{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/670d24d5cf7ee45f9e24c55e/67b8739419249d0c1a98fb71?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 313: The It Girl (with Asha Elias)","description":"<p>Beyond the ivy-covered walls of the Constance Billard School and the moneyed Upper East Side is upstate New York and the equally moneyed Waverly Academy—and Jenny Humphrey is bound for them as we meet her at the start of Gossip Girl spin-off, <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9780316011853\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The It Girl</em></a>! Episode 313 is a juicy deep dive into all things Boarding School Jenny: rich kids, nuanced mean girls, problematic love affairs, hedonism, and the deliciously nostalgic aesthetic of the Gossip Girl extended universe.</p><p><br></p><p>Asha Elias is the author of <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9780063312791\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pink Glass Houses</em></a><em> </em>and the forthcoming <a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9780063425217\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Namaste Club</em></a>. Follow her on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/asha.sue.elias/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@asha.sue.elias</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>CHECK OUT ASHA'S BOOKS: </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9780063312791\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Pink Glass Houses</em></a><em> </em></p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9780063425217\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Namaste Club</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>CHECK OUT ASHA'S BOOK RECOMMENDATION: </strong></p><p><a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/20867/9780593802441\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Don't Be a Stranger</em></a><em> </em>by Susan Minot</p><p><br></p><p><strong>MORE READING: </strong></p><p>\"<em>The It Girl (</em>Novel Series)\" (<a href=\"https://gossipgirl.fandom.com/wiki/The_It_Girl_(novel_series)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gossip Girl Wiki</a>)</p><p>\"<em>The It Girl </em>by Cecily von Ziegesar Review\" (<a href=\"https://courtneyshek.co.uk/2024/07/10/the-it-girl-by-cecily-von-ziegesar-review/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Courtney Shek</a>, 2024)</p><p>\"Review: <em>It Girl </em>by Cecily von Ziegesar\" (<a href=\"https://grownupbookreports.com/2017/07/04/review-it-girl-by-cicely-von-ziegesar/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grown Up Book Reports</a>, 2017)</p>","author_name":"Alli Hoff Kosik"}