We begin today with the Mexican American poet, novelist and essayist, Erika L. Sánchez.

Her book, I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter is being made into a film. It was a New York Times best selling young adult novel, and a finalist for the National Book Award.

Ms. Sánchez is the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Chair, and Writer-in-Residence in the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies at DePaul University in Chicago.

Her latest book is a fascinating memoir, a collection of essays that chronicles her childhood in a poor immigrant household, through her journey to become a successful writer, and a happily married mother.

It’s called Crying in the Bathroom: A Memoir. 

Erika L. Sánchez joins us on Zoom from Chicago…

We begin today with the Mexican American poet, novelist and essayist, <a href="https://erikalsanchez.com/">Erika L. Sánchez</a>.
Her book, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/545723/i-am-not-your-perfect-mexican-daughter-by-erika-l-sanchez/">I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter </a>is being made into a film. It was a New York Times best selling young adult novel, and a finalist for the National Book Award.
Ms. Sánchez is the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Chair, and Writer-in-Residence in the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies at <a href="https://las.depaul.edu/academics/latin-american-and-latino-studies/faculty/Pages/erika-l-sanchez.aspx">DePaul University</a> in Chicago.
Her latest book is a fascinating memoir, a collection of essays that chronicles her childhood in a poor immigrant household, through her journey to become a successful writer, and a happily married mother.
It’s called <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665633/crying-in-the-bathroom-by-erika-l-sanchez/">Crying in the Bathroom: A Memoir. </a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/ErikaLSanchez">Erika L. Sánchez</a> joins us on Zoom from Chicago…

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