Kristin Hannah, THE WOMEN
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 6 February 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah joins Zibby to discuss THE WOMEN, a novel of searing insight and lyric beauty about a young nurse whose life is changed by the Vietnam War. Kristin dives into the nuances of writing and publishing, touching on the impact of social media and the industry's unpredictability. Then, she discusses her newest novel, touching on the personal significance of the story, the extensive research that went into its creation, and the themes of love, loss, and friendship that it explores. After speaking passionately about the female nurses who served in Vietnam, she concludes with advice for aspiring authors.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books with Zivie. I'm the host, Zivie Owens. I am an author. My latest is blank, |
| 0:11.9 | pub date March 1st, a novel. I'm also a podcaster, obviously, a publisher, a bookstore owner, |
| 0:17.8 | and so much more. If you love books, you're in the right place. In fact, |
| 0:22.2 | we call it the Zivieverse, or really, the L.A. Times called it the Zivieverse, and we're going |
| 0:26.4 | with it. Go to Zivie Owens.com to learn more and follow me on Instagram at Zivie Owens. |
| 0:33.8 | Kristen Hanna is the author of The Women, a novel. |
| 0:42.4 | Kristen is the award-winning number one New York Times best-selling author of more than 20 novels. |
| 0:47.5 | Her last book, The Four Wins, was the biggest-selling hardcover fiction title of 2021. |
| 0:55.3 | Her previous novels, The Four Wins, The Great Alone, The Nightingale, and Firefly Lane were all named Goodreads, Best Historical Fiction, |
| 1:00.6 | and her international blockbuster The Nightingale, won the coveted People's Choice Award for Best Fiction, |
| 1:08.9 | and was a selection of Reese's Book Club in 2023, and named Best Book of the Year by Amazon, iTunes, |
| 1:11.7 | BuzzFeed, The Wall Street Journal, Paste, and the Week. |
| 1:16.8 | In 2018, the Great Alone became an instant New York Times number one bestseller, as did the four wins when it was published in February of 2021, as well as becoming number one on the Wall |
| 1:21.9 | Street Journal USA Today and indie bookstore's bestseller lists. It was selected as a book club |
| 1:26.8 | pick by both the Today Show |
| 1:28.0 | and the Book of the Month Club, which named it the best book of 2021. Firefly Lane, her beloved |
| 1:34.1 | novel about two best friends, was the number one Netflix series around the world in the week it came |
| 1:38.9 | out. A former attorney, Kristen, lives in the Pacific Northwest. And by the way, since this was recorded, |
| 1:44.6 | there was a huge deal announced for the film rights of the women. Welcome, Kristen. Thank you so much |
| 1:49.6 | for coming back on Mom's Don't have time to read books to discuss the women. Congratulations. |
| 1:54.7 | Thank you. I'm so excited to be here. It's fabulous to see you again. And I just want to say |
| 2:00.3 | we just saw each other actually not too long ago in L.A. |
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