{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6595af8ae73ad200164959c5/6a2432e94330c50bd397ccb8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Unbearable Weight of Wanting with Alicia Thompson","description":"<p>In this episode, Novel Finds host Julia chats with popular romance author, Alicia Thompson, about her upcoming novel: <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/104235/9798217187218\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">In Every Possible Way</a> (order now!) You may remember Alicia from her episode with Julia back in 2022 about her debut novel, <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/104235/9780593438657\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Love In the Time of Serial Killers</a>, but if not, it's definitely <a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/6595af8ae73ad200164959c5/6595af8e9616e6001603f87e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">worth a listen</a>. Alicia says her new book is different from her others, lacking the usual cynicism and ramping up the hope that comes with second chances. If this is something that you want to read (and we highly recommend it), why not order her book from her favorite independent bookstores: Tombolo Books (personalized copies and swag available, while supplies last),</p><p>Also, check out Alicia's favorite books and authors: <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/104235/9780593311295\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Klara and the Sun</a> and <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/104235/9781400078776\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Never Let Me Go</a> by Kazuo Ishiguro, <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/104235/9780385342070\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">I've Got Your Number</a> by Sophie Kinsella, and <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/104235/9780593596869\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Prospects</a> by KT Hoffman, as well as any book by Regina Black, Kate Claiborne, and Anita Kelly</p><p>Follow Alicia on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/aliciabooks/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">IG</a> and subscribe to her <a href=\"https://aliciabooks.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">newsletter</a>!</p><p>As always, thank you for being a Novel Friend. See y'all next time! </p>","author_name":"Julia Steudle"}