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EPISODE · Oct 9, 2025 · 58 MIN

In conversation with Rachel Faturoti, YA and Children’s Fiction Writer, Editor and Poet

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Rachel is a British-Nigerian author who believes it’s important for readers to see themselves represented well in stories.  Some of her books include: The Summer I Saved the Wild, Finding Folkshore, The Boy in the Smoke, Graphic Novel, Black Dolls Vol. 1 and many more.Rachel says "the main thing I love about writing is that you get to escape into a different world… I hope that my books can transport people or help people even deal with different things in life.”

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