Ep 114: Liara Tamani

Liara Tamani, debut author of CALLING MY NAME, on getting out of
the cycle of ruthless academic achievement to find her passion,
shedding old belief systems, fighting against the guilt and shame
instilled in girls at very young ages, and the importance of
numbers to her creative life.


 


Liara Tamani Show Notes


The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison


Girlfriends (TV show)


Courtney Summers (listen to her First Draft episode here or read
the transcript)


The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros


Maud Martha by Gwendolyn Brooks


SOLD by Patricia McCormick


The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (listen to her First Draft
interview here)


Alone with All That Could Happen: Rethinking Conventional Wisdom
about the Craft of Fiction by David Jauss (writing craft)


The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr., and E.B. White