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Welcome to Book Talk for Book Talk with Jack and Amy, a literary podcast where we deep dive into the writing of your favorite novels.

We are currently in the middle of our 15-part literary analysis of A House of Sky and Breath by Sarah Jane Mass.

But we have a special bonus episode this week.

Today we are interviewing Olivia Mentor.

Olivia is a writer and co-host of Bat on Paper, a weekly podcast about books, life, and everything in between.

Previously, she was a senior fashion and beauty editor at bustle.com.

Olivia's work has appeared in Refinery 29, Huffpost, Glamour.com, and more.

Today, we will be discussing her first novel, Such a Bad Influence.

Welcome to the podcast, Olivia.

Welcome.

I'm so glad to be here. I'm so happy to talk to an author that kind of like mentally messed me up for a minute. That's, uh, I keep getting that. It was kind of the goal, but I don't know, like not significantly the goal, but, uh, thank you.

Oh, you did it. You achieved it. You, you, you, I don't want to say

it. You didn't hurt my feelings, but you did bruise my brain. And I think that's the best way to describe it. Amy, it's kind of like a house of leaves vibe. Oh, house of leaves. I, when I read the blurb on the back. So we divided and conquered. Jack read the book. I listened to the podcast,

um, bat on paper. And when I read the blurb on the back. So we divided and conquered. Jack read the book. I listened to the podcast,

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