Jean Hanff Korelitz, THE LATECOMER: A Novel

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🗓️ 31 May 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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New York Times bestselling author Jean Hanff Korelitz returns to discuss her latest novel, The Latecomer, which she has been working on for years on and off. Jean tells Zibby about the role Steve Martin played in writing this novel, which episode of the British Antiques Roadshow inspired parts of the story, and what elements of fertility journeys Jean made sure to include. The two also talk about some of Jean's recent accolades, such as being chosen to be The Tonight Show's Summer Read for 2021 and having both The Plot and The Latecomer optioned for television.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Vivi Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast. Moms don't have time to read books.
0:07.5	And speaking of books, I have two of my own books coming out this spring and summer.
0:12.7	Princess Charming is a picture book, which debuts on April 19th. And bookends, a memoir of love, loss, and literature.
0:20.5	Comes out on July 1st, and it is truly a labor of love.
0:24.0	I hope you'll pre-order, order, and join me on tour as I go across the country.
0:28.5	You can find out more at Zibbyowens.com or bookendsmemoir.com.
0:34.1	And you can follow me on Instagram at Zibby Owens because I always post about everything.
0:38.9	Enjoy the show.
0:41.6	Jean Hamph Corlitz is the author of The Latecomer, a novel.
0:46.4	She is also the New York Times best-selling author of the novels The Plot, which was the
0:52.2	2021 Tonight Show Summer Reeds Pick. You Should Have
0:56.0	Known, which was adapted for HBO as The Undoing by David E. Kelly and starred Nicole
1:01.3	Kidman, Hugh Grant, and Donald Sutherland. Admission, which was adapted as the 2013 film
1:08.2	starring Tina Faye, The Devil and Webster, The White Rose, the Sabbath
1:12.9	Day River, and a jury of her peers. Her company, Book the Writer, hosts pop-up book
1:18.9	groups in person in New York and online where small groups of readers can discuss new books
1:23.7	with their authors. Welcome, Jean. Thank you for coming back on Moms. Don't have time to
1:29.2	read books to discuss your latest book, The Latecomer. Oh my gosh, I have that same book on my shelf
1:34.6	right here. That's so crazy. I wonder how that even happened. Amazing. Maybe it's a like computer,
1:40.7	advanced computer thing. It's a nice cover, though, isn't it? I love the cover. I love it. I love it.
1:46.5	And now that you have read the book, you understand what the cover means. That it's...
1:51.7	Are these test tubes? Those are test tubes, right? Oh, my gosh. So cool.
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