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Jenny Torres Sanchez

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In the 38th episode of Truer Words, we speak with Jenny Torres Sanchez about Ray Bradbury, poetry, and magical realism. Jenny is the author of five young adult novels, including WE ARE NOT FROM HERE, which comes out May 19th. Jenny can be found on Instagram @jennytsanchez and Twitter @jetchez. Her website is JennyTorresSanchez.com.

Mentioned in this Episode:

The Slow Novel Lab

Nina LaCour

Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Hulu

Angel on Hulu

Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider

Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery

The Fall of Innocence by Jenny Torres Sanchez

The Half of It on Netflix

Cyrano de Bergerac

Front Desk by Kelly Yang

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino

Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes

I Like to Watch by Emily Nussbaum

Highlights Foundation

Highlights Magazine

Jody Casella

Las Musas

Laurie Halse Anderson

Jerry Spinelli

Because of the Sun by Jenny Torres Sanchez

The Stranger by Albert Camus

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Prophecy Girl

Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia by Jenny

All Summer in One Day by Ray Bradbury

Alex Villasante

Donna Higuera

Those Winter Sundays poem by Robert Hayden

John Green

A.S. King

Lauren Gibaldi

The Downside of Being Charlie by Jenny Torres Sanchez

Which Way Home

Disappeared by Francisco Stork

The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante

The Everything I Have Lost by Sylvia Zeleny

Children of the Land by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo

Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar

About Us:

Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.

You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Kathryn Benson