Author, publisher, and ”NYC’s Most Important Book-fluencer” (Vulture) Zibby Owens interviews authors 365 days a year about their work on her award-winning, top literary podcast.
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Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
There has been a storm of controversy surrounding Jeanine Cummins' novel, AMERICAN DIRT. One big objection is that Jeanine shouldn't have written a story about a Mexican mother and her son trying to flee to the U.S. because she herself isn't Mexican and hasn't had that experience. I wrote this short essay in response to it. I published it on Medium and am reading it here (a 3-minute read!).