Talking Culture: 'All I Know So Far' with Nicole Zelniker

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Welcome to Talking Culture! In this weekly interview series from 97.9 The Hill WCHL, you’ll hear from writers, performers, musicians and individuals involved in advancing and promoting cultural arts in our community.

Talking Culture is proudly sponsored by Duke Arts. The Spring Duke Arts Presents season brings you music, dance, theater, puppetry and more! Explore the full line-up of performances and book now DukeArts.org.

This week, Aaron is joined by local author Nicole Zelniker, who’s just about to release her debut young-adult novel, “All I Know So Far.” Inspired in part by Zelniker’s own personal experience, the book revolves around Avery, a queer teenager who finds community after moving across the country to the South. Zelniker discusses the characters and their journey, the process of writing a YA novel for the first time, the challenges of writing about queer kids in an age of book bans, and more. (If you want to see Zelniker in person, she’ll be doing a reading at Epilogue Books in May, right around the novel’s release date.)

Visit NicoleZelniker.com to pre-order the book and get more information.