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In this episode of Bookable Space, Jean Burgess reads That Summer She Found Her Voice. It’s an engaging discussion complete with character voices. Jean shares insights into writing places we love, writing from life and research, and writing about timely themes like feminism in the late 70s, racial injustice, and more.
About the book
Set against a backdrop of 1970s Baltimore, this is the story of 23-year-old Margie Stevens as she tours the country as a singer in a
swing band and how she clarifies her own views on emerging feminism, social injustice, and personal spirituality – eventually discovering her
authentic voice as a woman.
About the author
Jean Burgess is a writer, editor, playwright, and workshop presenter. Before diving into a writing career, Jean taught theatre and speech communications on both the secondary and college levels for twenty-three years. She holds an M.A. in Theatre from
Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in Educational Theatre from New York University.
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