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Episode 174: Interview with Ethan Joella, author of The Top of the World

June 29, 2026Author InterviewA Little Hope, A Quiet Life, Ethan Joella, Poconos, Read With Jenna, Same Bright Stars, Scribner, The Top of the WorldTop Shelf With Carol Ann Tack

The Top of the World is the brand new novel by Ethan Joella. Heartbreaking and life-affirming, The Top of the World takes us back to the Poconos during the 1970s and features a young woman searching for answers about her brother’s last days. The Top of the World is a timeless story about memory, grief, second chances, and hope.

For this episode, Ethan and I talk about love nostalgia, grief, champagne glass bath-tubs (you’ll just have to listen!), creating his characters, his revisions for this book, what he’s working on next, and so much more!

As always, thank you so much for joining me, Ethan!

Order signed copies of The Top of the World here. Order a copy of any of Ethan’s books here.

Follow Ethan Joella on IG: Joellawriting and on Threads: Joellawriting. Ethan recommends: When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén.

Place a hold at any Nassau County library here.

Listen to our episode for A Little Hope right here.

Listen to our episode for The Same Bright Stars right here.

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E159: Interview with Holly Gramazio, author of The Husbands

March 14, 2025Author Interviewdebut author, holly gramazio, penguin random house, Read With Jenna, the husbandsTop Shelf With Carol Ann Tack

An exuberant debut, The Husbands delights in how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world of never-ending options.

Holly Gramazio’s first novel, The Husbands, was an instant NYT bestseller, a Read With Jenna Pick for April of 2024, made so many best-of lists for 2024, and rightly so! As Holly heads out onto her paperback book tour, she sat down with me to talk about this knock-out of a book, her year of touring, what’s next for her and so much more. Thank you for joining me, Holly!

Holly Gramazio recommends: Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K. Riley; Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon; Poor Artists by Gabrielle De La Puente and Zarina Muhammad. Follow Holly on Instagram: @holly_gramazio

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Episode 78: Interview with Ethan Joella, A LITTLE HOPE

December 20, 2021Author InterviewA Little Hope, Author Interview, Book Discussion, book discussions, book of the month, botm, debut, debut author, Ethan Joella, family, family drama, Friday Reads, grief, literary fiction, middle chil, Read With Jenna, Readers Advisory, Scribner, Simon and Schuster, small town life, Staff PickTop Shelf With Carol Ann Tack

“It’s all here—community, family and friendship, how we love, grieve…a story of ordinary moments that connect and eventually transform us in extraordinary ways.”
—Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of Lucia, Lucia and The Shoemaker’s Wife

I mean that quote right there says it all about A LITTLE HOPE by Ethan Joella. It was an absolute delight to sit down with him to talk about this remarkable gem of a book. A LITTLE HOPE gives us hope and it’s exactly what I needed as an end of year read. The book is book club gold. Ethan Joella also gives listeners some holiday cheer in this episode – to find out what those gifts are, you’ll have to listen to find out. It may involve actress Jean Smart… Thank you Ethan for joining me!

Ethan Joella recommends Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson.

You can follow Ethan Joella @joellawriting on Instagram and Twitter!

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