Amanda Eyre Ward, THE LIFEGUARDS: A Novel

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 7 July 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Zibby is joined by the New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters, Amanda Eyre Ward, to discuss her latest novel, The Lifeguards. Amanda shares her unique style of drafting (which involves a number of colored index cards and a big board in her garden shed!) and reveals the illustrious group chat she belongs to. The two also talk about the epiphany Amanda had about her own writing after reading her friend Andrew Sean Greer's book, Less, which famous author taught her the trick to crafting a good thriller, and why having one of her books picked for Reese's Book Club meant so much to her.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now.
0:07.8	Thank you so much called Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
0:10.7	It is a daily podcast 365 days a year, and each day we talk to an author about all of the things related to their career, their book, their life, and more in 30 minutes or
0:21.1	less, because who has time? I am now an author myself, although I wasn't when I started this
0:25.9	podcast, and you can get my new memoir, Bookends, a memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature,
0:31.8	wherever books are sold starting July 1st, and my children's book, Princess Charming. You can
0:37.4	learn more about me at Zibby Owens.com,
0:39.5	but really you're here to learn more about the authors,
0:42.2	and that is what we're going to do.
0:44.4	Also, be sure to check out all the other podcasts
0:46.9	in the ZCast Podcast Network.
0:49.4	You can learn more at ZCastnetwork.com
0:51.9	and definitely check out those shows as well.
0:58.8	Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Amanda Eyre Ward is the author of The Lifeguards, a novel.
1:02.6	She's also the author of Sleep Toward Heaven, How to Be Lost, Love Stories in This Town,
1:07.5	Forgive Me, Close Your Eyes, The Same Sky, the nearness of you, and the jet setters.
1:13.0	Her best-selling novels have been featured in People Magazine, The New York Times, and more.
1:17.2	Amanda's work has been optioned for film and TV and translated into 15 languages.
1:21.5	By the way, the jet setters was a Reese's book club pick.
1:24.0	She lives in Austin, Texas, and O'Re, Uray, Colorado.
1:29.8	Amanda writes every morning and spends afternoons with her children. Welcome, Amanda. Thank you so much for coming on moms. Don't
1:34.6	have time to read books to discuss the lifeguards, a novel. Thank you so much for having me, and I loved
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