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A Soul With Good Intentions (with Channelle Desamours)

Liberation is Lit Podcast

Liberation is Lit Podcast
A Soul With Good Intentions (with Channelle Desamours)
May 02, 2026 Season 4 Episode 15
Tayler Simon

In this episode, we welcome author and high school science teacher Channelle Desamours to discuss her new YA supernatural thriller mystery, They Call Her Regret. Channelle shares why she writes for teens, how the dystopian boom reignited her reading, and how science and problem-solving inform her approach to mysteries. 

Channelle’s Books

They Call Her Regret

Needy Little Things

Other Books Mentioned

When I Was Death by Alexis Henderson

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Where to Find Channelle

channelledesamours.com

Instagram

TikTok

Timeline

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

01:02 Why Write YA Mysteries

04:24 Regret Plot and Stakes

05:40 Themes of Consequences

08:54 Social Justice in Fiction

11:35 Staying Grounded as Author

13:13 Students Reading Her Books

15:29 Upcoming Releases and Writing

17:18 Recent Reads and Recs

19:02 Advice and Closing



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