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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