Misumi Kubo

    Misumi Kubo (1965–) withdrew from junior college and worked for an ad company before turning freelance as a writer and editor, focusing on such topics as pregnancy and childbirth, women’s health, herbal medicine, and divination.

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    Writers like @Tayari Jones are stepping up to get the word out about PEN America's Writers' Emergency Fund. Donate today! 100% of your donation to the fund will go directly to writers most directly affected by the #COVID19pandemic: https://bit.ly/39FX8Aa.

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    Today on #ThePENPod, author and @pen_ev alum #ParnazForoutan highlights how immigrant voices are crucial to hear amid this crisis. We also talk about the curtailment of free speech and the status of our nation’s jails and prisons. LISTEN 🎧: https://bit.ly/39E2R9H.

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    For Thursday’s #thePENpod, author Parnaz Foroutan on why immigrant voices in literature are especially crucial right now. https://anchor.fm/penamerica/episodes/Episode-12-A-World-Turned-Upside-Down-With-Parnaz-Foroutan-ec8oap

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