Writing Stories
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Wonderful and Terrible — Jazmina Barrera Tells The Story of Linea Nigra
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Brianna Avenia-Tapper
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Season 3
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Episode 37
In this episode, Jazmina Barrera tells the story of Linea Nigra. Along the way she covers:
World-altering experience of becoming a parent
Gendered double-standards in terms of what topics are worthy of books
Radical empathy
Publishing a book in translation, working with a translator
Learn more about Jazmina Barrera
Buy Linea Nigra here