Hey everybody. So today's episode of the show has aired before. It's the episode of my wife Amy and I have to say my wife Amy compliment who is a novelist and screenwriter.

And of all the episodes I've ever done,

this is the one that engenders the most intense responses.

The letters I've gotten thanking Amy for what she says,

for her openness, for the way in which she describes finding reasons to press on,

finding reasons to live and work.

And I feel like this time of year is the perfect time of year to receive this message.

So putting it up. I hope you dig it.

Feel free to write in any kind of response you may have and

happy Thanksgiving. Hey, this is the moment. I'm Brian Koppelman. Thanks for listening. I'm so excited by my

guest today. The author of three incredible books, A Mouth Full of Air,

I Smile Back, and Hesitation Woons, which is coming out in November on Overlook Press.

She also adapted, along with the screenwriting partner,

Paige Dylan, her novel I smile back,

wrote the screenplay for the movie

and stars Sarah Silverman, Josh Charles, and Thomas

Sedoski. She's also the mother of my two favorite children in the world,

my children, and she's my wife, Amy Koppelman, thanks for being here.

Thank you for having me.

Well, listen, this is, I'm so psyched to do this, hon, because here's the thing.

So much of this show is about people struggling to become a writer,

or struggling to become the best version of themselves.

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