Kay Kerr’s debut young adult novel, Please Don’t Hug Me, explores love, loss and friendship through the eyes of Erin, a young woman on the autism spectrum. Kay joins Anna Whateley, a fellow neurodivergent author, for a funny, warm and enlightening conversation about Please Don’t Hug Me, the joys and complexities of writing the teen experience, and the importance of the #ownvoices movement in YA literature.

This conversation is part of our YA podcast series.

Kay Kerr&rsquo;s debut young adult novel, Please Don&rsquo;t Hug Me, explores love, loss and friendship through the eyes of Erin, a young woman on the autism spectrum. Kay joins Anna Whateley, a fellow neurodivergent author, for a funny, warm and enlightening conversation about Please Don&rsquo;t Hug Me, the joys and complexities of writing the teen experience, and the importance of the #ownvoices movement in YA literature.
This conversation is part of our YA podcast series.

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