Award-winning children’s book author, Hena Khan, joins Not Your Lawyer for a conversation about winding career paths, creative work, intellectual property and asset protection, and the surprisingly emotional legal questions behind the books we love.

Hena is the author of more than 35 children’s books, including “It’s Ramadan Curious George” and “Night of the Moon”. In this episode she shares how she found her way back to her first love, writing. Her story is a reminder that callings aren’t always linear, and that side projects can become life’s work.

Together, we explore:

• How Hena transitioned from public health and international development into writing books for children and young adults
• The realities of work-for-hire writing, IP ownership, and what authors actually give up
• A discussion around copyright ba ...