Kyleigh Leddy, THE PERFECT OTHER: A Memoir of My Sister
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 15 October 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Zibby is joined by debut memoirist Kyleigh Leddy to talk about her book, The Perfect Other, which captures the relationship Kyleigh had with her sister before her death. The two discuss Kyleigh's grieving process, the discomfort she sometimes felt talking about her sister's story in real life, and what life is like for her now. Kyleigh also shares she recently graduated with her Masters in Social Work from Columbia and what she is working on next.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now. |
| 0:07.8 | Thank you so much called Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 0:10.7 | It is a daily podcast 365 days a year, and each day we talk to an author about all of the things related to their career, their book, their life, and more in 30 minutes or |
| 0:21.1 | less, because who has time? I am now an author myself, although I wasn't when I started this |
| 0:25.9 | podcast, and you can get my new memoir, Bookends, a memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, |
| 0:31.8 | wherever books are sold starting July 1st, and my children's book, Princess Charming. You can |
| 0:37.4 | learn more about me at Zibby Owens.com, |
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| 1:13.7 | Kylie Lettie is the author of The Perfect Other, a memoir of my sister. Kylie received her |
| 1:18.5 | bachelor's degree from Boston College and her MSW from Columbia University in advanced |
| 1:22.9 | clinical practice and public policy. In 2019, she won the New York Times Modern Love College essay contest. |
| 1:29.2 | For a piece, she wrote about grieving her sister Kate. Her work has appeared in various |
| 1:32.8 | publications, including the New York Times, parents, and the cut. She is based in New York City, |
| 1:37.1 | and the perfect other is her first book. Welcome, Kylie. Thank you so much for coming on. |
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