Return guest! Madeleine Henry, MY FAVORITE TERRIBLE THING
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Zibby chats with author Madeleine Henry about MY FAVORITE TERRIBLE THING, an evocative mystery about the sudden disappearance of the world’s most famous author on her wedding day, and the private investigator who reads between the haunting lines of her book…falling into a spiral of secret love, obsession, and death. Madeleine delves into her book’s intricate plot, atmospheric, off-season Hamptons setting, memorable characters, and the theme of extreme fame—and how isolating it can be. She also shares her experiences as a new mom, the topic of her next book, and her best advice for aspiring writers.
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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 Zibby |
| 0:28.8 | Readers. |
| 0:31.5 | Madeline Henry is back on Moms and Have Time to Read Books, now discussing her novel, |
| 0:36.7 | My Favorite Terrible Thing. |
| 0:38.4 | Madeline writes edgy unexpected suspense. My favorite terrible thing is her third novel, and her work |
| 0:43.9 | has been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. |
| 0:48.2 | She lives with her husband in New York, where she is at work on her next book. You can find her |
| 0:52.0 | on Instagram at Madeline Henry Yoko. Welcome, Madeline. Thank you so |
| 0:56.6 | much for coming on moms. Don't have time to read books to discuss my favorite terrible thing novel. |
| 1:02.7 | Thank you so much. I'm actually such a huge fan of your podcast. Like, if you ever want to have a podcast |
| 1:08.6 | about your podcast, I would totally be, just sign me up to be a guest on that podcast. |
| 1:15.0 | Wait, what's a podcast about the podcast? |
| 1:16.9 | What would that even be? |
| 1:18.2 | I don't know. |
| 1:18.8 | My book does get pretty meta. |
| 1:20.5 | So maybe I'm just thinking in a meta way. |
| 1:22.9 | Yeah, dissecting. |
| 1:24.8 | The moms don't have time to read books podcast. |
| 1:28.8 | And as a new mom, you know this well, right? Yes, ain't that the truth. Do you have any time to read these days? |
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