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Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast

Late Night Lit: Hua Hsu | Elissa Bassist

Late Night with Seth Meyers Podcast

NBC

Politics, Seth Myers, Seth Meyers, News, News Commentary, Authors, Books, Political Comedy, A Closer Look, Comedy, After Shows, Tv & Film

4.53.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

This month on Late Night Lit, Late Night supervising producer Sarah Jenks-Daly talks to Hua Hsu, a New Yorker editor whose new book Stay True: A Memoir explores friendship, grief, the search for self, and the solace that can be found through art.

Then, she talks to Elissa Bassist, author of the very funny and poignant Hysterical: A Memoir.

Finally, Chelsea Clinton offers a book recommendation backstage at Studio 8G during her recent appearance on Late Night.

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0:00.0

It's hard to imagine losing a loved one, a wife, a husband, a child.

0:04.7

For many, it's their biggest fear.

0:06.6

Amarissa Jones' host of The Vanished.

0:09.1

A podcast that tells the stories of often overlooked and unsolved missing persons'

0:13.2

cases, in an effort to uncover the truth.

0:16.0

Listen to The Vanished on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:19.8

Hi, I'm David Brown, the host of Wonderree's podcast business wars.

0:23.7

In our latest series, two visionary automakers each believe they can beat Detroit and build

0:29.6

America's favorite cars.

0:31.8

Listen to business wars on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:36.6

Hey there, I'm Seth Meyers and welcome to another episode of Late Night Lit, our podcast

0:43.8

series that dives deep into the world of literature and authors.

0:46.8

I'm going to turn things over to our own Sarah Janks Daily, who interviews two great authors

0:51.8

on today's episode.

0:53.3

Take it away, Sarah.

0:54.6

Hi everyone, I'm Sarah Janks Daily, supervising producer at Late Night with Seth Meyers.

1:01.8

Welcome to Late Night Lit.

1:03.6

This month, we're featuring conversations with two writers who have written about very

1:08.1

personal subjects, each with a very different approach.

1:12.1

First up, we have Washoe, author of Stay True, Amar.

1:16.8

Then we're joined by Alyssa Bassist, author of Historical, Amar.

1:21.2

Plus, Chelsea Clinton shares with us what book she recommends for your next read.

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