Bonnie Garmus, Author of Lessons in Chemistry
Bad On Paper
Becca Freeman
4.9 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
This week we interview Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry and overall delight! We talk about her path to publication, what inspired her to write Lessons in Chemistry, how it feels to have this instant success after years of struggling through the publishing process, and more! She also shares more about the Apple TV+ adaptation of Lessons in Chemistry starring Brie Larson.
You can find Bonnie at bonniegarmus.com and @bonnie_garmus_author on Instagram.
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| 0:00.0 | [♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪ |
| 0:15.0 | Hi everyone and welcome to Bad on Paper Podcast. I'm Olivia Mentor and I'm Becca Freeman. |
| 0:20.6 | And today we have a truly delightful interview with Bonnie Garmus who is basically who I want to be in the future. |
| 0:28.3 | I've decided now. |
| 0:29.9 | Same I'll fight you for it. |
| 0:31.5 | Okay fine. |
| 0:32.6 | But before we go there, let's do some highs and lows. |
| 0:36.7 | Please, Olivia, tell me you're high. |
| 0:39.0 | My high is life. I just feel... |
| 0:41.6 | Ooh, I'm feeling good. I'm feeling good. I have been sleeping really well because of your new bedding. |
| 0:48.2 | Because of your new room? |
| 0:49.1 | New bedding in a room. We're sleeping on a... |
| 0:53.5 | Our California king size bed again instead of two separate really bad mattresses, which we were doing for a while as we renovated things. |
| 1:01.5 | Yeah, I was a bit... Jake was on the air mattress so you know I really got the better end of that deal. |
| 1:05.6 | But I just... I've been on a good schedule. I've been waking up early. I've been going to sleep early. I've been reading more. |
| 1:11.8 | I feel... I feel excited to be alive. |
| 1:16.9 | Ooh! |
| 1:18.3 | Love that. |
| 1:19.4 | Yeah, and we're also recording Brighton early right now. We just interviewed Bonnie and it was really lovely and inspiring. |
| 1:25.6 | And I just feel, despite the fact that I'm looking out the window, it just gray clouds. |
| 1:31.6 | Anyway, I feel like it is sunshine. I'm in a good mood. |
| 1:35.7 | I'm so glad. Tell me you're high. |
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