{"id":448384,"date":"2019-04-21T01:31:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T08:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=448384"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:20:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:20:36","slug":"ep-49-young-adult-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2019\/04\/21\/ep-49-young-adult-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 49: Young Adult Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3015\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-448384-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/49_Ep_49_FINAL_1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/49_Ep_49_FINAL_1.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/49_Ep_49_FINAL_1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/49_Ep_49_FINAL_1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_pinw=448384-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/49_Ep_49_FINAL_1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"49_Ep_49_FINAL_1.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('448384-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_448384-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_448384-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_embed=448384-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/disability-visibility\/id1282878324\u00a0?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fdisabilityvisibilityproject.com%2F%3Fp%3D448384\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diverse representation in literature is incredibly important for young people in their formative years and today\u2019s episode is all about Young Adult literature. Today\u2019s episode features an interview with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariekenijkamp.com\/musings\/\">Marieke Nijkamp<\/a> editor, author, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversifya.com\/\">DiversifyYA<\/a> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">former senior Vice President of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/diversebooks.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We Need Diverse Books<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marieke and I talked in 2018 about her novel<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Before-Let-Go-Marieke-Nijkamp\/dp\/1492642282\"><em> Before I Let Go<\/em><\/a> and an anthology she edited, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0374306508\/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2\">Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1s2eJbUpW0DDlm48MP5ysxf_ZK6tK9mYYzBLRhA9CHa0\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>[Google doc]<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Young-Adult-Literature-1.pdf\"><strong>[PDF]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Related Links<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/disabilityinkidlit.com\/\">Disability in KidLit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/diversebooks.org\/\">We Need Diverse Books<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leary, Alaina. (January 20, 2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bustle.com\/p\/why-the-publishing-industry-needs-to-be-more-inclusive-of-autistic-disabled-people-7705640\">Why The Publishing Industry Needs To Be More Inclusive Of Autistic And Disabled People.<\/a> Bustle.<\/p>\n<p>(April 5, 2019). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/bbcthree\/article\/a7ee1b57-b480-45a8-9a7c-4d975ba9f485\">Why this author disagrees with Autism \u2018Awareness\u2019 Day.<\/a> BBC.<\/p>\n<p>(July 17, 2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/marieke-nijkamp\/unbroken-nijkamp\/\">Review of <em>Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens.<\/em><\/a> Kirkus Reviews.<\/p>\n<p>(October 1, 2017). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/marieke-nijkamp\/before-i-let-go\/\">Review of <em>Before I Let Go<\/em>.<\/a> Kirkus Reviews.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez, Cindy L. (January 18, 2016). <a href=\"https:\/\/latinosinkidlit.com\/2016\/01\/18\/qa-with-debut-author-marieke-nijkamp-about-this-is-where-it-ends\/\">Q&amp;A with Debut Author Marieke Nijkamp about <em>This Is Where It Ends.<\/em><\/a> Latinos in KidLit.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_448443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-448443\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"448443\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2019\/04\/21\/ep-49-young-adult-literature\/nijkamp-author-photo-2-768x514\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Nijkamp-author-photo-2-768x514.jpg?fit=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,514\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Nijkamp-author-photo-2-768&amp;#215;514\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo of Marieke Nijkamp, a young white agender person with short hair with the left side shaved and dyed purple and bright cobalt blue. She is wearing glasses, a black necklace, a silver necklace with a cross, and a long-sleeved blue scoop neck top. She is smiling at the camera and some grass and green bushes are behind her.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo of Marieke Nijkamp, a young white agender person with short hair with the left side shaved and dyed purple and bright cobalt blue. She is wearing glasses, a black necklace, a silver necklace with a cross, and a long-sleeved blue scoop neck top. She is smiling at the camera and some grass and green bushes are behind her.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Nijkamp-author-photo-2-768x514.jpg?fit=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-448443\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Nijkamp-author-photo-2-768x514.jpg?resize=400%2C268&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Nijkamp-author-photo-2-768x514.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Nijkamp-author-photo-2-768x514.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-448443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo of Marieke Nijkamp, a young white agender person with short hair with the left side shaved and dyed purple and bright cobalt blue. She is wearing glasses, a black necklace, a silver necklace with a cross, and a long-sleeved blue scoop neck top. She is smiling at the camera and some grass and green bushes are behind her. P<span class=\"s1\">hoto credit: Karin Nijkamp<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marieke Nijkamp was born and raised in the Netherlands. A lifelong student of stories, language, and ideas, she spends as much time in fictional worlds as she does the real world. She loves to travel, roll dice, and daydream. Her #1 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Times <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bestselling debut novel, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariekenijkamp.com\/musings\/books\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Is Where It Ends<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, follows four teens during the fifty-four minutes of a school shooting. Her sophomore novel, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariekenijkamp.com\/musings\/before-i-let-go\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before I Let Go<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a haunting young adult murder mystery set during a cruel Alaskan winter. Marieke is the editor of the 2018 anthology<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariekenijkamp.com\/musings\/unbroken\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens <\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(FSG).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mariekeyn\">@mariekeyn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mariekeyn\/\">@mariekeyn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariekenijkamp.com\/musings\/\">http:\/\/www.mariekenijkamp.com\/musings\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Support Disability Media and Culture<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/donate\/\"><b>DONATE<\/b><\/a><b> to the Disability Visibility Project\u00ae<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geraldineah-sue.com\">Geraldine Ah-Sue<\/a>, Audio Producer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFdirewolf\">Alice Wong<\/a>, Writer, Producer, Interviewer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoAmIToStopIt\">Cheryl Green<\/a>, Text Transcript<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kut2smooth\">Lateef McLeod<\/a>, Introduction<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeeMort\">Mike Mort<\/a>, Artwork<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Theme Music (used with permission of artist)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Song: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N02wZiX7jso\">\u201cDance Off\u201d<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artist: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wheelchairsportscamp.bandcamp.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wheelchair Sports Camp<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Music<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Throcke\/Sometimes_Not_Unpointful\/01_Leap_Forthmp3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leap Forth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by Throcke (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leap Forth by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Throcke\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throcke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is licensed under a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/us\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Podington_Bear\/Dance_1228\/Wednesday_Night_Flavor\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday Night Flavor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by Podington Bear (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday Night Flavor by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/music\/Podington_Bear\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Podington Bear<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is licensed under a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/3.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Sounds<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/Jack_Master\/sounds\/248096\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cVOCODER countdown\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jack_Master. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/sheepfilms\/sounds\/153583\/#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 Bit Beeping Computer Sounds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by sheepfilms. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/49_Ep_49_FINAL_1.mp3Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/49_Ep_49_FINAL_1.mp3Podcast<\/a>: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSSDiverse representation in literature is incredibly important for young people in their formative years and today\u2019s &hellip; 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