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Jillian Lauren

Jillian Lauren is the author of the memoir "Some Girls: My Life in a Harem" and the novel "Pretty." Her writing has also appeared in The Paris Review, The New York Times, Los Angeles Magazine, Vanity Fair and Flaunt Magazine, among others and she has performed at spoken word and storytelling events across the country.

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