{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6204030b1850700013ff991b/6a053b913eb64523564c8d58?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"\"New Skin,\" a Novel, with Sarah Wang","description":"<p>Sarah Wang discusses her debut novel, \"New Skin,\" a dark comedy about a young woman whose mother is addicted to plastic surgery. After a bad nose job ruins the mother's face, she becomes a contestant on a reality show where people with botched plastic surgery compete to win reconstructive surgery. The novel explores class, immigrant lives, the labor of marginalized women, Los Angeles — and is also very funny.</p><p><br></p><p>Recorded May 8, 2026</p><p><br></p><p>LINKS</p><p><br></p><p>Sarah's new book, \"New Skin\"</p><p><a href=\"https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sarah-wang/new-skin/9780316594523/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sarah-wang/new-skin/9780316594523/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sarah's Instagram account, @daikonoclast</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/daikonoclast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/daikonoclast/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social</a></p>","author_name":"Aryeh Cohen-Wade"}