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Interview with Kalynn Bayron, author of Cinderella is Dead

Ep: #459 – On today’s episode, Adam interview debut author Kalynn Bayron about her new young adult dark fantasy, Cinderella is Dead. Kalynn wrote this story because, as a BIPOC author, she never saw characters who looked like herself in the tales she adored growing up and wrote a new narrative. They also discuss how […]
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@KalynnBayron is on the show today discussing her debut novel CINDERELLA IS DEAD, our shared love of dark fairy tales, & #Hamilton.

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