Fiona Davis, THE SPECTACULAR

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Zibby Owens

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4.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Guest host Julie Chavez interviews New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis about The Spectacular, a thrilling story of love, sacrifice, and the pursuit of dreams set against the glitz and glamour of Radio City Music Hall in the 1950s. Fiona talks about the real-life Rockette who inspired this story and the extensive research required to make it come to life, from interviewing dancers to touring Radio City. After revealing some Rockette secrets, Fiona shares the location of her next book (it involves outlandish fashion and Egyptian mummies), describes what life has been like since her Parkinson’s diagnosis, and shares her best advice for aspiring writers.

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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.
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0:40.3	at 1-1-1-3 Montana Avenue at 11th Street in San Monica. I hope that you are able to enjoy some of
0:47.9	our other offerings. But this here podcast is the basis of all of it and started in 2018.
0:56.1	And no matter what I do, this is basically my favorite thing. Enjoy.
1:03.2	Fiona Davis is back on mom's son, have time to read books, another time for her novel,
1:07.9	The Spectacular. This is guest hosted by Julie Chavez, who is one of our Zibi
1:14.0	book's upcoming authors for her book, Everyone But Myself. This is also airing simultaneously on
1:20.3	Julie Chavez's podcast, Ask a Librarian. Fiona is the New York Times bestselling author of six
1:26.5	historical fiction novels set in iconic New York City buildings, including the Magnolia Palace, the Dollhouse, the address, and the Lions of Fifth Avenue, which was a Good Morning America book club pick.
1:36.1	Her novels have been chosen as one book, one community reads, and her articles have appeared in publications, like the Wall Street Journal, and O, the Oprah magazine.
1:45.4	She first came to New York as an actress, but fell in love with writing after getting a master's degree at Columbia
1:49.2	Journalism School. Her books have been translated into over 20 languages, and she is based in New York
1:54.8	City. Miss Fiona Davis, welcome. I'm so happy to be talking with you today.
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