{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/dd9bf09f-c85c-5b84-8fc6-ac7c8574cacc/62e95e727afa5c001262d3d5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"John Searles, HER LAST AFFAIR: A Novel","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b786f01695623d36e9514d/1659531028397-ee4145032c380a93ba9f579b51b89193.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Writer and book critic John Searles joins Zibby to discuss his latest novel,&nbsp;<em>Her Last Affair</em>. The two talk about John's path to becoming a writer which involved being the first in his family to attend college and working at&nbsp;<em>Cosmopolitan&nbsp;</em>for 23 years as the books editor, the deputy editor, and the editor-at-large. John also shares how losing his father, his sister, and his apartment in a recent fire inspired him to weave elements of grief into this novel and why he was opposed to weddings until his own.</p><p><br></p><p>Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.</p><p>Amazon: <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3PZwRCT\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://amzn.to/3PZwRCT</a></p><p>Bookshop: <a href=\"https://bit.ly/3ON7Rxm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bit.ly/3ON7Rxm</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter <a href=\"https://zibbyowens.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=8aaa1ce151a09216fdc1d6414&amp;id=4cf0ef4d3c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p>Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch <a href=\"https://www.bonfire.com/store/zibby-owens/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>","author_name":"Zibby Owens"}