))
You Have to Work Really Hard - Kai Harris Tells the Story of What the Fireflies Knew - Episode 1
Manage episode 391778423 series 3536467
Content provided by Brianna Avenia-Tapper. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Brianna Avenia-Tapper or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
In this episode, Dr. Kai Harris tells the story of her debut novel What the Fireflies Knew. We talk about:
- embracing your own voice and material when writing
- drafting a novel in a month while caring for a newborn (!!)
- querying
- working with an agent
- getting a book deal
- celebrating publication
- the recurrent themes in Kai's work
- the universality of the Black experience
Get a copy of What the Fireflies Knew on bookshop.org here!
33 episodes
Share
