A Zibby Summer Reads pick! Anastasia Zadeik, THE OTHER SIDE OF NOTHING: A Novel
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Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 11 August 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Zibby chats with author Anastasia Zadeik about THE OTHER SIDE OF NOTHING, a riveting and redemptive portrayal of two suicidal young adults who meet in a psychiatric facility and escape on a cross-country journey—and their two mothers, who set out to find them. Anastasia emphasizes her intent to portray mental illness realistically, resisting the urge to sensationalize or simplify it. She shares that she drew from personal experiences, including her own struggles with depression and those of her family members, and then she and Zibby discuss the challenges faced by parents of children with mental health issues and the societal stigmas around them.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, and I am the host of this podcast. Moms don't have time to read books. |
| 0:08.1 | I am also a newly minted USA Today bestselling author of the novel, Blank. |
| 0:14.2 | I've created a whole community of book lovers around this podcast, a publishing company, |
| 0:19.5 | reading retreats, a bookstore, and more. |
| 0:21.8 | Learn more at zivimedia.com or follow me on social at Zibby Owens or join the community at |
| 0:28.4 | Zibby Readers. |
| 0:31.6 | Anastasia Zadik is the author of The Other Side of Nothing, a novel. |
| 0:36.5 | Anastasia is a writer, editor, and storyteller. |
| 0:39.5 | After graduating summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, with a BA in psychology from Smith College, |
| 0:44.9 | she had an international career in neuropsychological research while raising her children. |
| 0:50.1 | She now serves as Director of Communications for the San Diego Writers Festival, as a co-producer of the San Diego Memoir Showcase, and as a mentor for the literary nonprofit, so say we all. |
| 1:00.9 | She also sits on the board of the International Memoir Writers Association. Her debut novel, Blurred Fates, won the 2023 Sarton Award for Contemporary Fiction and the 2023 National Indie Excellence Award |
| 1:13.3 | in Contemporary Fiction. |
| 1:14.8 | Her second novel, The Other Side of Nothing, was released in May 24. |
| 1:19.4 | She lives in California with her husband and their empty nest rescue dog Charlie. |
| 1:23.9 | Also, you may have seen on Instagram when I was in San Diego. |
| 1:31.8 | Anastasia and I did an event together, and we had the best time. |
| 1:35.2 | So it was so amazing for her to moderate and set the whole thing up. |
| 1:35.7 | So thanks. |
| 1:37.4 | Welcome, Anastasia. |
| 1:43.2 | Thank you so much for coming on Moms Don't Have Time to Read Bugs to discuss the other side of nothing, a novel. |
| 1:43.9 | Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you for having me. |
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