In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Daisy Hernández about her book, The Kissing Bug, which out now from Tin House.

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Things Mentioned

• “At the Intersection of Journalism and Memoir: A Reading List” (Lit Hub)

Books Mentioned

• A Cup of Water Under My Bed by Daisy Hernández
• The Kissing Bug: A True Story of a Family, an Insect, and a Nation’s Neglect of a Deadly Disease by Daisy Hernández

Daisy Recommends

• The Book of Delights by Ross Gay
• All the Agents and Saints by Stephanie Elizondo Griest

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