Jessi Klein On Grown-Up Tomboys, Motherhood, And Backpacks

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Jessi Klein On Grown-Up Tomboys, Motherhood, And Backpacks

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Jessi Klein, head writer for Inside Amy Schumer, talks about the awkwardness of being a grown-up tomboy and when you’re finally too old to carry a backpack. Then she explains that there may only be two types of women in the world: wolves and poodles. Her new book is called You’ll Grow Out of It.

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