Melissa Bond, BLOOD ORANGE NIGHT: My Journey to the Edge of Madness

Totally Booked with Zibby

Zibby Owens

Connection, Inspiration, Moms, Entertainment, Arts, Reading, Books, Parenting, Literary

4.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Poet, journalist, and artist Melissa Bond joins Zibby to talk about her debut memoir, Blood Orange Night. The two talk about Melissa's pathological insomnia which spiraled into a dangerous addiction to her sleeping pills, how this experience affected her as a creator, a wife, and a mother, and what she wishes more people would know about the side effects of certain prescription drugs. Melissa shares an update on how she's doing since the book ended and what project she is working on next.

Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3SVAFX6

Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3eg5Qxp

Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.

Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

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,
0:39.5	but really you're here to learn more about the authors,
0:42.3	and that is what we're going to do.
0:44.4	Also, be sure to check out all the other podcasts
0:46.9	in the ZCast Podcast Network.
0:49.4	You can learn more at ZCastnetwork.com
0:51.9	and definitely check out those shows as well.
0:58.0	Thank you. more at Zcastnetwork.com and definitely check out those shows as well. I hope you'll all check out the all-new Zimbi Mag Z-I-B-B-B-Y-M-A-G, the literary lifestyle destination
1:05.3	with essays, book news, a lit lifestyle feature, and even some classes. Check it out. Dimpymagg.com.
1:13.4	Melissa Bond is the author of Blood Orange Night, My Journey to the Edge of Madness. Poet and
1:18.5	narrative journalist, Melissa blogged and became a regular contributor for Mad in America in the
1:23.2	years of her dependence on benzodiazepines. ABC World News Tonight interviewed her for a piece
1:29.1	in January 2014. Melissa is a respected writer on the perils of over-prescribing benzodiazepines
1:36.0	and has been featured on the podcast's Risk, IGNTD, and The Addiction Podcast. I probably
1:41.7	should not admit that I took a valium last night to go to sleep
1:45.4	because she would really not like that. I'm kidding, but sort of not kidding. Welcome, Melissa.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Zibby Owens, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Zibby Owens and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.