{"id":2825,"date":"2025-04-08T21:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T01:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=2825"},"modified":"2025-04-08T21:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T01:24:13","slug":"nora-neus-writing-people-centered-stories-for-a-more-equitable-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/?p=2825","title":{"rendered":"Nora Neus: Writing &#8220;People-Centered Stories for a More Equitable World&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"689\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Renegade-Girls-689x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2827 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Renegade-Girls-689x1024.png 689w, https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Renegade-Girls-202x300.png 202w, https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Renegade-Girls-768x1141.png 768w, https:\/\/www.crafttheshow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Renegade-Girls.png 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 689px) 100vw, 689px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emmy-nominated producer, writer, and freelance journalist<a href=\"https:\/\/noraneus.com\/\"> Nora Neus<\/a> will visit the Columbus Metropolitan Library&#8217;s South High Branch on April 11 as part of the Authors at the Library series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her most recent book is <a href=\"https:\/\/noraneus.com\/renegade-girls\">&#8220;Renegade Girls,<\/a>&#8221; a young adult graphic novel that fictionalizes the 19th-century relationship between reporter Helena &#8220;Nell&#8221; Cusack and street photographer Alice Austin. Neus worked as a journalist for CNN and other outlets before writing novels, including <em>24 Hours in Charlottesville: An Oral History of the Stand Against White Supremacy<\/em>, and <em>Muhammad Najem, War Reporter.<\/em> We discuss how she researched the novel and how her personal experiences shape her storytelling. 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