Rock Book Show: Rayya Elias Harley Loco Book Interview

Harley Loco came out last year and is now available in paperback from Viking/Penguin. Roundly praised for the raw, unfiltered voice of first time author Rayya Elias, Elias doesn't just tell you about her world, she lets you inside it.
The story of a young girl from Syria immigrating to Detroit, who taught herself about music, started doing drugs, moved to New York City in her 20′s, cut hair, did more drugs, went to prison, died three times and ultimately redeemed herself has plenty to draw in the reader. But, there is something else living in the pages That intagible factor that makes you relate to Elias even if you've never come near any of her experiences.
In this interview, we talk about how writing a book with the encouragement of best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert doesn't suck, how to survive robbing a Colombian drug lord, how she learned English from an iconic soap star and so much more.

[@flipflop8596]

I just bought this ladies bookk on a whim. 'Harley Loco' the cover & title intrigued me, read the synopsis and was sure I would enjoy reading. I was not wrong!. So sad to discover she has died. So grateful to have read her story! R.I.P. Rayya😘💕💞

[@friendsfriend7246]

This is amazing conversation with a clearly amazing human being.

[@patriciamckeon4650]

The Sky Is The Limit, Thank You Raya 💙 Rest In EXCITEMENT 💙

[@jelef001]

bloody-knuckled redemption is a fascinating phrase

[@adamk.1012]

Rest in Love and Peace dear Rayya..

[@lindamaygreg]

Such a shame we lost Rayya recently. She was charming and so fascinating.

[@zra8997]

She had a brilliant mind.

[@artgirl-zx2jh]

A brilliant woman, so sad she has left this world.;(

[@johngrimkowski598]

very captivating woman.

[@TenTenJ]

Wow! She’ was half Armenian? She’s saying they escaped Turkey during the genocide?