Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and this is Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.

As a mom of four kids in New York City and a writer myself, I know all too well how short everyone is on time, so I'm here to help.

I'm going to interview authors and writers of all types about their work, especially as it

relates to parenting and family issues. Hopefully you can listen while doing 8 million other

things and fall in love with these talented scribes in their fantastic books, essays, and songs

like I have, plus get some tips on surviving parenthood.

For more about me, you can check out my essays at zibby owens.com.

This episode has been sponsored by Chloe's Fruit, the cool way to eat fruit.

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I'm very excited to be chatting with Christina Alger this morning.

Christina, a former financial

analyst and corporate attorney is the author of two wonderful novels, The Darling's, and

this was Not the Plan. She has another novel, The Banker's Wife, coming out this summer,

and she's a mom of two kits. You can read more about her on her website, Christinaalger.com.

So welcome to Christina. Thank you. thank you for having me so let's

start by talking about new york which we were just doing beforehand um as you know i'm a native new yorker

christina and i both went to the same preschool and have kids there as well um one of the first things

you mentioned in your bio is that you're a

native New Yorker. How much do you feel that informs your writing? I know your books are all set in the city, but do you think being a native New Yorker gives you a different point of view from someone who came here later in life? So I think, yeah, it does inform our reading. And I think that's why, I think it's the first thing I say my bio.

Yeah.

And I will say I hate writing

bios.

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