Tirzah Price
Photo Credit: Tab London
In the 48th episode of Truer Words, we speak with Tirzah Price about writing authentic rural teens, historical fiction, and making adaptations of Jane Austen feel fresh.
Tirzah is the author of the upcoming JANE AUSTEN MURDER MYSTERIES, starting with PRIDE AND PREMEDITATION, and has a story in the new RURAL VOICES: 15 AUTHORS CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT SMALL TOWN AMERICA anthology. Tirzah can be found on Instagram @tirzah.price and Twitter @tirzahprice. Her website is TirzahPrice.com.
Mentioned in this Episode:
Publisher’s Weekly review of RURAL VOICES
The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon
4 Reasons Why I Love Hopepunk by Robin Galbraith
RURAL VOICES: 15 AUTHORS CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT SMALL TOWN AMERICA edited by Nora Shalaway Carpenter
Our episode with Nora Shalaway Carpenter
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen
Newt’s Emerald by Garth Nix
Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas
The Agency series by Y.S. Lee
Writing for Children and Young Adults program at VCFA
Taylor Martindale Kean (Tirzah’s agent!)
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
Real Men Knit by Kwame Jackson
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham-Jones
When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole
The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
Bodyguard on the BBC/Netflix
Tirzah’s articles on Book Riot
All the Books Book Riot podcast
Read This Book newsletter for Book Riot
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