YA Book Stack
YA Book Stack is an in-conversation podcast with Australian authors who discuss the application of their text in the middle years English classroom and the ways their text is reflective of the experiences of young adult readers and the world they engage with. Through a focus on the text in the classroom, YA Book Stack aims to encourage educators to embrace the flexibility of the middle years and explore a broader range of texts in their curriculum.
YA Book Stack
Keshe Chow on The Girl with No Reflection
In this episode of YA Book Stack, Karys is joined by Keshe Chow (she/her), a #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of fantasy, romance, and speculative fiction. Born in Malaysia, Keshe moved to Australia when she was two years old. Currently she resides in Naarm (Melbourne) with her husband, two kids, one cat, and way too many house plants. They discuss Keshe's novel, The Girl with No Reflection as well as reading recommendations including:
- "Fauna of Mirrors" from The Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borge
- Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
- Various titles by Sue Lynn Tan
- The Scarlet Alchemist by Kylie Lee Baker
- Of Flame and Fury by Mikayla Bridge
- Soulmatch by Rebecca Danzenbaker
- An Ocean Apart by Jill Tew
- I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang
Also discussed in this episode:
- The role of genre fiction within the English curriculum
- World-building, voice and character development
- Chinese mythology, and themes of feminism and patriarchy
- The importance of representation in text studies