Jojo Moyes, WE ALL LIVE HERE: A Novel

Totally Booked with Zibby

Zibby Owens

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4.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes returns to the podcast to discuss WE ALL LIVE HERE, a warm and witty new novel about a woman and her unruly blended family. She and Zibby delve into the novel’s rich layers—from single mom Lisa's messy, heartfelt journey to the unique pain of teenage friendship fallout and the surprising love stories of older characters. Jojo shares her insights on writing humor in dark times, the evolving nature of family, and why laughter is essential for survival.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Totally Booked with Zibby. Formerly, moms don't have time to read books. In my daily show, I interview today's latest, best-selling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators, whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author, and obviously podcaster, I get a comprehensive
0:24.0	look at everything that's coming out and spend my time curating the best books so you don't
0:29.3	have to.
0:30.3	Stay in the know, get insider insights, and connect with guests like I do every single day.
0:36.2	For more information, go to zibbimedia.com and follow me on Instagram at Zibby Owens.
0:44.5	Jojo Moise is the author of We All Live Here, a novel.
0:48.9	It is her second time on the podcast, and Jojo Moise is the number one New York Times bestselling author of The Giver
0:55.5	of Stars, Still Me, Paris for One, and Other Stories, After You, One Plus One, The Girl You
1:02.2	The Girl You Left Behind Behind Me Before You, The Last Letter from Your lover, the horse dancer, night music,
1:07.3	Silver Bay, the ship of brides, and the peacock Emporium Me Before You, was also adapted into film. Also a screenwriter, Jojo lives in London, England. Welcome, Jojo. Thanks for coming on, totally booked with Zibby. Now we're talking about we all live here, which I loved so much. I love this book. I love the characters. Oh my gosh. I'm like obsessed. So thank you.
1:29.0	Thank you for writing it. Well, thank you for having me back. Of course. Can you start by just
1:35.2	telling listeners what the book's about? Okay. Well, it's kind of a very small canvas.
1:40.9	It's a tragedy, if you like, about a family who we meet at a time of
1:47.0	crisis and for whom things get a little more complicated before they get better. But it's mostly
1:53.7	revolving around Lila, who is a recent single mom after her husband decided to run off with a neighbor and impregnate her.
2:03.6	And now Lila has to see them at the school gates every day.
2:07.4	And her mother recently died, so her stepdad came to live with her.
2:11.8	And that's proving challenging for her and her two chaotic daughters.
2:16.4	And then in the middle of all this,
2:18.5	her biological dad, who she hasn't seen for decades,
2:21.6	reappears, having finally exhausted all his avenues of credit,
2:28.4	tolerant ex-girlfriends, opportunities that he had
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