Perspectives S35/Ep24: Alaya Dawn Johnson and the Library of Broken Worlds

Alaya Dawn Johnson is an award-winning author of speculative fiction for adults and young adults. Her most recent novel, The Library of Broken Worlds, introduces the reader to Freida, the daughter of a library god who has spent her entire life exploring the library's ever changing tunnels and communing with the gods. In the winding underground tunnels of the library, a heinous secret lies buried -- and Freida is the only one who can uncover it. Her unbelievable access makes her unique and dangerous. Johnson, the author, talks with us about her passion about exposing the failure of systems and repetition of history and the desire of today's teens to change the narrative to one more just.