YA author Sara Farizan is 'Here to Stay'

Sara Farizan is an Iranian American young adult author. In this interview she talks about Here to Stay, her new book on basketball and Islamophobia, navigating social media as a public figure and introvert, and being a not-quite-full-time writer. She first came on the scene with the breakout YA hit If You Could Be Mine, winner of the Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Children’s/Young Adult and followed with Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel.

Lesley University Social Media Specialist and YA lit fan Emily Earle interviews Sara.

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