Hello, Protagonists!
My guest today on CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY is Allegra Goodman, New York Times bestselling author of Sam and, more recently, Isola. Allegra's books have also been a National Book Award Finalist, a Reese's Book Club pick and a Read with Jenna/TODAY Show pick.
Today, we talk about:
what Allegra would do if she won a book-shopping spree,
how reading has influenced the way she writes,
why writing in third person or first person changes the experience for both the author and the reader,
writing historical fiction in a way that resonates with contemporary readers,
whether celebrity book club endorsements (Reese Witherspoon and Jenna Hager Bush) has changed the way Allegra thinks about the audience for her books
recent books she's read that surprised or delighted her
and so much more.
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