Welcome to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books with Zivie. I'm the host, Zivie Owens. I am an author. My latest is blank,

pub date March 1st, a novel. I'm also a podcaster, obviously, a publisher, a bookstore owner,

and so much more. If you love books, you're in the right place. In fact, we call it the Zivieverse, or really, the L.A. Times called it the Zivieverse, and we're going with it. Go to Zivie Owens.com to learn more and follow me on Instagram at Zivie Owens. Rebecca Searle is back on Mom's and Have Time to read books to discuss expiration dates, a novel.

Rebecca is the New York Times bestselling author, also of one Italian summer in five years,

The Dinner List, and The Young Adult Novel is The Edge of Falling and When You Were Mine.

Rebecca also developed the hit TV adaptation, Famous in Love, based on her YA series of the same name.

She is a graduate of USC and the new school and lives in Los Angeles with her husband. I met Rebecca through our mutual

friend, Sarah Milnovsky, who is, by the way, the same person who suggested I start a podcast.

Welcome, Rebecca. Thank you so much for coming back on moms don't have time to read books to

discuss expiration dates. Congrats.

Yes.

Thank you for having me. Thank you for having me. You're welcome. There are so many things that I enjoyed about this book, but the L.A. references were fabulous. I'm like, okay, now I'm at Tower Bar. As I read it here in New York, it's so nice because I feel like I'm actually out there with like the palm trees on the cover and all the landmarks and the hot spots.

And anyway, so thank you. York, it's so nice because I feel like I'm actually out there with like the palm trees on the cover and

all the landmarks and the hotspots. And anyway, so thank you. Thank you for that. I know we inadvertently

have some like Beverly Hills Hotel colors going on with the green, even though there are no scenes

that actually take place there. But, but yes. It's just the general vibe. It's a general vibe, yes. And I really wanted,

I really wanted this to not be a beach cover because it's really not about, I mean, there's a little

bit in Malibu, but it's really about the city of Los Angeles. Yes. Which I think it's not a thing

that people always necessarily associate with work about LA. I think it can be a lot about that beach. And this is

really about like the town in a way. Yes. Awesome. I almost like never go to the beach there.

I don't know. Anyway. I never go to the beach. I live in West Hollywood where we're a large

section of this book takes place where our narrator lives. And I mean, I never go. Before I was married, I have a really dear friend who lives in Malibu, and I would go out there a lot of weekends, and I would spend time out there. But now I have a husband and I don't get to do that stuff. You're like, see ya. I'm taking out of her. Have a nice day. Okay, expiration dates. Tell us what it's about, please.

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