Instant USA Today Bestseller! Steven Rowley, THE GUNCLE ABROAD
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Zibby Owens
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🗓️ 12 July 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
New York Times bestselling author Steven Rowley returns to the podcast, this time to discuss his much-anticipated sequel, the wildly witty and tenderhearted THE GUNCLE ABROAD. Patrick O’Hara, a reclusive former sitcom actor who unexpectedly becomes the guardian of his niece and nephew after their mother’s death in THE GUNCLE, is now, five years later, returning to his guncle duties by taking them to their dad’s wedding in Italy. Steven talks about his writing process, from tackling loss and grief to injecting humor into his stories. He also shares his approach to writing authentic, immersive travel experiences and his best advice for aspiring writers.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, and I am the host of this podcast. Moms don't have time to read books. |
| 0:08.1 | I am also a newly minted USA Today bestselling author of the novel, Blank. |
| 0:14.2 | I've created a whole community of book lovers around this podcast, a publishing company, reading retreats, a bookstore, and more. Learn more |
| 0:22.2 | at Zivimedia.com or follow me on social at Zivie Owens or join the community at Zivie Readers. |
| 0:30.9 | Stephen Raleigh is the author of The Gunkel Abroad. He's been on this podcast several times before |
| 0:35.9 | and will be part of our Palm Springs |
| 0:37.8 | Retreat, which is in September. |
| 0:39.9 | Stephen Raleigh is the best-selling author of five novels, including Lily and the Octopus, |
| 0:44.3 | which was a Washington Post notable book, the editor, an NPR, Best Book of the Year, |
| 0:49.5 | the Gunkel, winner of the 22nd Thurber Prize for American Humor, which, by the way, is a huge, huge deal, |
| 0:55.6 | and Goodreads Choice Awards finalists for novel of the year, and the celebrants, and of course, The Gunkel and now The Gunkel Abroad. |
| 1:03.1 | His fiction has been translated into 20 languages. He resides in Palm Springs, California. |
| 1:08.3 | Welcome, Stephen. Thanks so much for coming back on Moms. |
| 1:14.0 | Don't have time to read books to discuss the gunkle abroad. |
| 1:14.8 | Congratulations. |
| 1:16.8 | Thank you so much. |
| 1:18.3 | It's a joy to be back with you. |
| 1:20.2 | Oh, I really loved this book. |
| 1:23.0 | I really love all your books, but this book, especially, I think, because I have kids at this age and stage and, you know, with loss mixed with raising children, mixed with |
| 1:30.9 | new love, mixed. I mean, there's just so much stuff. And the escapist piece of it, too, is just so |
| 1:36.2 | great. So anyway, I really enjoyed it. Congratulations. It's really awesome. Thanks. I'm thrilled to |
| 1:41.2 | hear that. Thank you. So, okay, tell listeners what the gunkle abroad is about and maybe touch on the gunkle in case people haven't read it. |
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