#34 Author Jodi Picoult Interview
The Not Old - Better Show
Paul Vogelzang
4.7 • 106 Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2016
⏱️ 26 minutes
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The Not Old - Better Show Interview series, Author Jodi Picoult at Smithsonian
As part of our Smithsonian Associates, Art of Living series, our guest today on the Not Old Better Show is Jodi Picoult. Jodi Picoult, the best-selling author of 26 novels, is one of the most popular fiction writers today, but that doesn't mean her books are easy reads. Picoult has addressed some tough topics in her novels, including the death penalty, stem-cell research, and child abuse, among others.
She prepares for each book with extensive research, sometimes investigating medical, scientific, and ethical issues. Her newest novel,Small Great Things follows an African American nurse who clashes with the white supremacist parents of a critically ill newborn—a confrontation that moves from the delivery room into the courtroom. (the title refers to MLK quote: "If I cannot do great things, I can do small things that are great." )
Jodi will be at the Baird Auditorium, Washington, DC, Oct. 26, and tickets, including Jodi's new book, Small, Great, Things, are available at the Smithsonian Associates ticket web site: HERE.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogel-Zang, your host. |
| 0:08.0 | As part of our Smithsonian Associates' Art of Living series, |
| 0:12.0 | our guest today on the Not Old Better show is Jody Pico. |
| 0:16.2 | Jody Pico is the best-selling author of 26 novels, 40 million of which are in print today, and is one of the most popular |
| 0:26.4 | fiction writers around. But that doesn't mean that her books aren't tough reads facing |
| 0:32.3 | tough issues. |
| 0:33.0 | PICO has addressed some very tough topics in our novels, |
| 0:36.2 | including the death penalty, stem cell research, |
| 0:39.5 | and child abuse among others. |
| 0:41.2 | Jody PICO prepares for each book with extensive research, sometimes investigating |
| 0:46.7 | medical, scientific, and ethical issues. |
| 0:49.5 | Her newest novel, Small Great Things, follows an African American nurse who clashes with the white |
| 0:55.5 | supremacist parents of a critically ill newborn a confrontation that moves |
| 1:00.6 | from the delivery room into the courtroom. |
| 1:03.2 | Join me today in welcoming author Jody Pico |
| 1:07.0 | and join the Smithsonian Associates |
| 1:10.3 | for the lecture series featuring Jody Pico at the Baird Auditorium on October 26, 2016. |
| 1:19.5 | Get your tickets now. |
| 1:20.8 | We will have links to the Smithsonian Associates |
| 1:23.6 | pays where you can purchase those tickets. |
| 1:25.6 | But again, get those tickets now. |
| 1:27.8 | I think you're going to enjoy this conversation with Jody Pico. |
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