YA Author A.S. King on New Novel Pick the Lock, Punk Opera, and Giving Teens a VoiceAsia Tabb Bio Recent Stories Asia Tabb is the Host and Producer for WITF’s The Spark. When you get feedback and it’s really heartfelt, it’s lovely.”Pick the Lock follows 16-year-old Jane, whose controlling father bans music from the household. That’s what makes fiction so powerful.”In Pick the Lock, King also wanted to give readers permission to feel and express emotions that society often discourages. So perhaps I’m allowed to be angry about this.”Beyond storytelling, King views her work as advocacy for young people. It’s just an incredibly powerful thing to be able to speak your truth.”With Pick the Lock, King hopes teens see themselves not just in the struggles of her characters, but in their determination to fight back, create, and survive.