{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695e9bf0a32e86d775801413/695e9c0c313b808065cd5365?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Gone Girl Changed Publishing","description":"<p>On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate staff writer <a href=\"https://twitter.com/heathertwit\">Heather Schwedel</a> is joined by Slate books and culture columnist <a href=\"https://twitter.com/magiciansbook\">Laura Miller</a> on the ten year anniversary of Gillian Flynn’s <a href=\"https://www.gillian-flynn.com/books/gone-girl-tr/gone-girl-mm\"><em>Gone Girl</em></a>. They talk about the initial reaction to <em>Gone Girl</em>, why the twists packed such a punch, and the enduring impact of the famous “cool girl” speech. Then they explore why, despite many books proclaiming to be so, there <a href=\"https://www.salon.com/2015/01/29/not_the_next_%E2%80%9Cgone_girl%E2%80%9D_why_the_girl_on_the_train_cant_fill_amazing_amys_shoes/\">has never really been another <em>Gone Girl</em>.</a></p><p><br></p><p>In Slate Plus, Laura takes Heather behind the scenes of book blurbs. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Recommendations:</strong></p><p><strong>Heather: </strong><a href=\"https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/624639/the-palace-papers-by-tina-brown/\"><strong>The Palace Papers</strong></a><strong> by Tina Brown</strong></p><p><strong>Laura: TV series </strong><a href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14479480/\"><strong>Redemption</strong></a><strong>, available on BritBox</strong></p><p> </p><p>Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus and Alicia Montgomery. </p><p>Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com</p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}