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LJ Cohen joins Sally Wiener Grotta on our new Tell Me More podcast

L.J Cohen shares the inspirations and author angst behind her newest novel which combines The Wizard of Oz and Tikkun Olam.

Welcome to Judith Magazine’s “Tell Me More” podcast, where I’ll be chatting with Jewish authors, editors and other creatives about the stories behind their creations.

For this inaugural episode, I chatted with author L.J. Cohen about the inspirations, author angst, and years of growth behind her latest novel Litany for a Broken World. Set in the very real world of Boston's unhoused population, Litany for a Broken World is a rich interweaving of multiverse fantasy and metaphysical science fiction that brings tikkun olam (the concept that each of us are responsible for repairing the world) to a modern retelling of The Wizard of Oz. And it's filled with characters (and a dog) that will stick with you for a long time.

L.J. Cohen is the author of eight other novels and was among the first wave of indie writers to qualify for membership in SFWA - Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Derelict, the first book in her Halcyone Space series, was named a Library Journal Self-e Select Title and Book of the Year in 2014.

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