Jessica George, MAAME: A Novel
Totally Booked with Zibby
02/04/23
•17m
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Zibby interviews debut author Jessica George about Maame, which is a B&N Discover Pick, a Book of the Month pick, a #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick, and will be adapted into a TV series by Jenna! Maame is a charming, vividly drawn, and poignant coming-of-age tale about a twenty-something “later bloomer" navigating online dating, a nightmarish job, grief, racism, an overbearing mother, and a father who suffers from advanced stage Parkinson’s. Jessica talks about her journey to becoming a writer, analyzes her protagonist and her incredibly flawed but hilarious family, and shares how her experiences caring for her late father, who also had Parkinson’s, inspired this story. She also shares the details of her next project and her best advice for aspiring writers.
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Sarah Polley, RUN TOWARDS THE DANGER: Confrontations with a Body of Memory
February 5, 2023
•24m
In celebration of movie director Sarah Polley and the two Oscar nominations she just received for her drama film Women Talking (Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay), we are re-releasing her podcast episode from last year! Zibby interviewed Sarah about her memoir Run Towards the Danger. Sarah shared how the title came from advice her doctor gave her as she treated a years-long concussion and why that experience shifted her entire approach to life. She also talked about the things her body has had to endure, why she is hesitant to let her daughter get into acting at such an early age, and the meticulous planning that went into the essay on her #MeToo experience.
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