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Episode 173: Interview with author Laurie Frankel, author of Enormous Wings



It is always a sun-shiny day when Laurie Frankel gifts us all with a new book, and Enormous Wings is that book!

Enormous Wings is a timely novel about Pepper Mills who grudgingly moves into a retirement community. While there, she gets some shocking news, and boy does she! Enormous Wings explores motherhood, family, sex, love, friendship, and how, even late in life, foundations can shift. Laurie handles these topics with empathy, humanity, and care. It’s why she’s so good at what she does.

For this episode, Laurie talks about the inspiration, gets in-depth with her writing process, gives advice to aspiring writers, and shares some terrific book recs. To say it was a joy to host THE Laurie Frankel is an understatement. I had an absolute blast speaking with her again. Thank you, Laurie!

Give a listen to my interview with Laurie for her excellent book, One Two Three, right here. 

Laurie Frankel recommends: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio; The Future by Naomi Alderman; The Power by Naomi Alderman; Indian Country by Shobha Rao; The Typing Lady by Ruth Ozeki; the work of Ruth Ozeki; Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe.

 

Follow Laurie on Instagram and Facebook and as always, check out her Substack.


E126: Interview with Steven Rowley author of The Celebrants



Anytime I host Steven Rowley there’s plenty to celebrate and this episode is no different! We celebrate Steven’s magical year: winning the 2022 Thurber Prize for American Humor for The Guncle, being a Read With Jenna Pick, once again making it onto the NYT bestseller list (this time for The Celebrants), and sharing a publication date with his amazing author husband, Byron Lane. We talk about all that and more in this terrific episode.Thank you for joining me once again Steven!

Steven Rowley recommends: Big Gay Wedding by Byron Lane; A Star is Bored by Byron Lane. Click here to reserve your copy of The Celebrants and all Steven Rowley titles! 

Listen to E62 as Steven and I talk about his Thurber Prize winner, The Guncle.