Podcast appearances and mentions of cynthia d'aprix sweeney

Flora entdeckt den Seitensprung ihres Mannes. Doch schlimmer noch: Ihre beste Freundin wusste davon. Ein doppelter Verrat.

Eine Party im jungen New Yorker Schauspieler-Milieu. Flora, eher zurückhaltend, geht nur hin, weil sie es ihrer Freundin Margot versprochen hat. Aber dann macht es bäm! Flora findet Julian. Und alle finden: Die beiden sind das ideale Paar. Bis Flora ein halbes Leben später etwas entdeckt, was alle Gewissheiten infrage stellt… Scharfsinnig, amüsant und mit großem Verständnis fürs Leben erzählt Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney von den unvorhersehbaren Momenten, die alles ins Wanken bringen. „Unter Freunden“ von Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney erscheint am 24. Juli 2021 bei Klett-Cotta. Nicolai von Schweder-Schreiner hat die 348 Seiten aus dem amerikanischen Englisch übersetzt. Das Hardcover kostet 22 Euro. Und ausnahmsweise mal Werbung in Job-Sache: Als Schwesterpublikation unseres Magazins EMOTION erscheint zweimal wöchentlich der Newsletter HOT BOWL, eigentlich mit aktuellen News, die meine Kolleginnen toll zusammenstellen. Heute, am 20. Juli 2021, erscheint zum ersten Mal eine Literatur-Sonderausgabe. Wenn ihr Lust habt, guckt euch das doch mal an. Ist kostenlos! Hier die Links zu den beiden englischsprachigen YouTube-Videos, in denen Sweeney auch einiges übers Schreiben erzählt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YELyzUgj7g0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6oDy454S60 Ich freue mich über eure Ideen und Anregungen, gern bei Instagram oder per Mail an FeisteBuecher@gmx.de Und ihr würdet mich sehr unterstützen, wenn ihr den Podcast abonniert und anderen davon erzählt! Folge direkt herunterladen

Good Company By Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney "Sweeney's effectiveness as a novelist stems from her protean sympathy, her ability to move among these characters and capture each one's feelings without judgment. As we see some of the same events from various points of view, we don't learn who was right — who could ever be right, after all? — but we get a poignant, sometimes comic sense of the way we each experience the same events, the same decisions, the same mistakes. In Sweeney's hands, that's not a recipe for endless conflict, but a road to understanding and — maybe — forgiveness." -- Washington Post “This novel considers how much the bonds of friendship and marriage can withstand in a tale that has as much heart as it does intrigue." -- Good Housekeeping “You don't need to be a fan of Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's bestseller The Nest to appreciate the high stakes, sly class commentary, and masterful storytelling of Good Company—but it wouldn't hurt. -- Town & Country “[T]ender and absorbing tale….Filled with humor and insight, Good Company is a warm and incisive novel about loyalty and the bonds of marriage and friendship.” -- BookRiot "This effervescent, tender second novel by the bestselling author of The Nest is an enthralling saga of a marriage in midlife and the secrets that threaten to upend it." -- Oprah Daily Website: https://gobookmart.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gobookmart-review/support

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller, The Nest, which is currently in development as a limited series by AMC Studios. She lives in Los Angeles with her family. This episode's sponsor: This episode is presented by Ancient Nutrition. Get 20% off your first order when you go to AncientNutrition.com and enter promo code MARIS at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re back after our absence last week, brought on by Harper’s current at-home writing retreat. She’s going all-out on writing a Hollywood romance and is making amazing progress, because of not doing anything else or reading any news.   After the season finale of Line of Duty, we rewatched the first three seasons of Unforgotten and a desperate to watch the fourth one. We also started on Dexter again, which is very bloody. Caroline's book of the week is Good Company by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. A pleasant read that gets 4.5 stars. Harper, on the other hand, is reading an iconic lesbian romance.   In other exciting news, we’ve both had our first vaccine jab and were able to go have dinner at a restaurant for the first time in months. And we welcomed a new member in our family.   Tune in again next time for a new episode of Harper Bliss & Her Mrs.  Get in touch with us with your questions, comments, or suggested topics at harperblissandhermrs@gmail.com.  Get some free books by subscribing to the Harper Bliss mailing list. For more on Harper Bliss visit www.harperbliss.com

Now, wait a minute. This is it. The time has arrived. One of our most eagerly anticipated guests we've ever had in The Carriage House. Joining us this week is none other than "instant" New York Times Bestseller (just add water) Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney! Her second book, GOOD COMPANY, is out now, and it's a must-read smash hit. Cynthia is eager to make her Free Feed debut, and she doesn't disappoint when she helps us give advice on dealing with a very strained family relationship, the pitfalls of young (and fickle) love, and an intergenerational dog drama. GOOD COMPANY is officially a New York Times Bestseller, and you can own it today! We can't recommend it enough. Get a copy here & support the show! https://bookshop.org/shop/askronna It's raw ramen time! We've reached the ramen threshold, and Ronna's going to have to chomp on some raw noodles. Keep an eye out for what promises to be a, shall we say, intense video experience. There's never been a better time to join us on Patreon. Case in point: we posted our Oscar Wrap-Up show yesterday where we give our two cents on what was certainly a "unique" ceremony, to put it mildly. We have a LOT to say about it, and it's available ONLY on Patreon.

Listen in this week as Annie and guest, cousin and Bookshelf Community Manager, Ashley Sherlock chat about their Spring reading, listening, watching and buying lists. The books mentioned in this week’s episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf. Reading: Good Company by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Early Morning Riser by Katherine Heiny Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann Persuasion by Jane Austen Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Caste by Isabel Wilkerson Reading While Black by Esau McCaulley You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Cole 145th Street by Walter Dean Myers Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen Upworthy on Instagram Poetry Is Not A Luxury on Instagram The Washington Post subscription The Marshall Project: Article about author Sara Gruen Watching: Ted Lasso on Apple TV+ Love Island on Hulu The Limit (workout program) by Beth Nicely Sharon McMahon of Sharon Says So - Government for Grownups classes Yes Day on Netflix Listening: Taylor Swift: From the Vault Drivers License by Olivia Rodrigo Still Processing podcast Caul Baby by Morgan Jenkins Breezy Instrumental playlist by Kendra Joyner Adachi Hot Girl Walk playlist The First Spring playlist Buying: Ally B The Bookshelf Material Kitchen Ashley has been buying grande lemonades with strawberries and two pumps of raspberry syrup on top from Starbucks From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  A full transcript of today’s episode can be found here. Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week, Annie is reading Kisses and Croissants by by Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau and Ashley is reading Good Company by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free media mail shipping on all your online book orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch. We’re so grateful for you, and we look forward to meeting back here next week.

"The exciting thing about deciding to do something later in your life is that you have all these skills that you just didn't have in your twenties." Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney tells Zibby all about starting her career as a writer in her forties, how the writing process has differed between her two novels, and getting high praise from her son on her latest book, Good Company.    Purchase the book on Amazon or BookShop!   Amazon: https://amzn.to/3dzghb9    BookShop: https://bit.ly/3dx3cz6 

This week we’re discussing The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney. This dysfunctional family drama follows the Plumb siblings as they navigate adulthood, poor decisions (along with the ensuing consequences), and attempt to reconnect with one another following a life-alerting incident. Where to find us: https://linktr.ee/BookedSolidOur GoFundMe campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/f/building-booked-solid-podcastDonation of the Week:https://www.gofundme.com/f/wildfirerelieffund https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/california-wildfires/

  If you’re anything like the rest of the quarantined, you’ve been doing a lot of binge-watching over the past few months. We have book suggestions for when you max out on your favorite show but still want more. And, of course, we’ll end by what we’re reading this week.   Books and other media mentioned in this episode: Alias (TV)The Office (TV)CHiPS (TV)Diff’rent Strokes (TV)The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (TV) Ann’s picks: Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan (buy from Bookshop)– Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (buy from Bookshop)– Crazy Rich Asians (film) Gossip Girl (TV)– Gossip Girl series by Cecily von Ziegesar– A Room with a View by E.M. Forster (buy from Bookshop) Fleabag (TV) Search Party (TV)– Alia Shawkat filmography– Arrested Development (TV)– John Early filmography Grown Ups by Emma Jane Unsworth (buy from Bookshop) The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters by Nadiya Hussain (buy from Bookshop) The Great British Bake Off (TV)– Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (buy from Bookshop)– Jenny Colgan books Halle’s picks: Succession (TV) The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney (buy from Bookshop) Schitt’s Creek (TV) Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper (buy from Bookshop)– Gilmore Girls (TV)– Hart of Dixie (TV) Normal People (TV)– Normal People by Sally Rooney (buy from Bookshop) Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams (buy from Bookshop)– Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding (buy from Bookshop)– Like Crazy (film)– Felicity Jones filmography What We’re Reading This Week: Ann: A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette (buy from Bookshop)– Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (buy from Bookshop)– Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams– A Game of Cones by Abby Collette (releases March 21, 2021) Halle: This Won’t End Well by Camille Pagán (buy from Bookshop)– Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (buy from Bookshop)– The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman (buy from Bookshop) Well-Read on FacebookWell-Read on TwitterWell-Read on BookshopWell-Read on Instagram

Today Chelsey and Sara are trying something a little different and discussing a short story. First, we’ll deep dive into the dishy, gossipy, and glitzy world of Edith Wharton’s Roman Fever (this conversation sounds more like a discussion of The Bachelor than a work of classic lit!) and then we’ll share some contemporary authors who remind us of Wharton and short story collections we’re eager to read. Today’s discussion includes:   Our relationships with short stories and why this one in particular made our jaws drop. Why Edith Wharton is the perfect classic author for lovers of Gossip Girl, Gilmore Girls, and anyone who loves reading about “rich people problems.” The contemporary author Chelsey realized was the perfect pairing for Wharton’s sassy and drama-filled books.   Plus, as always, we’re recommending lots of contemporary books along the way, including short story collections we love and our favorite rich people problems books.   Read Roman Fever online for free: https://blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/pleasureofthetext/files/2016/10/Roman-Fever.pdf   Books discussed in today’s episode:  Big Little Lies and The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty (29:03) The Garden Party and Other Stories Katherine Mansfield (30:08) Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (31:10) The Six Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (31:40) The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney (32:22) All this Could be Yours by Jami Attenberg (32:24) Succession (32:30) How Long til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemison (33:20) Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times in Today’s New York (35:13) Florida by Lauren Groff (37:03) Laugable Loves by Milan Kundera (38:22) You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld (39:22) Heads of the Colored People  by Nafissa Thompson-Spires (40:06) Lot by Bryan Washington (40:49) Sabrina and Corina by Kali Fajardo-Anstine (41:20) Cowboys are My Weakness by Pam Houston (41:43)   Shop all of the books we mentioned today through our Bookshop storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/novelpairings Follow us on Instagram at @novelpairingspod or get in touch with us at novelpairingspod@gmail.com

Our resident book lovers, Jacqui and Julia, discuss Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's incredible book, The Nest, October 2019's Paper + Ink book club selection. Support the show (http://www.paperandinkbox.com)

From the day she is discovered unconscious in a New England cemetery at the turn of the twentieth century—nothing but a bowling ball, a candlepin, and fifteen pounds of gold on her person—Bertha Truitt is an enigma to everyone in Salford, Massachusetts. She has no past to speak of, or at least none she is willing to reveal, and her mysterious origin scandalizes and intrigues the townspeople, as does her choice to marry and start a family with Leviticus Sprague, the doctor who revived her. But Bertha is plucky, tenacious, and entrepreneurial, and the bowling alley she opens quickly becomes Salford’s most defining landmark—with Bertha its most notable resident. When Bertha dies in a freak accident, her past resurfaces in the form of a heretofore-unheard-of son, who arrives in Salford claiming he is heir apparent to Truitt Alleys. Soon it becomes clear that, even in her death, Bertha’s defining spirit and the implications of her obfuscations live on, infecting and affecting future generations through inheritance battles, murky paternities, and hidden wills. In a voice laced with insight and her signature sharp humor, Elizabeth McCracken has written an epic family saga set against the backdrop of twentieth-century America. Bowlaway is both a stunning feat of language and a brilliant unraveling of a family’s myths and secrets, its passions and betrayals, and the ties that bind and the rifts that divide.   McCracken is joined in conversation by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest.

This week we’re talking brand new titles, some oldies but goodies and a few bookish surprises. You’ll hear a “bookish moment of the week” from each of us: a brand new release finally in hand, and a bookish Christmas tradition. Next, we tackle what we are currently reading, a few brand new releases as well as a bunch of goodness from the back list. This week we spend some time discussing how our reading habits change during the holidays, both in amount and substance. As always, we finish up with A Book (yep, capitalized) that we’d like to press into every reader’s hands: a rich-family inheritance drama, and a time-travel-esque (no actual time travel involved) book that surprised me. Time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you’d like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don’t scroll down!  .  .  .  .  .  1:30 - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny 3:53 - The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg 4:10 - Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree by Robert Barry 5:04 - Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend 5:55 - Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend 9:45 - Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 9:58 - Episode 14 with Amy Allen Clark 11:19 - Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty 12:18 - Who Thought This Was A Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonaco 15:09 - A Curious Beginning by Deanna Reybourne 15:19 - A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 15:21 - The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King 18:10 - Crimes Against a Book Club by Kathy Cooperman 20:42 - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah 20:49 - Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 22:39 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 23:28 - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 25:27 - Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 26:13 - Jenny Colgan books 27:52 - Shogun by James Clavell 28:39 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 28:43 - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (again!) 30:21 - The Heirs by Susan Rieger 30:38 - The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney 33:58 - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig *Please note that all book titles linked above are Amazon affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. Thanks for your support!*  

Epigraph Welcome to episode 17! We're interviewing the a.m.a.z.i.n.g Holland Saltsman, owner of The Novel Neighbor in Webster Groves, MO.   Listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, our website, or subscribe using your podcatcher of choice. Support the show! All books in our show notes link to Indiebound, a website that connects you with your local independent bookstore. Purchases made through our affiliate links help fund Drunk Booksellers, so you can support your favorite indie bookstore and your favorite podcasting booksellers. #win If you want to get our show notes delivered directly to your inbox—with all the books mentioned on the podcast and links to the books we discuss—sign up for our email newsletter. This episode is sponsored by Books & Whatnot, the newsletter dedicated to books, bookselling, and bookish folk; check out their newsletter archive here. Follow Books & Whatnot on Twitter at @booksandwhatnot.   Chapter I In which We Discuss Bookstore Bathrooms, Discover that Staff Picks Work, and Talk About... Books... Before we start drinking, check out Novel Neighbor's bathroom: We’re Drinking It's too hot for bourbon, so we're rocking dirty gin martinis out of mason jars, coffee mugs, and martini glasses (apparently Kim's the classy one this episode).   Holland's Reading Amazing Adventures of Aaron Broom by A E Hotchner (for Novel Neighbor's Subscription program) Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction by Gabrielle Moss (pubs 10/30/18) The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King (the audiobook is read by LeVar Burton!) Harry's Trees by Jon Cohen The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature by Viv Groskop (pubs 10/23/18) Emma's Reading I'm Fine, But You Appear to Be Sinking by Leyna Krow They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib Betwixt-And-Between: Essays on the Writing Life by Jenny Boully Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover Kim's Reading Unbound: Transgender Men and the Remaking of Identity by Arlene Stein When Katie Met Cassidy by Camille Perri Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera Forthcoming & Newly-New Titles We're Excited About Hannah's Excited About The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell What If This Were Enough? by Heather Havrilesky (pubs 2018 Oct 2) The Disasters by M K England (pubs 2018 Dec 12) - The Breakfast Club meets Guardians of the Galaxy! Hungover: The Morning After and One Man's Quest for the Cure by Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall (pubs 2018 Nov 20) Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness Kim's Excited About Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (author of Half-Blood for folks who love Sing Unburied Sing and The Underground Railroad. author of Half-Blood Blues) Monstress Volume 3 by Marjorie Liu Vengeful by V E Schwab (follow up to Vicious) The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents by Pete Souza (author of Obama: An Intimate Portrait) Emma's Excited About Severence by Ling Ma Rosewater by Tade Thompson Also mentioned: The Murders of Molly Southbourne Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell and Mike Feehan (author of the Flintstones comic reboot) Bonus Podcast Recommendation: Super Skull All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung (pubs 2 Oct 2018) Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (pubs 23 Oct 2018) Y'all. Hot take here. Staff picks work! Emma had a staff pick on All the Lives I Want and Holland actually picked it up at Elliott Bay while visiting Seattle before our episode! (Shout out to our episode with Amy Stephenson from The Booksmith, who initially recommended it to us, and to our favorite audiobook provider, Libro.fm.)       View this post on Instagram Picked this up @elliottbaybookco from their #stafffavorite shelf, cracking it open tonight. #essays #hollandreads #literarytourism #shoplocal @grandcentralpub A post shared by The Novel Neighbor (@novelneighbor) on Jul 29, 2018 at 4:54pm PDT   --- Chapter II [26:37] In Which No One Tells Holland She's Crazy, People Love Their Greeting Cards, The Drunk Booksellers Marvel at Novel Neighbor's Ability to Handsell Events, and We Reiterate that Bookstores are a Business (whaaaa?) The Novel Neighbor: More Than A Bookstore The Novel Neighbor is not just a bookstore. In addition to author events, they host birthday parties, summer camps, bookstore yoga, and adult classes (like continuing ed, but sexier), among other things (sorry Amanda!). Recommended reading for staff retreats: StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura VanderKam Beware of squirreling, y'all.   Chapter III [47:06] In Which We Move From Books to Books, Talk About Hybridity, and We Finally Meet a Bookseller Who Has Read Harry Potter Book Description Guaranteed to Get You Reading  Anything meets anything. NOT "It's the next" NOT EVERYTHING IS THE NEXT HUNGER GAMES, Y'ALL. Hybridity. Holland loved a book that was Comic Con meets The Help. FYI, it's called The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson. Emma recommends Hawkeye by Matt Friction. It's Buffy meets Veronica Mars. Which apparently is listed on Emma's shelf talker. But, like, who reads those? Desert Island Pick The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Emma hasn't finished The Secret Garden, but The Little Princess might be Emma's Desert Island pick. That said, she hearts Mandy by Julie Andrews, which is kinda the same thing, so that counts, right? Station Eleven Picks Practical: anything from the Did you Know shelf, such as How to Stay Alive in the Woods: A Complete Guide to Food, Shelter and Self-Preservation Anywhere by Bradford Angier Political: Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard Wild Pick The Amazing Adventures of a Nobody and The Kindness Diaries: One Man's Quest to Ignite Goodwill and Transform Lives Around the World by Leon Logothetis Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama Bookseller Confession Holland hated Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff and The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney. Also, she never read Catcher in the Rye, which both Kim and Emma are totally okay with. Emma says you should skip Catcher and read Franny and Zooey.  Shout out to a bookseller who has actually read Harry Potter. Go-To Handsell Best book Holland has read since she opened the bookstore (whoa): The One-In-A-Million Boy by Monica Wood Kids of Appetite by David Arnold (if you liked Outsiders, read this) Go-To Picture Books: Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast by John Funk, illustrated by Brendan Kearney Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Meg Hunt Impossible Handsell Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick (author of Silver Linings Playbook and The Reason You're Alive) FYI: Emma's really into Richard Gere.   Book for Booksellers Throw back to Laura VanderKam 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works by Dan Harris Favorite Bookstores Flyleaf Books - Chapel Hill, NC Elliott Bay Book Company - Seattle, WA Strand Book Store - New York, NY novel. - Memphis, TN The Last Bookstore - Los Angeles, CA Road Trips are for bookstores, right? Favorite Literary Media Shelf Awareness What Should I Read Next Podcast (hosted by Anne Bogel, author of Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything and I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life) Book Riot Drunk Booksellers Epilogue In which we tell you where to find Novel Neighbor on the Internets Website: thenovelneighbor.com Facebook: @novelneighbor Twitter: @novelneighbor Instagram: @novelneighbor You can find us on: Twitter: @drunkbookseller Litsy: @drunkbooksellers Facebook Instagram Email Newsletter Website Join us for our FIRST EVER LIVE EPISODE on Friday, September 28th at 10pm at King's Books in Tacoma, WA. Also, spoiler alert, this will be our next episode. And it will be fucking incredible. Promise. Emma tweets from @thebibliot and writes bookish things for Book Riot. Kim occasionally tweets from @finaleofseem, but not enough to justify you bothering to follow her. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes!

"Das Nest" ist der Erstling von Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney. In den USA steht das Gesellschaftsporträt auf Platz eins. Außerdem stellt Denis Scheck den Roman von Christoph Ransmayr vor, in dem es um die Geschwindigkeit von Zeit geht.

Drei Geschwister, um die es finanziell nicht allzu gut steht, schielen auf das gemeinsame Erbe, hoffen auf "Das Nest". Das Gesellschaftsporträt von Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney steht in Amerika auf Platz eins der Bestsellerlisten.

Jami Attenberg in conversation with Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney at Live Talks Los Angeles, March 21, 2017, discussing the writing life and her new novel, All Grown Up.   The talk took place at the Moss Theatre in Santa Monica, CA. From the New York Times best-selling author of The Middlesteins comes a wickedly funny novel about a thirty-nine-year-old single, childfree woman who defies convention as she seeks connection. Jami Attenberg  is the New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including The Middlesteins and Saint Mazie. She has contributed essays about sex, urban life, and food to The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and Lenny Letter, among other publications. She divides her time between Brooklyn and New Orleans. “Jami Attenberg’s sharply drawn protagonist, Andrea, has such a riveting, propulsive voice that All Grown Up is hard to put down, but I urge you to resist reading it in one sitting. Both the prose and the author’s knowing excavation of one woman’s desires, compromises, strengths, and fears deserve closer attention. Like Andrea herself, this novel is beautiful and brutal, intelligent and funny, frank and sexy.”—Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times best-selling author of The Nest “Hilarious, courageous, and mesmerizing from page one, All Grown Up is a little gem that packs a devastating wallop. It’s that rare book I’m dying to give all my friends so we can discuss it deep into the night. I’m in awe of Jami Attenberg.” —Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette Who is Andrea Bern? When her therapist asks the question, Andrea knows the right things to say: she’s a designer, a friend, a daughter, a sister. But it’s what she leaves unsaid—she’s alone, a drinker, a former artist, a shrieker in bed, captain of the sinking ship that is her flesh—that feels the most true. Everyone around her seems to have an entirely different idea of what it means to be an adult: her best friend, Indigo, is getting married; her brother—who miraculously seems unscathed by their shared tumultuous childhood—and sister-in-law are having a hoped-for baby; and her friend Matthew continues to wholly devote himself to making dark paintings at the cost of being flat broke.  But when Andrea’s niece finally arrives, born with a heartbreaking ailment, the Bern family is forced to reexamine what really matters. Will this drive them together or tear them apart? Told in gut-wrenchingly honest, mordantly comic vignettes, All Grown Up is a breathtaking display of Jami Attenberg’s power as a storyteller, a whip-smart examination of one woman’s life, lived entirely on her own terms.   Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney is the New York Timesbestselling author of The Nest,which has been translated into more than 25 languages and optioned for film by Amazon Studios with Sweeney writing the adaptation. She has an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars. The Nest is her first novel.

My guest this week is Kayla Rae Whitaker, author of The Animators. “A wildly original novel that pulses with heart and truth . . . That this powerful exploration of friendship, desire, ambition, and secrets manages to be ebullient, gripping, heartbreaking, and deeply deeply funny is a testament to Kayla Rae Whitaker’s formidable gifts. I was so sorry to reach the final page. Sharon and Mel will stay with me for a very long time.”—Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest

In an unnamed country at the beginning of the last century, a child called Pavla is born to peasant parents. Her arrival, fervently anticipated and conceived in part by gypsy tonics and archaic prescriptions, stuns her parents and brings outrage and scorn from her community. Pavla has been born a dwarf, beautiful in face, but as the years pass, she grows no farther than the edge of her crib. When her parents turn to the treatments of a local charlatan, his terrifying cure opens the floodgates of persecution for Pavla.Little Nothing unfolds across a lifetime of unimaginable, magical transformation in and out of human form, as an outcast girl becomes a hunted woman whose ultimate survival depends on the most startling transfiguration of them all. Woven throughout is the journey of Danilo, the young man entranced by Pavla, obsessed only with protecting her. Part allegory about the shifting nature of being, part subversive fairy tale of love in all its uncanny guises, Little Nothing spans the beginning of a new century, the disintegration of ancient superstitions, and the adoption of industry and invention. With a cast of remarkable characters, a wholly original story, and extraordinary, page-turning prose, Marisa Silver delivers a novel of sheer electricity.Praise for Little Nothing“Silver has created a gorgeously rendered, imaginative, magical yarn.” —Booklist“Pavla serves to remind readers of the moral of the story, that a good soul can find transcendence in the face of unbearable odds. And in Danilo readers will recognize their own longing for transcendence and meaning as he transforms himself through pain and sorrow into a man of courage and ingenuity." —Publishers Weekly“In Little Nothing, the wizardly Marisa Silver conjures a pitch-dark tale with empathy and humor. An emotionally suspenseful allegory, the novel reveals how the world's expectations can torque a woman's identity and leave a ferocious ache behind. The novel twisted me up inside. I loved it.” —Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies, a National Book Award Finalist"Little Nothing is a magnificent something, an inventive, unexpected story that seamlessly blends fable and folklore into the lives of characters who remain heart-wrenchingly real. That Silver wrestles with nearly unanswerable questions – What does it mean to occupy a body? What does it mean to be human? How transformative is love? – and still produces an exhilarating page-turner is a testament to her biting, beautiful prose. In addition to being a joy to read, this book challenged and changed me, and I can’t imagine what else anyone would want from a work of art." —Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, author of The NestMarisa Silver is the author of the novel Mary Coin, a New York Times bestseller and winner of the Southern California Independent Bookseller’s Award. She is also the author of The God of War (a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist); No Direction Home; and two story collections, Alone with You and Babe in Paradise (a New York Times Notable Book and Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year). Silver’s fiction has won the O. Henry Award and been included in The Best American Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize Stories, and other anthologies. She lives in Los Angeles.Sarah Shun-lien Bynum is the author of two novels, Ms. Hempel Chronicles, a finalist for the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award, and Madeleine Is Sleeping, a finalist for the 2004 National Book Award and winner of the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize. Her fiction has appeared in many magazines and anthologies, including the New Yorker, Ploughshares, Tin House, the Georgia Review, and the Best American Short Stories 2004 and 2009. The recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award and an NEA Fellowship, she was named one of “20 Under 40” fiction writers by the New Yorker. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.

Knitting Segments Show Ready Knits Sockhead Hat by Kelly McClure     Knits in Rehearsal Currently working on my 2nd (or 3rd) pair of Los Monos Locos Socks by Jennifer O'Sullivan   Vanilla Socks    On the Spice Market by Melanie Berg for the #bigbadbergalong   Knitting News, Notes and Events Join me as I discuss the highlights of my trip to Rhinebeck and enjoy the photos! Such a wonderful trip and I hope to repeat it again in the future!   The Vendors I mentioned:    Indie Untangled:  Voolenvine Yarns Backyard Fiberworks White Birch Fiber Arts   Rhinebeck: O Wool Into the Whirled Katrinkles Neighborhood Fiber Company I mentioned the pattern I have in mind for my NFC yarn, Harley.   Here are some pics from the weekend!     Next planned Knitting Events: Zombie Knitpocalypse in June 2017   PalKal 2016 Updates   Thank you so much to all of the sponsors and participants. I am so happy to have had so much excitement around this KAL!   If you haven't yet, please check out episode 60 where all of the winners were announced. I need to hear from all winners by December 1, 2016, or I will have to redraw for some of the prizes!   In addition, I have opened up a new thread for a giveaway of one Sock Ruler, as the winner had already purchased one and would like for it to go to someone who really wants one! Please enter that thread if you are interested!      Big Bad Berg Along Join me and some of my very favorite podcasters in knitting as many Melanie Berg patterns as we can!    We will joined by: In a Sknit  The Prairie Girls Knit and Spin Down Cellar Studio Podcast Commuter Knitter Knitting Butterflies The Knitmore Girls   We are working with some fabulous Indie Dyers for this KAL: Sun Valley Fibers There will be Free Shipping in the US for kits and special pricing on the kits that they are making up just for this KAL. You can get the same kit as I am getting or as one of the other podcasters. More information is coming, but look for a special link "Big Bad Berg-Along" on their website. Use the code BigBadBergAlong at checkout.     Lollipop Yarns Joan dyed up some special Duet and Trio kits especially for Ashbury or Quicksilver patterns. She will be offering Free Shipping if you use the code BigBadBergAlong at checkout. She will be having a few more updates as she gets the yarn available, so check out her group on Ravelry and her website for specific details.   One Twisted Tree Danie will be offering a couple of different fall themed kits for the KAL. Check out the website for more information.   Prizes: One lucky participant will win a 30$ gift certificate to Sun Valley Fibers!   One lucky participant will win this 2 color shawl kit from Lollipop Yarns!       Knitter's Journal Giveaway I reviewed The Knitter's Journal  by Jane Klein on Episode 61.  If you would like to win a copy of this for your collection, please check out the Ravelry group and enter to win one! This contest will stay open until December 1, 2016. You must be a member of the group to win, one entry per person.   Non-Knitting Segments   Meatless Monday Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers   Love it or Leave it Love: The Out on the Linai Podcast, all about the Golden Girls   Leave: Daylight Savings Time   Other News and Notes In case you missed it: I RAN A MARATHON!!   Listen up for a brief recap of my marathon experience.           Books   On this episode I talked only about books I have finished recently.   Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple   Real Murders by Charlaine Harris   The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney   The Trespasser by Tana French   Commonwealth by Ann Patchett   Other Updates Life has slowed down considerably since my marathon. I am enjoying the time with friends and family, and of course, the extra knitting time!   Hopefully this means the podcast will be back on a more regular schedule!        

We’re thrilled to welcome Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney to read from her New York Times bestselling début, The Nest.

Sara Shaefer, Will Weldon, Nat Luurtsema and David Reed join host, Dave Holmes for post-Olympic pop culture quizzing, back to school records from either side of the Atlantic and re-boot pitches for Mad Max and Call the Midwife. Sara Shaefer wants to plug her comedy album Chrysalis and says you can hear about her upcoming projects via Twitter – she's @SaraShaefer1. Sara recommends Rory Scovel's special on Seeso and Lindy West's latest book, Shrill. Will Weldon wants to plug the podcast he makes with Eliza Skinner, Angry Little Goats. Will recommends Hidden America with Jonah Ray on Seeso. Nat Luurtsema wants to plug her YA novel Goldfish and recommends our sister MaxFun podcast Oh No Ross and Carrie . David Reed wants to plug his podcast Film Fandango and recommends another podcast, Do the Right Thing. And finally, Dave Holmes is on Twitter @DaveHolmes and hosts his live quiz show, The Friday Forty at LA's Meltdown Theatre on the second Friday of every month. Dave's new book Party of One is out now. Dave would like to recommend Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney's novel The Nest. Y You can let us know what you think of International Waters and suggest guests through our Facebook group or on Twitter. Written by Sarah Morgan and Riley Silverman. Recorded at GuiltFreePost in London by John Purcell Shackleton and at MaxFunHQ in Los Angeles. Produced by Jennifer Marmor and Colin Anderson.

Book Talk Starts at 30.15 Recorded on July 1, 2016 Our Mother Bear KAL/CAL has started!  The Mother Bear FO thread is open and awaiting your FO pictures.  Please post a separate picture for each bear.  Let's see if we can beat last year's total of 313 bears! We can always use more prizes!  If you have anything you want to donate, please contact us at 2knitlitchicks@gmail.com. Thank you to Lalatricoter (Melissa) for donating her copy of Henry's Hat for a Mother Bear Prize.  Also, thank you to Steve of Leading Men Fiber Arts,  SweeTart77 (Kathleen) of MakeThisFromThat etsy shop, and Goodstuff (Brenda) of Good Stuff Crafts etsy shop for their donations of prizes for the Mother Bear KAL/CAL. The Annetarsia Knits book giveaway is done.  The winner will be announced at the end of this podcast. Tracie had a great time in New York City!  She mentioned Knitty City, Annie & Co. Needlepoint & Knitting and House of Needlepoint (Darien, CT).  She also spent time with her nieces (pictured at left). they were most interested in playing with her knitting notions. Tracie also thanked jchant (Julie) for sending her a beautiful skein of HazelKnits yarn, and rozstitches (Rozanne) for the box of Knit Picks needles. Tracie and Barb reviewed the Fix-A-Stitch.  They have 2 packs to give away.  Please go to the 2 Knit Lit Chicks Ravelry Group to enter the contest! KNITTING Barb has finished: *  KnittyBarb's Monkey Socks #3 by Cookie A., using Knit Picks Stroll Handpainted in the Pacific Tonal colorway * KnittyBarb's Socks for Will, using Berroco Comfort Sock in the Dunedin colorway * KnittyBarb's Crooked Ewe Cowl by Paula Feussle, using FishKnits Divine in the Lotus colorway * Mother Bears #79, #80, #81 and #82 * Spring Foliage Mitts by Alana Dakos, using Bungalow Farms Silver Blizzard Tracie has finished: *  alittleposy's Schnit Happens Scratch Hat #2 by Myra Wood, in Lisa Souza Deluxe Sock! in the Flahrida colorway (pictured above) *  Capelet Tank by Cathy Carrron in LanaKnits Hemp for Knitting in Aubergine colorway.  She thinks this one is a fail :>(   *  Mother Bears #77, #78 & #79 Barb is continuing to knit on: * her Summer of 16 by Nidhi Kansel, using Blue Sky Fibers Skinny Cotton in the Sprout colorway  (pictured above) * her In Transit hat by KrisLuvsWool, using Cascade Yarns Heritage Paints in the Pastel Mix colorway * the Added Elegance Socks by Mary Lukas, using Unwind Yarn Company Twinkle Sock in the Faded Graffiti colorway Tracie is working on: *  Just Autumn Cowl by Janina Bottger in Becoming Art Fingering *  Vanilla socks in Araucania Ranco Multy *  Rodeo Drive Poncho by Stacy Perry in Fonty BB Merino in Brun Scooby Doo *  The Meris cardigan by Elizabeth Doherty, using Serendipidye Kings Mountain Sock in the Carmen colorway Tracie has cast on: *  Hermione Hearts Ron hat by Christy Aylsworth in Mirasol Yarn Nuna in a royal blue color * stuffed kitty capes for niece Lexi BOOKS Tracie has finished: *  Missoula: Rape and Justice in a College Town by Jon Krakauer.  Thumbs Up for a book that exposes this subject. *  Before We Met by Lucie Whitehouse - a good solid read *  Binds That Tie by Kate Moratti *  Sir Phillip's Folly (Poor Relation #4) by Marion Chesney - another good one in the Poor Relations series Barb has finished: *  Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.  She enjoyed the book. *  The Good House by Anne Leary - she recommends it.*  *  The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney - this book has received a lot of hype.  She didn't love it as much as others have. *  No One Knows by J.T. Ellison.  A very good suspense book. Tracie is currently reading Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler (author) and Maira Kalman (illustrator) Barb is currently reading: *  Wish You Well by David Baldacci *  The Drowning Game by L.S. Hawker Barb recommends the book podcast What Should I Read Next?; Book Talk/Reading Recommendations/ Literary Matchmaking by Anne Bogel (Modern Mrs. Darcy).  

Instant New York Times bestselling author of The Nest, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, spoke with me about her life before fiction and how she gets words on the page. Rainmaker.FM is Brought to You By Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. Start getting more from your site today! Ms. Sweeney’s winding journey to bestselling author began with a journalism degree and lead to a career in Marketing Communications as a freelance copywriter and editor. Her debut novel was a huge hit with critics and readers alike and skyrocketed onto bestseller lists. Most fascinating is that Cynthia penned the novel as a recent BFA graduate and then sold it in a seven figure publishing deal … at the age of 54. The Nest has been described as “… an acutely perceptive …. novel about four adult siblings and the fate of their shared inheritance…” and bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert called it, “A masterfully constructed, darkly comic, and immensely captivating tale.” Join us for this two-part interview, and if you’re a fan of the show, please click “subscribe” to automatically see new interviews with your favorite authors, and help other writers find us. If you missed the first half you can find it right here. In Part Two of the file Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney and I discuss: Why You Can’t Give in to Feeling Paralyzed How to Channel Your Creative Inspiration The Importance of Curiosity and Humility for Writers Why Writing is Like Driving at Night The Necessity of Drudgery to Keep the Ink Flowing Listen to The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience below ... Download MP3 Subscribe by RSS Subscribe in iTunes The Show Notes The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney LeechBlock: A Simple Free Productivity Tool (for Firefox Web Browser) Freedom: Internet, Social Media, and App Blocker Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter

Instant New York Times bestselling author of The Nest, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, spoke with me about her life before fiction and how she gets words on the page. Rainmaker.FM is Brought to You By Discover why more than 80,000 companies in 135 countries choose WP Engine for managed WordPress hosting. Start getting more from your site today! Ms. Sweeney’s winding journey to bestselling author began with a journalism degree and lead to a career in Marketing Communications as a freelance copywriter and editor. Her debut novel was a huge hit with critics and readers alike and skyrocketed onto bestseller lists. Most fascinating is that Cynthia penned the novel as a recent BFA graduate and then sold it in a seven-figure publishing deal … at the age of 54. The Nest has been described as “… an acutely perceptive …. novel about four adult siblings and the fate of their shared inheritance…” and bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert called it, “A masterfully constructed, darkly comic, and immensely captivating tale.” Join us for this two-part interview, and if you’re a fan of the show, please click “subscribe” to automatically see new interviews with your favorite authors, and help other writers find us. In Part One of the file Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney and I discuss: How a Failed Short Story Became a Bestselling Book The Difference Between Copywriting and Fiction Why Writers Need to Eliminate Distractions The Double-edged Sword of Working from Home How to Avoid the Impostor Syndrome of a Big Writing Project Listen to The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience below ... Download MP3 Subscribe by RSS Subscribe in iTunes The Show Notes How Bestselling Debut Novelist Cynthia D Aprix Sweeney Writes: Part Two The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney is the guest. Her debut novel, The Nest, is available now from Ecco Books.  Cynthia is living the dream. Or at least one kind of dream. It's a common dream: write novel, sell novel for big advance, watch as novel becomes New York Times bestseller, do media tour for novel, feel somewhat weird and even at times guilty that novel is doing so well. And so on. Really good time talking with Cynthia. Very candid conversation. And one of the best conversations I've ever had about what it really takes to make a book a bestseller. In today's monologue, I talk about moving, and customer service representatives, and spiritual depletion at the hands of customer service representatives. And also my dog's bleeding anus.      Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney joins Seth, Laurie, and Tom to discuss her best-selling novel The Nest; and screenwriter John Romano praises George Eliot's masterful Daniel Deronda

A 2016 mini-interview with Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney about her novel The Nest.

A 2016 interview with Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney about her novel The Nest.

There are two camps when it comes to THE NEST by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney – those who find the ending happy and those who find it so, so sad. Cynthia lands in the middle but has a theory on why some people see it one way and not the other. She also listens to her own audiobook in the car (for research purposes!), broke a cardinal rule of MFA programs, and writes to entertain herself, not a potential publisher. It all completely pans out. Scroll to the bottom to see her star-studded (and hilarious) book trailer: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062414212/the-nest Download the audiobook via iTunes http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062443830&retailer=apple and Audible http://ads.harpercollins.com/hcaudiopres?isbn=9780062443830&retailer=audible

I'd talk books with Tina Jordan anytime. We are definitely on the same page! With shout-outs to Camille Perri, Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, Emma Straub , Curtis Sittenfeld and more!