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Jul 2020
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Libros tras las rejas (Books Behind Bars...

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Growing up in a house without books, Ana Sicilia always dreamed of having her own library. Years later, after teaching a writing workshop in a nearby prison, her dream would come true — just not in the way she'd imagined.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3HjElMO.

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