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Catherine Newman, WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS: A Novel

Totally Booked with Zibby

Zibby Owens

Connection, Inspiration, Moms, Entertainment, Arts, Reading, Books, Parenting, Literary

4.4602 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Catherine Newman, a repeat guest on Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, talks about her poignant new novel We All Want Impossible Things, which is also the December pick for Zibby’s Virtual Book Club! The two discuss grief and heartbreak, universal experiences that are so beautifully explored in this book; the real-life friendship that inspired the story; Catherine’s experiences volunteering in hospice (and falling in love with everyone there!); and the how-to book she read to help her write this novel. Zibby picked this book for her Good Morning America round-up! (She is obsessed with it!!)


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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.

0:58.4

Thank you. at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. Catherine Newman is the author of We All Want Impossible Things, a novel.

1:02.4

I absolutely love this book and have been posting about it right and left on Instagram,

1:06.9

and I'm just a massive fan.

1:09.2

Catherine is the author of the memoir's catastrophic happiness and waiting for Bertie,

1:13.4

the middle grade novel One Mixed Up Night, the Kids Craft Book Stitch Camp,

1:17.3

the how-to books for kids, How to Be a Person, and What Can I Say,

1:21.1

and the new novel, we all want impossible things.

1:23.5

By the way, she was on this podcast for How to Be a Person,

1:26.6

which is a fabulous episode to listen to and also a fantastic gift, which I gave many people for the holidays last year.

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