I'm so delighted to be joined by my wonderful friend Katie Hislop to workshop American Dirt in book club this week. Katie is an HR guru who has been a guest on the podcast before when she shared her wisdom about helping women 'rev up their careers post kids'. In this episode, Katie is donning her reading hat and helping me workshop this controversial yet powerful book. American Dirt was written by American author Jeanine Cummins and released in early 2020. The book received accolades from literary gurus including Stephen King and John Grisham and quickly captured the attention of Oprah Winfrey who chose it for her super popular book club. But despite the initial burst of positivity, there has been extensive criticism essentially centering on whether Jeanine Cummins is in fact the right person to tell the story of a migrant woman fleeing Mexico.For more details on the show, check out the show notes page on The Grown-Up Girls Report website.Thanks for listening!Alex x
