Alyssa Shelasky, THIS MIGHT BE TOO PERSONAL: And Other Intimate Stories

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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New York Magazine columnist and author of Apron Anxiety Alyssa Shelasky returns to talk with Zibby about her latest memoir, This Might Be Too Personal. The two discuss misconceptions about writers' lives, when Alyssa realized her work was famous, and her two remaining regrets after writing this book.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Vivi Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast. Moms don't have time to read books.
0:07.5	And speaking of books, I have two of my own books coming out this spring and summer.
0:12.7	Princess Charming is a picture book, which debuts on April 19th. And Bookends, a memoir of love, loss, and literature.
0:20.5	Comes out on July 1st, and it is truly a labor
0:23.1	of love.
0:24.0	I hope you'll pre-order, order, and join me on tour as I go across the country.
0:28.5	You can find out more at zibbyowens.com or bookendsmemoir.com.
0:34.1	And you can follow me on Instagram at Zibby Owens because I always post about everything. Enjoy the show.
0:41.5	Alyssa Shalasky is the author of This Might Be Too Personal and other intimate stories.
0:46.8	Alyssa is the editor of New York Magazine's Sex Diaries and author of Apron Anxiety. She is also
0:52.6	starring and producing in the Sex Diaries docuseries on HBO.
0:56.9	She has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times,
1:00.3	People, Town and Country, Women's Health, Refinery 29, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour Magazine.
1:05.3	She lives with her family in Brooklyn Heights.
1:07.5	Welcome, Alyssa.
1:08.6	Thank you so much for coming on Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
1:12.1	Thank you so much for having me right here sitting on your laugh. I'm sorry. I couldn't figure
1:18.2	out how to set up two microphones because it's been several years since I've been doing in-person
1:22.4	podcast. So yeah, we're sharing this intimate mic. Well, that's the name of the book, I guess.
1:29.3	Other intimate stories like cuddling with Zibby and doing her mind.
1:34.4	hashtag Cuddle Factory.
1:36.1	Okay, Alyssa, I know I emailed you right after I finished this book, but I loved your book.
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