Tom Perrotta, TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN: A Novel
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2022
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Zibby is joined by New York Times bestselling novelist Tom Perrotta to talk about his latest novel, Tracy Flick Can't Win, which is something of a sequel to his 1998 hit, Election. Tom explains how this story took shape first as a novel about the character Vito Falcone, then as a response to the way the world has changed since we first met Tracy Flick (who was made famous by the Reese Witherspoon in the Oscar-nominated adaption of the book), and then finally as an ensemble novel to showcase Tom's maturity both as a writer and as a person. The two also discuss their thoughts on middle age, the longevity of writers' careers compared to those in other fields, and why they believe everyone has a fascinating story to share.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Zivie Owens, the creator and host of the award-winning podcast that you're listening to right now. |
| 0:07.8 | Thank you so much called Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books. |
| 0:10.7 | It is a daily podcast 365 days a year, and each day we talk to an author about all of the things related to their career, their book, their life, and more in 30 minutes or |
| 0:21.1 | less, because who has time? I am now an author myself, although I wasn't when I started this |
| 0:25.9 | podcast, and you can get my new memoir, Bookends, a memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, |
| 0:31.8 | wherever books are sold starting July 1st, and my children's book, Princess Charming. You can |
| 0:37.4 | learn more about me at Zibby Owens.com, |
| 0:39.5 | but really you're here to learn more about the authors, |
| 0:42.2 | and that is what we're going to do. |
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| 1:13.7 | Tom Peroda is the author of the novel Tracy Flick Can't Win, plus nine other best-selling works |
| 1:20.2 | of fiction, including election and little children, both of which were made into critically |
| 1:24.5 | acclaimed movies, one with Reese Witherspoon, and The Leftovers and Mrs. Fletcher, which were both adapted into HBO series. Oh, I watched Mrs. Fletcher, too. He lives outside Boston. Welcome, Tom. Thank you so much for coming on. Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books to discuss Tracy Flick can't win. Well, thank you for having me. It's a pleasure. This is the best cover because this is how I feel every single day, pretty much. |
| 1:46.8 | This hunched over my death. Flick can't win. Well, thank you for having me. It's a pleasure. This is the best cover because this is how I feel every single day, pretty much. |
| 1:49.6 | This hunched over my desk, glasses on the side. |
| 1:54.7 | You could be actually just taking a picture of right now at the end of the day. |
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