Season 2 Podcast Ep 1
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This week on the very first episode of Storymix: Craft and Conversation Season 2, Jasmine Richards talks with debut children’s author Siren Knight about writing the “in-between” - in identity, history, teenage life and creative work.
Together, they explore how Siren’s collaboration with Storymix was born, mixed race identity and belonging, the “sliding door” of history behind Princess (Apparently), and what teaching teenagers has taught Siren about writing for young people.
Siren’s book, Princess (Apparently), published by Usborne, is out 13 August 2026. Listen, share and get into the conversation!
In this conversation, Jasmine and Siren discuss:
Princess (Apparently) by Siren Knight, published by Usborne.
Two weeks ago and a few thousand miles away, Della was just a normal teenage girl. She didn’t fit in at her posh school in London, she didn’t think her crush would ever like her back, and she certainly didn’t know anything about a Caribbean royal family. But when a video of her protesting goes viral, she receives a royal invitation that changes everything.