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Podcast: The Reading Culture
Episode: Rebel With Claws: Zoraida CĂłrdova on the Pleasures of Nonconformity
Description: âWhy am I fighting this? Like, why am I fighting the thing that I want to write? For who? For like a teacher that I haven't seen in five years or ten years? For a critic who I don't know?â - Zoraida CĂłrdovaZoraida CĂłrdova doesnât care about what a book should be. When she writes, sheâs interested in.. well⌠what sheâs interested in. That means Zoraida doesn't prioritize following rules or meeting pre-set expectations. If she wants to write about sappy zombies, she will. If she wants to create a deep, profound novel, she wil...