This week, on episode 134, I'm joined by podcaster and writer Jonathan Small, author of the recently published Write About Now: Successful Authors on Overcoming Obstacles, Finding Inspiration and the Birth of Their Careers. He also has an incredible podcast called Write About Now! We talk about origin stories, our shared love of book to film adaptations and Jonathan’s unique hybrid version of consuming books. This episode is sponsored by Now You Owe Me by Aliah Wright. Enter to win a copy of Night Magic. Closes October 30th, 2024. Join me for my Book To Film Series where we will be reading / watching Poor Things in November. Click here to join. Books Recommended:Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryClean by Alia Trabucco ZeranFingersmith by Sarah Waters The Anthropologists by Aysegul SavasPachinko by Min Jin LeeWriting Books Recommended:On Writing by Stephen KingBird by Bird Anne LamottA Swim in the Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give A Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George SaundersCraft in the Real World by Matthew SalessesStory Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing) by Lisa Cron Bookish news links: Ursula K Le Guin 2024 Prizewinner: It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over by Anne de MarckenKirkus Prize FinalistsNational Book Award FinalistsMark Twain American Voice in Literature AwardNobel Prize in LiteratureWhere to find Jonathan Small online:Instagram: @writeaboutnowpodTikTok: @writeaboutnow Website: Writeaboutnowmedia.comTake a class with Jonathan!Support the showGet your Books Are My People coffee mug here!I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

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