![]() Grace, as an Asian American woman, can you tell us a little bit about a question you posed in one of your Ted Talks: “what happens if you never see anyone who looks like you in a book?” ![]() What does your typical writing day look like? Here is a list of the questions Laurie asked the authors: The book friends share the conversation on this episode because these are timeless topics but really important to discuss right now. ![]() They talked about empathy and the genderization of books. On January 12th 2021, Link to Libraries and Laurie Flynn hosted a conversation with New York Times best-selling authors Shannon Hale and Grace Lin. She wonders though, shouldn’t it be the straight white males that we are checking in with if they’re the ones going on the shooting rampages? A Conversation with Grace Lin and Shannon Hale Alvina has also been grateful for all the support and friends who are checking in. She wrote a meaningful Facebook post about it that attracted so much support in the comments but also the inevitable trolls chimed in. Grace has been trying to wrap her head around the recent shootings in Atlanta. ![]() Then they air a conversation between Grace and author Shannon Hale about empathy and the genderizing of children's books. Grace and Alvina catch up on each other's lives and talk about the tragic mass murder in Atlanta and anti-Asian hate. ![]()
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