On this episode, TWO hosts, Chrys and Benjamin Gorman, talk with E.K. Wise, author of KEEPERS OF THE ROCK: THE DEBILIS RISING, about the importance of representation in YA lit, raising neurodivergent kids, and reading “guilty pleasure” books without guilt or shame. Find E.K. Wise here: Website: https://ekwise.com/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@e.k.wiseInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/e.k.wise/If you’d like access to the bonus segment and the ad-free version of the show, support Benjamin Gorman’s Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BenjaminGormanIf you’d like to advertise your book or other artistic endeavor on the show, please reach out to [email protected]’s show is brought to you by the Kickstarter for the Antifa Lit Journal. Back the Kickstarter at https://bit.ly/ALJKick to help us produce a Volume 2.We would love to have you write with us to raise money for The Alzheimer’s Association on our Writing Against The Darkness team. Learn more and join the team here: https://act.alz.org/site/TR/LongestDay2025/TheLongestDay?pg=team&fr_id=18274&team_id=929777Check out the merch store at Not a Pipe Publishing, and get 10% off your whole order when you use the coupon code ShowFanhttps://not-a-pipe-publishing.square.site/s/shopMentioned on the show:Deanna Raybourn, Kills Well With Othershttps://bookshop.org/p/books/kills-well-with-others-deanna-raybourn/21550882?ean=9780593638514&next=tDiane Galbaldon, A Breath of Snow and Asheshttps://bookshop.org/p/books/a-breath-of-snow-and-ashes-diana-gabaldon/7842470?ean=9780385324168&next=t

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“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

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