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Cristina Alger, former analyst at Goldman Sachs and author of "The Darlings," talks about what it was like during the financial disaster of 2008 in New York. This full interview from a 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.
In this episode we bring you Chris Bohjalian in conversation with his fellow novelist Cristina Alger. Bohjalian is the author of many hot-selling titles, including The Flight Attendant, (recently made into a TV series starring Caley Cuoco) and his latest novel Hour of the Witch. Christina Alger's publications include Girls Like Us and The Banker's Wife.This event was produced by Barrett Bookstore in Darien, Connecticut, in collaboration with the Darien Library and the Friends of the Ferguson Library, and took place on May 20, 2021 via Zoom. An expanded version of this conversation can be found on the Ferguson Library's YouTube channel. MUSIC“Speed Energy” by Winnie the Moog Moore and Gardner, “Chinese Blues” (George Gerswhin piano roll), 1916Dee Yan-Key “He Never Said a Mumbling Word”
Best-selling author of THE EXPATS, Chris Pavone and best-selling author of THE DARLINGS, Cristina Alger discuss putting pen to paper, their inspirations, and how they got their start at writers.
From the author of The Banker's Wife and Girls Like Us comes an explosive drama about family, greed and high society scandal. The Darlings of New York are untouchable. But no one is safe from a scandal this big. When Carter Darling's business partner commits suicide, it triggers a huge financial investigation. The allegations are serious. The danger of it exposing their private lives is equally threatening. In times of crisis, the Darlings have always stuck together. But with the stakes so high, how long will their loyalty last?
NY Times Best Selling Author, Cristina Alger (The Darlings, The Banker's Wife) joins Meredith and Janet for an inspiring conversation about her career change, her writing process, turning her book into a movie, and her new book, Girls Like Us.
This week: the thriller the government doesn't want you to read, an honest look at PTSD and a beach read inspired by a real-life string of unsolved beach murders.
What happens when your father is the prime suspect in a murder case? 'Full of surprises you truly don't see coming' HARLAN COBEN 'Instantly gripping and compulsively readable' RILEY SAGER ******************************** FBI Agent Nell Flynn is about to work the most personal case of her life. Back home for the first time in a decade, Nell is getting ready to close the family estate after her father's death. But there's one piece of unfinished business. Her father, a homicide detective, was investigating the murders of two young women. Now his partner has asked for Nell's help. Nell soon realises that her father should be the prime suspect, and that his friends on the force are covering for him. With no idea who she can trust, Nell also starts to question events that took place when she was a child. Could it be that the answers she so desperately needs are buried deep within her own memory?
Host Cyrus Webb welcomes bestselling author Cristina Alger to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss her literary journey and the new book GIRLS LIKE US.
You're super frustrated with your job but the work is all consuming so there's no time to job search. How do you figure out your next career change and how to make it happen? Frustrated as a corporate lawyer traveling the world, Cristina Alger (@cristina.alger) started writing as a creative outlet for her stress. A friend convinced her to share her writing and recommended a pivot but Cristina needed to make sure writing would actually make her money before making changing careers. Listen to her path and how she made it happen for herself to work from home while becoming a bestselling mystery and thriller (we love The Banker's Wife!) author. Learn more about Cristina here on Episode 6. Subscribe to The IdeaMix Radio podcasts and stay tuned for our next podcast episode. If you like what you hear, please review here.
And that’s a wrap for Season 7! It’s been SO fun sharing another season of the show with you, and we hope you’ve enjoyed listening as much as we’ve enjoyed putting it all together. As per tradition our end-of-season show is a Q&A, but this time it’s with a twist! Instead of opening up the floor to questions, we decided to quiz one another about our current ‘obsessions’. Listen in on our conversation to find out which shows we’re currently loving, our ultimate girl crushes, our nerdiest interests and so much more. Thank you so much for supporting another season of Let’s Discuss! EPISODE 56 SHOW NOTES Ella's blog - Coco's Tea Party Monica's blog - The Elgin Avenue Ella's Instagram account - @CocosTeaParty Monica's Instagram account - @MonicaBeatrice Our show Instagram account - @LetsDiscussPodcast EPISODE 56 SHOW LINKS Bad on Paper podcast TV Shows Dirty John Real Housewives of New Jersey Scandal The US Office Dynasty Instagram Accounts @APairAndASpare @ConsiderTheWldFlwrs @KatieOSelvidge @The_Spines @MelissaWoodHealth @OllieBritishShorthair Girl Crushes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Jenna Kutcher Charlotte Bridgeman Geri Hirsch Reese Witherspoon Podcasts Happier Happier in Hollywood The Teacher’s Pet Bear Brook Books Cerce by Madeleine Miller The Banker’s Wife by Cristina Alger acast.com/privacy
And that’s a wrap for Season 7! It’s been SO fun sharing another season of the show with you, and we hope you’ve enjoyed listening as much as we’ve enjoyed putting it all together. As per tradition our end-of-season show is a Q&A, but this time it’s with a twist! Instead of opening up the floor to questions, we decided to quiz one another about our current ‘obsessions’. Listen in on our conversation to find out which shows we’re currently loving, our ultimate girl crushes, our nerdiest interests and so much more. Thank you so much for supporting another season of Let’s Discuss! EPISODE 56 SHOW NOTES Ella's blog - Coco's Tea Party Monica's blog - The Elgin Avenue Ella's Instagram account - @CocosTeaParty Monica's Instagram account - @MonicaBeatrice Our show Instagram account - @LetsDiscussPodcast EPISODE 56 SHOW LINKS Bad on Paper podcast TV Shows Dirty John Real Housewives of New Jersey Scandal The US Office Dynasty Instagram Accounts @APairAndASpare @ConsiderTheWldFlwrs @KatieOSelvidge @The_Spines @MelissaWoodHealth @OllieBritishShorthair Girl Crushes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Jenna Kutcher Charlotte Bridgeman Geri Hirsch Reese Witherspoon Podcasts Happier Happier in Hollywood The Teacher’s Pet Bear Brook Books Cerce by Madeleine Miller The Banker’s Wife by Cristina Alger acast.com/privacy
Welcome to a special episode of the Sarah’s Book Shelves Live podcast…the Summer 2019 Book Preview with Catherine of Gilmore Guide to Books! Catherine and I share our most anticipated books coming out in June and July of 2019. This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!). Highlights Catherine and my success rate for books we shared in our Winter 2019 Preview episode. Our Best and Worst picks from the Spring 2019 Preview episode. The book Sarah DNF’d at 3% and Catherine rated 1 star. Each of our #1 picks for Summer. A tangent about the day of the week new releases always come out (it’s Tuesday). A rant about thrillers with “Girls” and “Wife” in the title (in this case, related to Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger). Summer 2019 Book Preview June Sarah’s Picks: Beyond All Reasonable Doubt by Malin Persson Giolito (June 4) | Buy from Amazon [8:54](UPDATE: I DNF’d this book at 132 Pages) Recursion by Blake Crouch (June 11) | Buy from Amazon [14:04] (UPDATE: I’ve now read this book and rated it 4 stars!) The Body in Question by Jill Ciment (June 11) | Buy from Amazon [18:55] Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner (June 11) | Buy from Amazon [23:00] (UPDATE: I DNF’d this book at 7%) Catherine’s Picks: Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok (June 4) | Buy from Amazon [11:30] The Paper Wasp by Lauren Acampora (June 11) | Buy from Amazon [16:35] Bunny by Mona Awad (June 11) | Buy from Amazon [21:18] The Body Lies by Jo Baker (June 13) | Buy from Amazon [25:40] July Sarah’s Picks: Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger (July 2) | Buy from Amazon [28:20] We Came Here to Forget by Andrea Dunlap (July 2) | Buy from Amazon [32:15] We Went to the Woods by Caite Dolan-Leach (July 2) | Buy from Amazon [37:20] The Need by Helen Phillips (July 9) | Buy from Amazon [42:08] Catherine’s Picks: Whisper Network by Chandler Baker (July 2) | Buy from Amazon [31:09] A Prayer for Travelers by Ruchika Tomar (July 9) | Buy from Amazon [34:48] The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (July 16) | Buy from Amazon [39:59] If You Want to Make God Laugh by Bianca Marais (July 16) | Buy from Amazon [45:13] Other Books Mentioned I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [4:35] Out East by John Glenn | Buy from Amazon [4:45] Normal People by Sally Rooney | Buy from Amazon [5:19] Trust Exercise by Susan Choi | Buy from Amazon [6:24] The Spectators by Jennifer Dubois | Buy from Amazon [7:34] Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolito (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [9:07] Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok | Buy from Amazon [11:39] Mambo in Chinatown by Jean Kwok | Buy from Amazon [12:02] Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [14:35] The Wonder Garden by Lauren Acampora | Buy from Amazon [16:54] Hungry Heart by Jennifer Weiner (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [23:34] Longbourn by Jo Baker | Buy from Amazon [25:53] The Banker’s Wife by Cristina Alger (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [28:31] The Unraveling of Mercy Louis by Keija Parssinen (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [33:56] You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [33:56] The Falconer by Dana Czapnik | Buy from Amazon [33:56] The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [35:11] Sugar Run by Mesha Maron | Buy from Amazon [36:05] Dead Letters by Caite Dolan-Leach (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [37:20] The Secret History by Donna Tartt | Buy from Amazon [37:57] Black Chalk by Christopher J. Yates (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [37:57] We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [38:45] The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead | Buy from Amazon [41:25] The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips (My Review) |Buy from Amazon [42:22] The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai (My Review) | Buy from Amazon [44:31] Some Possible Solutions by Helen Phillips (My Review) | Buy From Amazon [44:48] Hum If You Know the Words by Bianca Marais | Buy from Amazon [45:28] Everybody’s Son by Thrity Umrigar | Buy from Amazon [46:31] Other Links My Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2019 (Sarah’s blog post) The Literary Life podcast with Mary Laura Philpott The Readerly Report Podcast Anne Bogel’s One Great Book Patreon Podcast Running N Reading (Tara’s book blog) Annie Jones from the From the Front Porch podcast Ashley Spivey Kelly Massry from Kelly’s Collections Author Taylor Jenkins Reid Sarah’s Book Shelves Live Episode 1: Georgia Hunter (Historical Fiction) About Catherine Gilmore Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Catherine started The Gilmore Guide to Books over 6 years ago after wrapping up a career as a corporate librarian. 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I received Cristina Alger’s third novel, "The Banker’s Wife," and figured it would literally be a thriller about a banker’s wife. And it is – to a point. But journalist Marina Tourneau is Maggie Haberman, Andrea Mitchell and Nicolle Wallace all rolled up in one. This is a terrific work of continent-hopping fiction and I love the way the character of Marina comes to dominate the narrative and never becomes a victim, never plays the “woman card,” and never needs to turn to a man to fix things for
Cristina Alger is a graduate of Harvard College and New York University Law School who worked as a financial analyst and corporate attorney before becoming a writer.
After a brief hiatus, Cauren (that's Carey and Lauren) are back! This week they discuss Cristina Alger's thriller "The Banker's Wife," persistent diarrhea, and friendly fights about politics. Enjoy!
Cristina Alger, author of The Darlings and This Was Not the Plan, talks to Sean Tuohy about her new book The Banker’s Wife. Also, Caitlin Malcuit pays tribute to Aretha Franklin. We highly recommend the obituary Hanif Abdurraqib wrote for Vulture. To learn more about Cristina Alger, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Today’s episode is sponsored by Libro.fm, OneRoom, NovelClass, and Film Freaks Forever!
Episode 19 of Interabang Podcast! WHAT'S NEW - Jack Freeman (Host) talks with author Cristina Alger about her new financial thriller, THE BANKER'S WIFE. -We learn about some cool events coming up in the store. ---Follow us on SoundCloud to hear new episodes every other week--- FOLLOW US on Facebook: www.facebook.com/interabangbooks/ on Instagram: www.instagram.com/interabangbooks/ on Twitter: twitter.com/interabangbooks www.interabangbooks.com/ CREDITS Music: Carlos Guajardo Host: Jack Freeman Produced by Interabang Books in Dallas, TX ABOUT The Interabang Podcast is a weekly literary podcast featuring author interviews, bookseller conversations, and book recommendations. Interabang Books is a new full-service, independent bookstore located at the southeast corner of Preston Road and Royal Lane in Dallas, TX.
Cristina Alger is a celebrated fiction writer who just came out with her third book, The Banker’s Wife, a financial thriller that unveils the personal lives of the financial world's movers and shakers. Cristina is a former Goldman Sachs analyst and a former Manhattan corporate attorney who grew up in the city, attended some of the best schools in the nation, and sadly, lost her father - a well known finance executive - during the 9/11 terrorist attack. We talk about her creative process for developing The Banker's Wife, how her personal life and experiences inspired and influenced the book and financial lessons learned growing up as the daughter of a top finance executive.
Sue Halpern's new book imparts the importance of libraries. Two strong women helm the new thriller from Cristina Alger. And matchmaker-turned-novelist Hannah Orenstein dishes out some dating advice.
Host Cyrus Webb welcomes author Cristina Alger back to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss her literary success and her new book THE BANKER'S WIFE.
Novelist Cristina Alger wrote her first book, The Darlings as a side hustle while working 120 hours a week. When she ditched the day job to write full time, Cristina also walked away from the pricey perks. But the author of The Bankers Wife, quickly found herself with the time to create better benefits for herself and her family. For more information, visit the show notes at https://www.bobbirebell.com/podcast/christinaalger
Cristina Alger discusses what it's like to be a native New Yorker (including what types of girl "friends" to watch out for), parenting and writing through loss and hardship, and how she achieved such a compelling single dad point of view in one of her books. She also gives a sneak peek at her next several projects and lends some advice to aspiring novelists. And she makes me laugh.
Host Cyrus Webb welcomes author Cristina Alger to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss her amazing literary journey and her new book THIS WAS NOT THE PLAN.