Nick Hornby, JUST LIKE YOU: A Novel

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Zibby Owens

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4.4 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Nick Hornby, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of High Fidelity, About a Boy, and Fever Pitch, joins Zibby to discuss his latest novel, Just Like You. The two talk about why his writing is so easily adapted for the screen, the occupational hazards that come with being a writer, and the inadvertent effects parenting can have on kids — both fictional and real. Nick also shares the encounter he observed that lay the groundwork for this story and which political events finally inspired him to write the book.

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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.
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0:36.9	Hi.
0:37.4	Hi. Hello. Enjoy the show.
0:40.7	I had the best time interviewing Nick Hornby. I have been a fan of his forever and ever,
0:45.8	as probably many of you have as well. Nick is the author of seven other best-selling novels,
0:51.5	including High Fidelity, About a boy, and a long way down,
0:55.5	as well as several works of nonfiction. Many of his books have been turned into successful
0:59.2	films and TV series. He has been Oscar nominated twice for his screenplays of an education
1:05.0	and Brooklyn. His 10-part short-form TV series, State of the Union, directed by Stephen
1:10.3	Fares, has recently been
1:11.6	broadcast by the Sundance Channel and the BBC and has won three Emmys. He currently lives in London.
1:17.5	Welcome, Nick. Thank you so much for coming on Moms. Don't Have Time to Read Books to discuss your
1:21.9	latest book just like you. Thank you. You're welcome. In a way, it is just like me because I got divorced when I was, I guess, 39 and I'm now remarried,
1:33.8	but I was a single woman for a minute, just a minute back in the day.
1:39.2	I didn't end up with Joseph, but, you know, I did end up with someone younger.
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