Author Morgan Parker reread her teenage diaries to write her new young adult novel, Who Put This Song On?

When Morgan Parker reread her diaries from high school she came face-to-face with all of her past emotions, fears and insecurities.

Now, the author and poet has channeled those experiences into a new young adult novel. The semi-autobiographical Who Put This Song On? follows a 17-year-old girl, also named Morgan Parker, who is struggling to find her voice at her mostly-white suburban Christian high school.

She joined host Tom Power in the q studio to talk about writing the novel and how music has played an integral role in her life and career. She also shared a reading from another book she released this year, a poetry collection called Magical Negro.

Who Put This Song On? and Magical Negro are both out now.

Download our podcast or click the 'Listen' link above to hear the full conversation with Morgan Parker.

— Produced by Cora Nijhawan