Episode 153: Jennifer Baker

Writer, editor, and podcaster Jennifer Baker's debut YA novel, Forgive Me Not , imagines a near-future America in which the juvenile criminal justice system has been "reformed" to allow young people to undergo grueling Trials instead of incarceration. It's an incisive and powerful story about carceral justice, as well as a moving coming-of-age and family story. In our conversation we talked about writing about serious topics for younger readers, how she approached writing her characters, and why it was important for her to focus on systems rather than individual innocence or guilt. Then for the second segment we talked about finding inspiration in other art forms. (Recorded April 3, 2024.)

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Episode 153: Jennifer Baker is an episode from Keep the Channel Open by Mike Sakasegawa.

This episode is 01:14:01 long.

This episode was published on Aug 28, 2024.

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