Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, ALICE SADIE CELINE
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 30 November 2023
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Sarah Blakley-Cartwright joins Zibby to discuss ALICE SADIE CELINE, a hypnotic, sexy, and incisive debut novel that explores the complex love story between a girl and her best friend's mother, raising questions about boundaries and relationships. Sarah elaborates on the characters in her book, particularly Celine, a bold, middle-aged woman struggling with visibility and identity. Sarah also discusses her background in the literary world, including her roles at various publications and her journey from writing YA to adult fiction. Finally, she gives advice for aspiring authors, including writing what they love, working with their weaknesses, and thinking long-term about their careers.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 0:06.7 | This 30-minute podcast features a new author interviewed by me every single day, 365 days a year, for about 30 minutes. |
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| 0:53.3 | 2018 and no matter what i do this is basically my of all of it and started in 2018. And no matter what I do, this is |
| 0:56.1 | basically my favorite thing. Enjoy it. Sarah Blakely Cartwright is the author of Alice |
| 1:05.2 | Sadie Selene, a novel. Sarah is the author of Red Riding Hood, a number one New York Times |
| 1:10.1 | bestseller, published worldwide in 38 editions and 15 languages. She is the author of Red Riding Hood, a number one New York Times bestseller, published worldwide in 38 editions and 15 languages. |
| 1:14.4 | She is the editor of Hauser and Worth's The Artist's Library for Ursula Magazine. |
| 1:18.8 | She is publishing director, the Chicago Review of Books, and associate editor of a public space. |
| 1:24.3 | Welcome, Sarah. |
| 1:25.2 | Thank you so much for coming on. |
| 1:26.4 | Moms Don't have time to read books to discuss Alice, Sadie, Celine. Thank you so much for coming on. Moms Don't have time to read books to discuss Alice, Sadie, Celine. |
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