Equal Opportunity Reading and Mental Health Represenation in Books with Anastasia Zadeik (E85)

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Anastasia Zadeik is a writer, editor, and narrative nonfiction storyteller. She had a career in international neuropsychological research while raising her children. Her debut novel, Blurred Fates, won the 2023 Sarton Award for Contemporary Fiction and the 2023 National Indie Excellence Award in Contemporary Fiction. Her second novel, The Other Side of Nothing, which Kirkus called “a stunning story about mental illness and its challenges,” will be released May 28. Anastasia serves as Director of Communications for the San Diego Writers Festival, on the board of the International Memoir Association, and as a mentor and performer for the literary nonprofit So Say We All.

In this episode, Anastasia and I covered alot. We talked about the importance of reading to create empathy and understanding, mental health representation in books and reducing the stigma of mental health and the tough conversations. Anastasia calls herself an equal opportunity reader and I absolutely love it! Her book flight today focuses on books set in the publishing world and sound delightful. Happy listening!

You can connect with Anastasia at the links below:

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• To purchase Anastasia’s books:
  • The Other Side of Nothing
  • Blurred Fates

You can find the show notes for this episode with links to the books mentioned in the episode right HERE.

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