Now a Netflix series! Holly Smale and Jeff Norton, GEEK GIRL
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 2 July 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Zibby is joined by Holly Smale, the author of the cheeky, hilarious, internationally bestselling GEEK GIRL series, and Jeff Norton, the executive producer of the books’ recent Netflix adaptation. Holly and Jeff discuss their long-standing friendship and Jeff’s relentless commitment to adapting the series. Holly emphasizes the importance of keeping her protagonist, Harriet, true to her British identity and relatable outsiderness—which has resonated with audiences worldwide. Finally, Holly opens up about her late-in-life diagnosis of autism and dyspraxia.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, and I am the host of this podcast. Moms don't have time to read books. |
| 0:08.1 | I am also a newly minted USA Today bestselling author of the novel, Blank. |
| 0:14.2 | I've created a whole community of book lovers around this podcast, a publishing company, reading retreats, a bookstore, and more. |
| 0:21.8 | Learn more at zivimedia.com or follow me on social at Zivie Owens or join the community at |
| 0:28.4 | Zivie Readers. |
| 0:30.7 | Jeff Norton and Holly Smale are here with me together to discuss the novel Geek Girl, |
| 0:36.5 | which was just made into a fabulous |
| 0:38.8 | number one series. Jeff Norton is an acclaimed author and executive producer for television. |
| 0:45.0 | His books include the award-winning thriller franchise Meta Wars, the comedy adventure |
| 0:49.5 | alienated, grounded at Groom Lake, which, by the way, Jeff was already on this podcast |
| 0:54.0 | discussing a couple years ago, and the way, Jeff was already on this podcast, |
| 0:58.3 | discussing a couple years ago, and the new swashbuckling Dino Nights chapter books. |
| 1:03.4 | He is also the originator and co-author of the best-selling Princess Pony's franchise by Chloe Ryder. |
| 1:04.7 | In television, Jeff is the originating executive producer of Geek Girl on Netflix, based on the best-selling novels by Holly Smil, |
| 1:12.1 | the supernatural drama, The Small Hand, based on the best-selling novel by Susan Hill, |
| 1:17.3 | and the hit preschool show Trucktown, based on the New York Times best-selling picture books by John Skieska. |
| 1:22.9 | Jeff studied film and commerce at Queens University, Canada, and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School, where, by the way, we were in the same class and became friends and have stayed in touch, |
| 1:31.8 | and that's how he's here. |
| 1:33.2 | Holly Smale is the internationally best-selling award-winning author of Geek Girl and the |
| 1:38.0 | Valentine's Teen Series, which have sold 3.4 million copies worldwide and have been translated |
| 1:43.5 | into 30 languages. Her debut adult novel, |
| 1:46.2 | Cassandra in reverse, was the June pick for Reese's Book Club and BBC Radio for Book Club, |
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