Sensitivity Reader Reboot: looking your topic from all the angles, with Jordan Shapiro and Jazz

<p>Recently, someone on Twitter asked if sensitivity readers are still a resource writers utilize and where to find them. Yes indeed, sensitivity readers are still a great resource, and since we interviewed Jordan Shapiro and a sensitivity reader he worked with on his book, <em>Father Figure: How to Be a Feminist Dad</em>. I hope you enjoy this re-airing of episode 266 the #AmWriting podcast. </p><p></p><p>Hey all, Jess here. When I agreed to read and blurb Jordan Shapiro’s new book, <em>Father Figure: How to Be a Feminist Dad</em>, I was struck by the attention he paid to inclusivity and the language he used to describe it. When I mentioned it to him, he told me he’d used a sensitivity reader named Jazz to ensure he got the language right.</p><p>Sensitivity readers are becoming more of a norm in publishing. Jodi Picoult has tweeted about how much she depends on hers to get her descriptions, language, and representation right in her books articles like <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/apr/27/vetting-for-stereotypes-meet-publishings-sensitivity-readers">this one in the Guardian</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.vulture.com/2018/01/sensitivity-readers-what-the-job-is-really-like.html">this one in Vulture</a> are great primers on the topic.</p><p>We asked Jordan and Jazz to join us to talk about the experience of working together to create <em>Father Figure.</em></p><p><strong>#AmReading</strong></p><p><strong>Jazz:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781631496042">What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She</a> by Dennis Baron</p><p><strong>Jordan:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780307948472">Interior Chinatow</a>n by Charles Yu</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780593318171">Klara and the Sun</a> by Kazuo Ishiguro</p><p><strong>KJ:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780525511502">Conjure Women</a> by Afia Atakora</p><p><strong>Jess:</strong> <a target="_blank" href=