The Lit Lifestyle: Historical Fiction! Talia Carner, THE BOY WITH THE STAR TATTOO
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 13 August 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Zibby interviews author Talia Carner about THE BOY WITH THE STAR TATTOO, a spellbinding and impeccably researched historical novel of ingenuity and courage, love and loss, spanning postwar France when Israeli agents roamed the countryside to rescue hidden Jewish orphans—to the 1969 escape of the Israeli naval boats of Cherbourg, France. Talia describes her writing process and inspiration for this novel, including a French road sign and interviews with Israeli Navy officers. She also talks about the antisemitic attacks on her work, her focus on moral dilemmas, and the support she’s received from the Jewish community amid these challenges.
Purchase on Bookshop: https://bit.ly/4dzksB3
Share, rate, & review the podcast, and follow Zibby on Instagram @zibbyowens!
** If you enjoy recommending things you love and even earning from it, you have to become a creator on ShopMy! You'll be able to see that your recommendations matter. Click my referral code here to learn more! ***
** Want another secret podcast? If you sign up for my Z.I.P. Membership program, you'll get access to an exclusive podcast called Zibby's Show Notes, the behind-the-scenes of everything! Head to zibbyowens.com/subscribe to sign up.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 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. |
| 0:31.4 | Talia Karner is the author of The Boy with the Star Tattoo, a novel. |
| 0:36.2 | Talia, born in Israel, is an award-winning author of six historical and psychological suspense novels |
| 0:42.2 | that shed light on social indignities and unexplored historical events. |
| 0:47.2 | Formerly the publisher of Savvy Woman Magazine and a lecturer at International Women's |
| 0:52.4 | Economic Forum, this trailblazer of projects |
| 0:55.3 | centered on women's issues has turned her energy to fight for Israel. She lives in New York and |
| 1:00.1 | Florida. Welcome, Talia. Thank you so much for coming on. Moms don't have time to read books |
| 1:04.5 | to discuss the boy with the star tattoo. Thank you so much for having me on your program. |
| 1:10.3 | Your book has gotten so much attention, not only for positive reasons, but as a target. |
| 1:15.8 | The content is so good. |
| 1:17.1 | You're a great writer. |
| 1:18.6 | The story is so important, especially now. |
| 1:21.6 | Tell listeners both about what the story is about. |
| 1:25.7 | And then I want to talk about sort of your, |
| 1:28.3 | the launch of this book into the crazy world in which we live right now. |
| 1:32.5 | Yeah. The very brief description is that the assistant of an Israeli naval officer stationed |
| 1:41.3 | in Shabug, France, in late 1968, is obsessed in trying to figure out |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Zibby Owens, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Zibby Owens and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.