This week, we're joined by special guest Jaya Saxena, senior writer at Eater and author of several books, most recently “Crystal Clear: Extraordinary Talismans for Everyday Life.” We dive into the ninth chapter of Little Women, "Meg Goes to Vanity Fair," where, in Jaya’s words, “Meg goes to a party and learns to never want anything ever again.” You can visit Jaya online at jayasaxena.com and on Twitter at @jayasax.
Our cover art is by Mattie Lubchansky. It interpolates the cover art for Bethany C. Morrow's book "So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix," with permission from Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. It also interpolates the cover art for Hena Khan's book "More to the Story," with permission from Simon & Schuster. Our theme music is Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major. This episode was edited by Peyton Thomas.
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