#309 Kate Elizabeth Russell: Writing Fiction & Setting Boundaries

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Authors, Wellbeing, Arts, Books, Social Media, Creativity

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🗓️ 28 January 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Kate Elizabeth Russell is a writer, based in Oregon. Her debut novel, My Dark Vanessa, was published in 2020 and has been translated into thirty-five languages. It’s been both a Sunday Times Bestseller and a New York Times Bestseller. Stephen King himself described it as ‘a hard story to read and a harder one to put down … a package of dynamite’. The story alternates between Vanessa’s past and present, juxtaposing memory and trauma - its been described as an era-defining novel that brilliantly captures and reflects our shifting culture that is transforming our relationships and society itself.

Here is a link to My Dark Vanessa on Bookshop.org: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/153/9780008342241

Just a quick mention that Kate’s book My Dark Vanessa touches on sexual abuse and trauma which we do talk about in this episode - just a heads up before you continue listening.

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0:58.0	Hello and welcome back to another episode of Control-Alt Delete. My guest today is Kate Elizabeth Russell, who is a writer based in Oregon.
1:07.1	You might know her name from her amazing debut novel called My Dark Vanessa, which was published in 2020.
1:14.0	It's been translated into 35 languages.
1:17.0	It was both a Sunday Times Best Seller and a New York Times Best Seller.
1:21.0	Stephen King himself described it as a hard story to read and a harder one to put down a package of dynamite
1:28.0	which is the most incredible quote.
1:30.0	I love this book. I read it in 2019 when the proof came out. I remember reading it and gobbling it up on a summer holiday pre-Covid and it really was a book that just stayed with me and we talk about it in this episode.
1:45.0	The story alternates between Vanessa's past and present, juxtaposing memory and trauma.
1:51.0	It's been described as an era-defining novel that brilliantly
1:54.4	captures and reflects our shifting culture that is transforming our
1:58.2	relationships and society itself. It's an incredible nuanced book. We dig into it a little bit in this episode. So I hope you enjoy and if you're interested in a really gripping, beautifully thought-provoking novel. I really recommend picking up a copy which is now
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