Hey everyone, Seth Meyers here.

Welcome to this February edition of Late Night Lit, our podcast series that celebrates

books and authors.

We love here at Late Night.

I'm going to turn things over to our own Sarah Janks Daily, your host of Late Night Lit.

Take it away, Sarah.

Hi everyone, I'm Sarah Janks Daily and welcome to Late Night Lit.

This month we are thrilled to speak with Gail Zemak-Laman, a New York Times bestselling

author whose latest book, The Daughters of Kobani, is an impressive narrative based on hundreds

of hours of interviews and years of on-the-ground research in northeastern Syria.

It not only explains the conflict in the region and the history behind it, but it also offers

an unprecedented look into the lives of the all female militia who fought against ISIS.

We also talk with National Book Award finalist and novelist Brandon Hobson, author of the

fantastic new book, The Removed, which tells the story of a Cherokee family grappling

with loss, ancestral trauma, and their unbreakable connections to the spiritual world and each

other.

And finally, some Late Night staffers will share a few of their own goodreads.

Gail Zemak-Laman is a New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and public speaker.

But first and foremost, and in her own words, she's a storyteller.

Her latest book, The Daughters of Kobani, tells the true and almost unbelievable story of

an all-female militia which took on ISIS.

Combining years of research, hours of interviews, and reporting from the ground in northeastern

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