more.

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About Stacey Abrams: Stacey Abrams is the four-time New York Times bestselling author of Stacey’s Extraordinary Words, While Justice Sleeps, Our Time is Now, and Lead from the Outside; an entrepreneur; and a political leader. She is the award-winning producer of the documentary, All In: The Fight for Democracy, which made the 2021 Academy Award shortlist for best documentary.

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Books discussed on today's episode:

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
Network Effect by Martha Wells
The Last Lion by William Manchester
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
How to Loiter In a Turf War by Coco Solid

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Books discussed on today's episode:

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama
Network Effect by Martha Wells
The Last Lion by William Manchester
Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn
How to Loiter In a Turf War by Coco Solid

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Interview with Kacen Callender (Author of Stars in Your Eyes, Felix Ever After)

In this episode of the Libro.fm Podcast, we were lucky enough to interview award-winning author Kacen Callender about their new book, "Stars in Your Eyes." We also discuss the importance of finding community and connection in their work, their experience in publishing, book banning, and more!

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About Kacen Callender: Kacen Callender is a Saint Thomian author of children's fiction and fantasy, best known for their Stonewall Book Award and Lambda Literary Award-winning middle grade debut Hurricane Child. Their fantasy novel, Queen of the Conquered, is the 2020 winner of the World Fantasy Award and King and the Dragonflies won the 2020 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

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Books we discussed on today's episode:

Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones
Hitchcock's Blondes by Laurence Leamer
One in a Millennial by Kate Kennedy
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

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In this episode of the Libro.fm Podcast, we sat down in person with bestselling author and physician, Dr. Abraham Verghese. His most recent novel ‘The Covenant of Water’ was an instant New York Times Bestseller, an Oprah Book Club Pick, and one of Barack Obama’s top books of 2023. We discuss his research process, how he auditioned to narrate his own book, how his work as a physician impacts his writing, and his recipe for “bachelor chicken”.

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About Abraham Verghese: Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP, is a best-selling author and a physician with a reputation for his focus on healing in an era where technology often overwhelms the human side of medicine. He received the Heinz Award in 2014 and was awarded the National Humanities Medal, presented by President Barack Obama, in 2015.

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