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Off Book - Emily Zogbi on Contemporary Fantasy, YA Comfort Reads & Poetry

We’re joined by poet, editor, and contemporary fantasy evangelist Emily Zogbi—and yes, we immediately spiral into maps in books, fanfiction origins, and the very specific rules we all have about buying books.

Emily walks us through her love of magical realism, hidden worlds, and stories where something just slightly off is happening beneath the surface of real life. We also get into YA comfort reads, why war scenes are… not for us, and the books that shaped her as a reader (and writer).

Plus: poetry as storytelling, why it’s not boring (you just haven’t found your poet yet), and the exact…

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