Bianca Marais

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5,233 appearances 41 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 2d ago

Bianca Marais’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 41 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 9.

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The Shit No One Tells You About Writing · Author Insights From Chris Bohjalian, Bailey Hannah and Tarah DeWitt · 6 Aug 2026 podcast

So this is a brilliant masterclass in maintaining that dread and tension and then the stakes just getting upped all the time. voice-verified

Because every time she just thinks, okay, that's the worst of it, then it's this, then it's this, then it's this. voice-verified

I want to end with the editor's note at the beginning of the book, and I want us to discuss some of that, Chris. voice-verified

So it goes, dear reader, when you look back at your life, can you identify a single moment that changed everything? voice-verified

Was it an hour or even a minute that permanently altered the whole course? voice-verified

For most of us, there might have been a few times that felt important, a game-winning shot, a job interview, a kiss, but it's hard to say that these things truly transformed the shape of an entire life. voice-verified

the same cannot be said for mira winston the young woman at the heart of chris bragelian's riveting new novel for mira her future shining so brightly is destroyed by the smallest possible element a one point six ounce ball a glance a piece of string voice-verified

When Mira inadvertently kills a boy at a golf club, what begins as a simple story of a freak accident develops into a layered, twisting, shocking tale of blame, money, infidelity, and family. voice-verified

This is a book about how precarious life can be, about the way a little tear can expound deeper damage. voice-verified

As any golfer will tell you, when she hits the ball perfectly, she just feels it. voice-verified

And with the amateur, it's clear that Chris Bergelian knew he was writing a showstopper. voice-verified

The novel poured out of him, the fastest he's written in years. voice-verified

And as a reader, you can feel that velocity on every page. voice-verified

The book is effortless, emotional, gripping, and the most propulsive thing I've read in ages. voice-verified

Now, this is written by Jenny Jackson, who we've had on our deep dive before. voice-verified

Jenny is a dream editor. voice-verified

So first, Chris, can you tell us a bit about what it's like to work with Jenny? voice-verified

And then secondly, I'd love to hear how this book poured out of you so quickly. voice-verified

Yeah, she's just incredible. voice-verified

Like you say, as a writer, as an editor, voice-verified

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