453. Uzma Jalaluddin and Hana Khan Carries On – with Bonus COVID Vaccine Info with Dr. Jen Gunter

[Artemis Gordon]

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Uzma Jalaluddin joins Amanda and me to talk about Hana Khan Carries On, which caused one of us some Bad Decisions Book Club membership. We discuss the book (no spoilers, don’t worry!) and the fabulous podcasting heroine, Hana, who’s got a You’ve Got Mail kind of relationship with the owner of a rival Halal restaurant. We cover representation, gorgeous cover art, and writing about characters finding and using their voices. It’s so much fun – Uzma is a wonderful guest.

But first! We have a special health bulletin of sorts. This week I interviewed Dr. Jen Gunter for her upcoming book The Menopause Manifesto. Her book is out in June, and our interview will be released in May, but because of new information about how the COVID vaccines may be affecting menstrual cycles, I asked her about the information available now. That brief conversation starts the episode as I know many of you may be scheduling appointments for yourselves and others. The upshot: the vaccine may affect your menstrual cycle and cause irregularities, and it’s important to know so you’re prepared. You can read more in Dr Gunter’s latest newsletter, and you can find out more about Dr. Kate Clancy’s study, too.

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Here are the books we discuss in this podcast:

You can find Uzma Jalaluddin at her website, UzmaJalaluddin.com.

We also mentioned:

• Amanda’s BookPage interview with Uzma
• The podcast You’re Wrong About 
• The podcast Maintenance Phase

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