New Adult Book Club discussion

Let's have a warm welcome for the fabulous K.K. Weil this week! She is the author of At This Stage and Shatterproof, which was recently featured in our RI&RI program! Please leave your questions for her below. :)

Thanks so much for having me! I'm very excited to be here and answer any of your questions!

How would you say you incorporate various forms of diversity (race, physical/mental abilities, sexual orientation, religion, background, education, age etc.) in your novels?

Great question! When I write, I love my stories to emerge organically, and when different issues arise, I do a lot of research to make sure I represent them accurately and with sensitivity. For example, in my first book, my hero's character had a brother with special needs. It was extremely important to me that I depicted him the way his brother saw him...as an amazing kid!