Seeing Yourself on the Page

The Librarian Is In

The New York Public Library

Arts, Tv & Film, Books

4.7 • 595 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2017

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The fantastic Sona Charaipotra sits down with Frank and Gwen to talk representation and what it's like to see (or not see) your own experiences reflected in a book. Plus: Archie and Riverdale, Bollywood, Hollywood, and a lot of geeking out over our favorite YA authors.

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. Welcome to The Librarian is in the New York Public Libraries podcast about books, culture, and what to read next. I'm Frank. I'm Gwen. We're back to ourselves, even though ourselves are up for grabs at all time. I don't know if that mean.
0:25.8	And we have a super special guest that we mentioned last week, and that guest is Sona Chiarapotra.
0:28.6	Yes, you got it.
0:29.8	Yes.
0:30.5	Who's the head of content for the We Need Diverse Books,
0:33.4	and as well as an awesome YAA young adult author.
0:37.8	So welcome.
0:38.8	Thank you.
0:39.6	I never do the introduction.
0:41.7	It's for special reasons because I just grab the mic.
0:44.8	What are the special reasons?
0:45.8	Anyway, now you can take over Gwen.
0:47.5	I feel better when you're in charge.
0:49.8	I'm actually pulling my hands.
0:51.9	I don't believe it to me. I'm the reactor.
0:55.2	You're the reactor.
0:56.3	I like that.
0:58.1	Um, okay, well, so thank you for coming, Sona.
1:00.1	We're super excited to have you.
1:01.5	And I feel like I started chasing after you after I saw you talk, um, last November, I think it was, at the Book Riot Live.
1:11.2	Oh, yes.
1:11.8	Yeah.
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