Perks Ep. 90 | Maram Taibah | Storytelling in a Steampunk World | 5-19-21

Every season one of our favorite episodes is when we get to chat with a book lover who grew up in a country other than the United States. We’ve had guests from Somalia, Ireland and Germany.

Today we have Maram Taibah; a fantasy author and screenwriter. We were anxious to talk to her about two things really. She is a bookover who grew up in Saudi Arabia. She now resides in Ontario Canada. She has published two books, the most recent being Weathernose, a steampunk fantasy about the complicated relationship between a middle-aged weatherman and a brilliant 10 year old girl on a fantastical tropical island, that will appeal to both young readers and adults alike. We talk to her about her reading life growing up in the Middle East and about her writing life now.

Books Mentioned in this Episode:

1- Sweet Valley Kids by Francine Pascal
2- Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
3- Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
4- One Thousand and One Nights
5- Weathernose by Maram Taibah
6- The Road to Elephants by Maram Taibah
7- Narnia series by C. S. Lewis
8- Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
9- The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen
10- Calling in The One by Katherine Woodward Thomas
11- A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher

Movies mentioned--
The Sound of Music
The Mummy
Bambi
Star Wars movies