E165: An Immersive AI Reality: THE VALE by Abigail Hing Wen

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Kidlit Love: Conversations with Picture Book, Middle Grade and YA Authors

Stephanie Affinito: Bookologist, Restorative Reading and Writing Coach

185 episodes

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This podcast celebrates all things children's literature for the adult reading to their inner child AND connecting the young readers in their lives with books. Each week, I host bookish conversations with children's literature authors to learn about their backstory, their journey to writing, their books and their hopes for readers. This podcast is for you if you love reading children's literature, are an educator or librarian looking for books to share with students or are a caregiver finding new titles to share with loved ones.

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E165: An Immersive AI Reality: THE VALE by Abigail Hing Wen

Kidlit Love: Conversations with Picture Book, Middle Grade and YA Authors

21 minutes 2 seconds

2 months ago

E165: An Immersive AI Reality: THE VALE by Abigail Hing Wen

On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Abigail Hing Wen about her debut middle grade novel: THE VALE.

This futuristic adventure features a boy who creates a fully immersive, AI generated VR world to escape from reality and explores the ethics of artificial intelligence through a wildly imaginative lens.

Come listen as we talk about the perfectly winding road Abigail took through children’s literature, the core themes of responsible use of AI, family and friendship perfect for middle grade readers and her hopes for the book that include readers imagining their own version of The Vale. Plus…she talks about the short film supporting the book that releases soon along with the Roblox game that I can’t wait to try out!

You’ll find the show notes for the episode with links to all of the books and resources mentioned right here: https://www.alitlife.com/2025/09/10/an-immersive-ai-reality-the-vale-by-abigail-hing-wen/

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