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Ep 129: Tomi Adeyemi
First Draft with Sarah Enni
Afar - March 13, 2018 17:10 - 50 minutes - 57.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 371 ratingsBooks Arts Business Entrepreneurship literature write book books kidlit middlegrade read reading writing youngadult Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Tomi Adeyemi, debut author of Children of Blood and Bone, on thinking she hated reading and writing, spite creativity, and how fantasy helped protect her from the raw pain in her book.
Tomi Adeyemi Show Notes
The Hunger Games (movie)
Tomi’s blog post, "Why I Write: Telling a Story That Matters."
Avatar: The Last Airbender (TV show)
Ryan Coogler (director)
Launch (podcast)
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Miles Morales by Jason Reynolds