Layla Saad on how Me and White Supremacy came to be, writing for young readers, the publishing world

Nov 23, 2020 | E:499

Layla Saad joined the nerds for a special Zoom event to discuss her bestselling book Me & White Supremacy, the new guided journal which is now available, and the upcoming version she's working on for young readers. We also have a conversation about the publishing world and the experiences of black authors, and her wildly successful podcast. Thank you to everyone who attended and a special thank you to Layla, Sourcebooks, and our ASL interpreters.

Watch the video of this event on OverDrive's YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/c/OverDriveInc/videos

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