Sara Arnell, THERE WILL BE LOBSTER: Memoir of a Midlife Crisis

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🗓️ 27 August 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Sara Arnell joins Zibby to discuss her debut book, There Will Be Lobster, which documents her midlife crisis and what she learned in the throes of it. Sara and Zibby talk about the resistance many feel to recognizing they are middle-aged. Sara also shares the serious tolls this era took on her mental health, how her children got involved with shaping and sharing the story, and why she hopes this book will be a guide for others who are uncomfortable with middle age.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Libby Owens, and you're listening to the award-winning podcast, Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books.
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0:39.6	Sarah Arnell is the author of There Will Be Lobster, memoir of a midlife crisis. While working alongside a claimed fashion icon
0:45.0	Andre Leontali at Vanity Fair magazine in her mid-20s, by the way, Andre Leontali was also on this
0:50.3	podcast, so you can search back and listen to that. Sarah was offered an opportunity
0:54.2	to write a press release for fashion designer Donna Karen. This moment marked the beginning of Sarah's
0:58.8	impressive 30-year career in fashion, writing, and advertising. Sarah worked as chief strategy
1:03.6	officer at one of New York's most renowned and successful advertising agencies eventually rising
1:08.1	to CEO. Today, Sarah is a professor at the new school's Parsons
1:12.2	School of Design and continues to consult with the world's top brands on marketing strategy
1:16.4	and brand design. Sarah has a BA from Skidmore College and an MFA from Sarah Lawrence
1:21.1	College. She is the mother of three children and one small poodle. Welcome, Sarah. Thanks so much for
1:26.1	coming on moms. Don't have time to read books
1:28.1	to discuss there will be lobster memoir of a midlife crisis. Thank you so much for having me, Zibi.
1:34.0	I am thrilled to be here. Oh, it's such a pleasure for me. Memoir of a midlife crisis.
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