Today, Lori is interviewing Deeba Zargarpur. They’ll be talking about family trauma and her book House of Yesterday.

Deeba Zargarpur is an Afghan-Uzbek American. She credits her love of literature across various languages to her immigrant parents, whose eerie tales haunted her well into the night.

If given the choice, Deeba would spend her days getting lost in spooky towns with nothing but a notebook and eye for adventure to guide her. House of Yesterday is her debut novel.

You can find her on her website or follow her on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Goodreads.

In this episode Deeba Zargarpur and Lori discuss:

How to write a creepy book your audience will have to read with the lights on.
Why she focuses on the grandparent and grandchild relationship in her book.
When to edge the supernatural elements of your story toward the chilling.

Plus, her #1 tip for writers.

For more info and show notes: diymfa.com/439

439: Blending Family Trauma with the Supernatural - Interview