Lisa Barr, WOMAN ON FIRE: A Novel

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 7 March 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Award-winning journalist and author Lisa Barr returns to talk with Zibby about her latest novel, Woman on Fire, which is one of this month's Barnes and Noble picks and has just been optioned by Sharon Stone. The two discuss which life experiences Lisa lent to her protagonist, how she managed to fully flesh out every character in her expansive cast, and why her family's Holocaust story continues to inspire her to write books about the era. Lisa also shares the real historical moments she wove into the plot, proving that truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.

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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.
0:07.1	If you like this podcast, you will love my new anthology called Moms Don't Have Time to Have Kids.
0:12.9	Check it out, and you'll hear from 49 authors about all sorts of things moms don't have time to do.
0:17.9	All the authors have been on this podcast. Also, check out my TikTok at With Zibby and Tracy. My other podcast, Sex Talk with Zivie and Tracy. Check out Moms Don't Have Time to Write on Medium. And of course, my new publishing company called Zivvy Books. And now back to our daily author interview site and a quick hello from some of my kids. Hi. Hi.
0:37.8	Hello.
0:38.4	Enjoy the show.
0:40.9	Lisa Barr is the author of Woman on Fire, a novel.
0:44.9	She is the award-winning author of The Unbreakables and the historical thriller,
0:49.4	Fugitive Colors, a suspenseful tale of stolen art, love, lust, deception, and
0:54.0	revenge on the eve of World War II.
0:55.9	The novel won the IPPI, IPPY, IPE, gold medal for best literary fiction, and first prize at the Hollywood
1:01.1	Film Festival. In addition, Lisa served as an editor for the Jerusalem Post, managing editor of
1:06.6	today's Chicago Woman, managing editor of Moment magazine, and as an editor-reported
1:10.9	for the Chicago Sun Times.
1:12.7	Among the highlights of her career, Lisa covered the famous handshake between the late
1:16.4	Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the late PLO leader Yasser Arafat, and President
1:21.4	Bill Clinton at the White House.
1:23.3	Lisa has been featured on Good Morning America, and today, for her work as an author,
1:26.8	journalist, and blogger. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband and three daughters, aka Drama Central.
1:33.1	And by the way, actress Sharon Stone has now optioned woman on fire with her production company
1:38.9	to turn it into something on the screen, which is super exciting. I adore Lisa Barr, and I'm so proud of her.
1:45.1	This book was really great. Welcome back on Moms. Don't have time to read books, Lisa, for
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