On this episode, TWO hosts, Chrys and Benjamin Gorman, talk with E.K. Wise, author of KEEPERS OF THE ROCK: THE DEBILIS RISING, about the importance of representation in YA lit, raising neurodivergent kids, and reading “guilty pleasure” books without guilt or shame.

Find E.K. Wise here:

Website: https://ekwise.com/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@e.k.wise

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e.k.wise/

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Mentioned on the show:

Deanna Raybourn, Kills Well With Others

https://bookshop.org/p/books/kills-well-with-others-deanna-raybourn/21550882?ean=9780593638514&next=t

Diane Galbaldon, A Breath of Snow and Ashes

https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-breath-of-snow-and-ashes-diana-gabaldon/7842470?ean=9780385324168&next=t