Episode 44 - Bad Decisions and Good Sex with Meredith Turits
On this episode, Meredith Turits, debut novelist, and I discuss the process of making her book come to life, how amazing her editor is, and the best ways to support friends who are writers. We also discuss her book, Just Want You Here, which I encourage anyone to go pick up!
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Madwoman by Chelsea Bieker
The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden
Books Highlighted by Meredith:
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
The Girls of Summer by Katie Bishop
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan
Dead Weight: Essays on Hunger and Harm by Emmeline Cline
The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.
Other books mentioned in this episode:
Watership Down by Richard Adams
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis
Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis
Anthropology of the American Girl by Hilary Thayer Hamann
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer
Belzhar by Meg Wolitzer
Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
Girl in Snow by Danya Kukafka
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
The Wayside by Caroline Wolff
Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan
Books with Betsy
Books with Betsy is a podcast that celebrates the reading life of all readers. Each week, Betsy interviews a different person about their reading life. Listen for book recommendations, reading tips, and to join in the joy that reading brings. And remember, anyone who reads is a reader.
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