On this episode, author Lio Min joins us to chat about their debut novel Beating Heart Baby, a coming-of-age romance about the bonds formed from internet friendship, watching anime, and playing music. Lio shares about their journey going from being a music journalist to a published novelist, and yes, we talk a bunch about anime as well.

Follow Lio on twitter at @EmoOcean and check out their debut novel Beating Heart Baby on sale 7/26/2022!

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#185 - Author Chat w/ Lio Min