{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2c4836252d86e84648db56/6a84ed3cb9d83ea9cc10d6af?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#8 Jessica Guerrieri: Motherhood, Writing the Hard Stuff, and Depicting Addiction","description":"<h2>Jessica Guerrieri: Motherhood, Writing the Hard Stuff, and Depicting Addiction</h2><p><br></p><p>The Everygirl Book Club hosts Garri and Lauren interview Jessica Guerrieri, author of Both Can Be True, the August pick, about her novel of estranged sisters Mer and Frankie reunited after a local woman, Brie, goes missing, exploring family secrets and “the many ways women can disappear in plain sight.” They share current reads, recent five-star books, and TBRs, and discuss algorithm-driven recommendations versus browsing bookstores. Guerrieri recounts her roots in a family of English majors, an influential high school teacher, and authors she admires, including Lily King and Barbara Kingsolver. She reflects on publishing, defining success, her sobriety journey, AA community, relapse portrayal, and themes of motherhood, neurodiversity, sisterhood, and identity. She previews her completed book three, The Inheritance of Worry, and book four, which she describes as The Wedding People meet Remarkable Creatures.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Welcome to Book Club</p><p>01:05 Read Receipts&nbsp;</p><p>16:51 Author Origin Story&nbsp;</p><p>22:20 Authors She Admires</p><p>26:45 What Publishing is Really Like</p><p>33:25 Taking Risks</p><p>38:12 Defining Success</p><p>40:19 Why This Book Hit</p><p>41:50 Building Both Can Be True’s Atmosphere</p><p>49:16 Motherhood In Many Forms</p><p>01:01:16 Sisterhood And Identity</p><p>01:08:57 Recovery And Relapse Truths</p><p>01:22:41 What's Next for Jessica&nbsp;</p><p>01:27:31 Farewell and Book Club Announcements</p><p><br></p><h3>Books mentioned:</h3><p>Both Can Be True by Jessica Guerrieri</p><p>Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Jessica Guerrieri</p><p>It's Different This Time by Joss Richard</p><p>The Inheritance of Worry by Jessica Guerrieri</p><p>Understory by Chloe Benjamin</p><p>The Bee Sting by Paul Murray</p><p>Wind Weaver by Julie Johnson</p><p>Let's Kiss and Tell by Joss Richard</p><p>Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert</p><p>A Good Person by Kirsten King</p><p>Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson</p><p>Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir</p><p>The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig</p><p>The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison</p><p>Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver</p><p>A Hymn to Life by Gisèle Pelicot</p><p><br></p><h3>Join The Everygirl Book Club meetings</h3><p>August 27: Both Can Be True</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1993719903902?aff=oddtdtcreator\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP here</a></li><li>Use code<a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/123242/9781400345984\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> ‘EGAug26’ for 15% off your copy on Bookshop.org</a></li><li>Use code<a href=\"https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&amp;awinaffid=1957609&amp;ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2Faudiobooks%2F9781400346004\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> ‘TEGBookClub’ for 30% off your copy on Libro.fm</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>September 3: A Good Person</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1993479776675?aff=oddtdtcreator\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RSVP here</a></li><li>Use code<a href=\"https://bookshop.org/a/123242/9798217048045\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> ‘EGBonus26’ for 15% off your copy on Bookshop.org</a></li><li>Use code<a href=\"https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=25361&amp;awinaffid=1957609&amp;ued=https%3A%2F%2Flibro.fm%2Faudiobooks%2F9798217285174\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> ‘TEGBookClub’ for 30% off your copy on Libro.fm</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Enjoy the episode? Like and follow The Everygirl Book Club Podcast, leave a rating and review, and share the episode with a fellow reader. Then, join the conversation on Instagram<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theeverygirlbookclub/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @theeverygirlbookclub</a> for monthly book picks, book recommendations, reading challenges, and more.<a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5zYHY6Y11qaxoO5HvrV1TDHXW4rHxps3_N1LljK6Ne6OUdA/viewform?usp=dialog\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Fill out this form</a> to submit your own reader prescriptions or request specific discussion topics.</p>","author_name":"The Everygirl Book Club"}