Erika L. Sánchez, CRYING IN THE BATHROOM: A Memoir
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 22 September 2022
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Zibby is joined by New York Times bestselling author, poet, and professor Erika L. Sánchez to talk about her memoir, Crying in the Bathroom. Erika shares how she first fell in love with poetry and writing, the ways in which her rebellion against cultural and religious norms has shaped her work, and why she decided to start this memoir by sharing intimate details about her body. The two also discuss what Erika is reading right now and which form of writing she's returning to with her next project.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now. |
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| 1:31.6 | Erica L. Sanchez is the author of Crying in the Bathroom, a memoir, which, by the way, I could |
| 1:36.5 | have titled my own memoir because I've spent so much of my life crying in the bathroom. |
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