Jennifer Wright is the Author of Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them, and It Ended Badly: Thirteen of The Worst Break-Ups In History, is a political editor at Harper's Bazaar, and has written for publications like Cosmopolitan, Maxim, and Glamour. We sat down to talk with her about the terrifying reality of plagues, the moral fortitude of the house that Hufflepuff built, and writing about politics at a time like this.    *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy.  Since you're listening to Writers Who Don’t Write, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding storytelling, writing, and literature like Storybound, Book Dreams and The History of Literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices