432: Accessing Feeling and Emotions in Young Adult Romance - Interview

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, Lori is interviewing S.K. Ali. They’ll be talking about feeling and emotion in YA fiction and her new book Love From Mecca to Medina.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">S.K. Ali is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of several books, including</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Saints and Misfits</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a finalist for the William C. Morris award, winner of the APALA Award and Middle East Book Award, and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Love from A to Z</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, a Today Show's "Read with Jenna" Book Club selection. Both novels were critically acclaimed and named best YA books of the year by various media including Entertainment Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her novel,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Misfit in Love</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, was a People magazine best book of summer 2021. Her books for younger readers include the widely acclaimed middle grade anthology Once Upon an Eid and the New York Times bestselling picture book,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Proudest Blue</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. She has a degree in Creative Writing and lives in Toronto with her family, a very vocal cat named Yeti, and a very quiet cat named Mochi. Her newest novel,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Love From Mecca to Medina</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, went on sale October 18, 2022.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can find her on her <a href= "https://skalibooks.com/">website</a> or follow her on <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/SimonTEEN">Facebook</a>, <a href= "https://twitter.com/SajidahWrites">Twitter</a>, and <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/skalibooks/">Instagram</a>.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode S.K. Ali and Lori discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-we