{"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/636e612c5b4e200011cc856e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sarah Thankam Mathews, ALL THIS COULD BE DIFFERENT: A Novel","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b786f01695623d36e9514d/1668177958570-17c235f40abb6e26d7783ba2c4af1b0a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Sarah Thankam Mathews joins Zibby to discuss her dazzling debut novel <em>All This Could Be Different, </em>a 2022 National Book Award Finalist, <em>New York Times</em> Editors’ Choice Pick, and <em>Vogue</em> Book Club Pick! Sarah explains her choice of setting (Milwaukee!) and describes her protagonist’s desire to be loved and understood as she slowly embraces her queerness. Finally, she talks about her own upbringing in Oman, her early love of books, her tumultuous, mid-pandemic publishing journey, and what it was like to find out about her National Book Award nomination. </p><p><br></p><p>Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.</p><p>Amazon: https://amzn.to/3TnZ4nX</p><p>Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3UuZdqY</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"}