Jenna Blum, WOODROW ON THE BENCH: Life Lessons from a Wise Old Dog

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🗓️ 8 January 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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"To all of you writers who are struggling and aspiring out there, it's not an instant-gratification profession but it is the most rewarding thing when something that you make gets out into the world." Author and co-founder of A Mighty Blaze Jenna Blum joins Zibby to talk about her memoir, Woodrow on the Bench, and the beloved dog who inspired it. The two discuss the ways in which Jenna's dog Woodrow helped her manage the grief of losing her mother in 2018, why her journey to publication was far from linear, and the commitment both Jenna and Zibby have to uplifting members of the literary community. Read Jenna's essay for Moms Don't Have Time to Write's Grief column here.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Zibby Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast, Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
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2:03.7	Jenna Bloom is the author of Woodrow on the Bench, Life Lessons from a Wise Old Dog.
2:08.8	Jenna is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of novels,
2:12.9	Those Who Save Us, The Storm Chasers, and The Lost Family, the novella, The Lucky One,
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