E60: Telling Stories That Heal: The Diamond Explorer with Kao Kalia Yang

On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Kao Kalia Yang about her debut middle grade novel: The Diamond Explorer. Kao has been on the podcast before to talked about Caged, her powerful picture book illustrated by Khou Vue, and I still carry pieces of our conversation in my reader's heart.Today, she’s here to talk about the inspiration behind her newest middle grade novel. We’ll explore why she writes, the themes that cut across all of her books, the power of books to get closer to who we are and we’ll take a deeper dive into The Diamond Explorer, too. You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here. Join me inside my Facebook community for bookish people! There, we talk about all things books and reading and writing and notebooking, too! You'll get updates for this podcast, along with my other Get Lit(erate). podcast and build your literate community for adult and children's literature: https://www.facebook.com/groups/getliterateIf you’d like to support the podcast, consider purchasing some KidLit Love merchandise from my Zazzle store: https://www.zazzle.com/store/alitlife All earnings are funneled right back into the podcast expenses and maintenance fees. Thanks for your support!Follow Stephanie:Website: http://www.alitlife.com/   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AffinitoLitInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/AffinitoLitTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/AffinitoLit This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kidlitlove.substack.com