Tragedy Abounds w/Shanthi Sekaran

Join host Ned Buskirk in conversation with novelist & television writer Shanthi Sekaran, as they talk about her new book Boomi's Boombox, how she went about tackling the issue of grief for a fictional 12-year old, & her secondhand experience of death/grief, mostly in story form, from her own mother. Shanthi Sekaran’s website: https://www.shanthisekaran.com/ ig: https://www.instagram.com/shanthi.sekaran/ pre-order/order Boomi's Boombox: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/boomis-boombox-shanthi-sekaran ”Imperfect Eulogy for Elmer Morrissey”: https://www.zyzzyva.org/2012/04/25/imperfect-eulogy-for-elmer-morrissey/ [an excerpt from this piece was included in this episode] Produced by Nick Jaina Associate Produced by Jasmine Pritchard Soundscaping by Nick Jaina Excerpt from “Imperfect Eulogy for Elmer Morrissey” by Shanthi Sekaran, scored by Nick Jaina ”YG2D Podcast Theme Song” by Nick Jaina FOLLOW YOU’RE GOING TO DIE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yergoing2die/ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yergoingtodie/ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/YerGoing2Die THIS PODCAST IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SUPPORT FROM LISTENERS LIKE YOU. Become a podcast patron now at https://www.patreon.com/YG2D.