Libba Bray is a #1 New York Times bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning YA author. In this two-part interview with Theo Baker, Libba speaks about her journey as a writer, her embrace of the absurd and surreal, and shares her writing advice!

Part One: Libba on music, journaling, and how playwriting lead her to writing books for teens. (30:32)

Part Two: Libba shares about a breakthrough moment in her own writing, and offers us writing advice that she follows.

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