Ann Napolitano, HELLO BEAUTIFUL
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 1 December 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In this special episode (a live event for the Streicker Center!), Zibby speaks to New York Times bestselling author Ann Napolitano about HELLO BEAUTIFUL, a big, emotional, heartwrenching family drama. Ann delves into the emotional and creative journey of writing this book, revealing the depths of her immersion in the narrative and her subsequent feelings of loss upon completion. She touches on her writing process, including the balance between lyrical and analytical thinking, and the influence of her own life experiences on her characters. The conversation also explores the impact of her book's selection for @oprahsbookclub on her life and the broader implications of her work. Audience questions bring to light Ann's approach to character perspectives, her literary influences, and her reading recommendations, culminating in a rich dialogue about the nuances of storytelling and the personal connections writers forge with their creations.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 0:06.7 | This 30-minute podcast features a new author interviewed by me every single day, 365 days a year, for about 30 minutes. |
| 0:14.9 | I am also the publisher for Zibi Books, which publishes 12 books a year in fiction and memoir. |
| 0:21.9 | Our books are already out now. |
| 0:23.5 | You can check it out on ZippyBooks.com. |
| 0:25.6 | And we have a magazine called Zibby Mag where we have lots of wonderful essays and lifestyle |
| 0:31.2 | features. |
| 0:31.8 | That's at Zibbymag.com. |
| 0:33.1 | We have classes at Zippy Classes.com. |
| 0:35.4 | And I recently opened a bookstore in L.a called zibby's bookshop |
| 0:40.3 | at one one one three montana avenue at 11th street in san monica i hope that you are able to |
| 0:47.0 | enjoy some of our other offerings but this here podcast is the basis of all of it and started in |
| 0:53.3 | 2018 and no matter what i do this is basically my of all of it and started in 2018. And no matter what I do, this is |
| 0:56.1 | basically my favorite thing. Enjoy. |
| 1:03.4 | Anna Politano is back on Mom's and Have Time to Read Books for Hello Beautiful. |
| 1:09.6 | She was also on for Dear Edward. This conversation between us was a live |
| 1:13.9 | event at the Temple Emmanuel Stryker Center. Anne's novel Hello Beautiful was published in March |
| 1:19.4 | 2023 and was an instant New York Times bestseller. It was the 100th Oprah Book Club pick. |
| 1:25.6 | Dear Edward was published in January 2020 and was an instant New York |
| 1:29.1 | Times bestseller, a read with Jenna selection, and was released on February 3rd as an Apple TV |
| 1:33.8 | Plus series starring Connie Britton. It was named one of the best books of 2020 by the Washington |
| 1:39.0 | Post, The Boston Globe, Real Simple, Fast Company, Women's World Parade, Library, Reads, and Amazon. |
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