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Nancy's Bookshelf: Rebel in Paradise

Jamie Johnston, an author from Paradise and a survivor of the 2018 Camp Fire, chronicled her coming-of-age story and challenges in “Following Breadcrumbs: Tales of a Rock ‘n’ Roll Girl Child.

Her early life included growing up a rebel in Hollywood and, in 1972, signing a contract with the Beatles' record producer alongside her songwriting partner. She eventually relocated to Paradise.

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Nancy Wiegman has a master's degree in French linguistics from Indiana University and taught yoga and foreign languages at CSU Fresno and the College of Charleston before moving to Chico in 1990.
Matt Fidler is a producer and sound designer with over 15 years’ experience producing nationally distributed public radio programs. He has worked for shows such as Freakonomics Radio, Selected Shorts, Studio 360, The New Yorker Radio Hour and The Takeaway. In 2017, Matt launched the language podcast Very Bad Words, hitting the #28 spot in the iTunes podcast charts.