Angie Thomas - The Waterstones Interview

4,104 views · Published 25 March 2018 · 10:00 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: Waterstones · 2018 · Entertainment

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Fresh from winning the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Angie Thomas spoke to us exclusively about The Hate U Give, the importance of representation, and why talking with teenagers rather than to them helped her to write the novel that has struck a chord with so many readers. 

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