Interview with Rabiah York Lumbard, Author of "No True Believers"

Alexis York Lumbard aka Rabiah York Lumbard agreed to Muslim Media Review's request for an interview about her first novel, No True Believers. You can see all of her works and contact her through her website.

The Young Adult (YA) Genre

Given that most authors who write YA aren’t themselves young adults, what are successful YA authors doing to connect with young readers?

They dig deep inside themselves and remember what it was like to be a teen. They also listen to their teen readers. Being a listener is critical in any form of art.

What separates YA novels & short stories from “adult” literature? Is it language level? Is it that the protagonist(s) must be young adults? For example, why isn’t Crime and Punishment a YA novel?