Alex Michaelides, THE FURY
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Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2024
⏱️ 20 minutes
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Alex Michaelides joins Zibby to discuss THE FURY, a masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex-movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder. Alex and Zibby delve into the creative process behind this novel, including its unique narrative structure, the balance between structure and spontaneity, and the inspiration drawn from Greek mythology and Alex’s upbringing in Cyprus. He also describes the joys and anxieties of authorship and book tours and then shares details on the film and TV adaptations already in the works!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books with Zivie. I'm the host, Zivie Owens. I am an author. My latest is blank, |
| 0:12.0 | pub date March 1st, a novel. I'm also a podcaster, obviously, a publisher, a bookstore owner, |
| 0:17.8 | and so much more. If you love books, you're in the right place. In fact, |
| 0:22.2 | we call it the Zivieverse, or really, the L.A. Times called it the Zivieverse, and we're going |
| 0:26.4 | with it. Go to Zivie Owens.com to learn more and follow me on Instagram at Zivie Owens. |
| 0:33.6 | Alex Mike Yelitis is the author of The Fury, delighted to have him back. |
| 0:38.6 | Alex was born and raised in Cyprus. |
| 0:40.5 | He has an MA in English literature from Trinity College, Cambridge University, and an |
| 0:45.6 | MA in screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. |
| 0:49.4 | The Silent Patient was his first novel, debuting at number one on the New York Times |
| 0:54.0 | bestseller list and has sold |
| 0:56.0 | more than 6.5 million copies worldwide. The rights have been sold in a record-breaking 51 countries, |
| 1:03.3 | and the book has been optioned for film by Plan B. His second novel, The Maidance, was an instant |
| 1:08.3 | New York Times bestseller and has been optioned for television |
| 1:11.0 | by Miramax Television and Stone Village. Welcome, Alex. Thank you so much for coming back on |
| 1:16.0 | Mom's Don't Have Time to read books to discuss The Fury. Thank you very much, Zivvi. I'm really happy |
| 1:20.9 | to be back on the podcast. So tell everybody what The Fury is about. Okay, the Fury is a thriller, |
| 1:26.6 | and it's about a famous ex-movie star who invites her six best |
| 1:31.1 | friends to spend Easter with her on her private Greek island, and then they get trapped there |
| 1:35.3 | because of bad weather, and then there's a murder. |
| 1:37.9 | But that's just the beginning, because what I really wanted to try and do with this thriller |
| 1:41.9 | was to take all of the expectations that we bring to a |
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