Gujju From Hawaii Reppin' at VCBF!

I’m pumped! Another creative and I will be leading a groundbreaking, dynamic, and powerful @virginiachildrensbookfestival program! I can’t wait to do this particular work with the young people in attendance. Stay tuned for the reveal! 

So many great books exist but studies show that  ⅓ of 13-year-olds and 17-years-olds never/hardly read. That’s why I’m a huge fan of VCBF programming, a unique way to address this unfortunate trend and create lifelong readers.

CHECK OUT THIS LIT PODCAST EPISODE!

Full Episode #149 It’s Lit with PHDJ featuring Sonia Patel

This @itslitwithphdj podcast episode #149 just dropped! https://itslitwithphdj.wordpress.com/2022/04/02/sonia-patel/

Check it out for some nonviolent-hip-hop-YA resistance that be like 16-year-old Rani spittin,’ “My daddy’s gone. And I’m so done looking for another one.”

(Caveat: I hope readers/listeners will feel how difficult it is for Rani to liberate herself from her brain’s hardwiring to be groomed by older narcissistic/predator men like her father. Unlike Rani, most survivors of chronic childhood abuse DON’T gain insight/awareness into the abuse, or even disclose it, until the 3rd or 4th decade of life because the abuse has physically damaged and scarred their brains. But then RANI PATEL IN FULL EFFECT would’ve been a very different novel.)

My love & gratitude to hosts @pbanjoli & @jocelynkng for this opportunity. If you missed any episodes, catch up at https://itslitwithphdj.wordpress.com/

Shout out to @joannagordy for connecting me with these awesome podcasting humans!

Also, check out the podcast’s origin story: https://anjoliroy.com/bibliography/lit-on-radio-waves-holding-space-in-hawaii/


Mental Health in Hawaii: Coronavirus & Quarantine

Check out this great article in Civil Beat by Brittany Lyte. https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/03/coronavirus-is-spiking-levels-of-anxiety-panic-and-stress/ I’m grateful to be included!

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https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/03/coronavirus-is-spiking-levels-of-anxiety-panic-and-stress/


FORTUNATE TO BE PART OF THIS GREAT PODCAST FROM CINCO PUNTOS PRESS!

“From the El Paso-based indie publisher, Cinco Puntos Press. Writers talk with each other about their books. This episodes features Sonia Patel, author of BLOODY SEOUL, chatting with Jacqueline Briggs Martin and June Jo Lee, co-authors of CHEF ROY CHOI AND THE STREET FOOD REMIX from Readers To Eaters. They had a wonderful conversation about the connection and comfort food can bring us, the concept of sohn maash in Korean culture, why we should make the world bigger instead of trying to fit in, and many more great things!”