{"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/63dd97551c67ba001018044c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Jessica George, MAAME: A Novel","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b786f01695623d36e9514d/1675466445984-43d440216908c2fa217362b83a9fe72d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Zibby interviews debut author Jessica George about <em>Maame, </em>which is a B&amp;N Discover Pick, a Book of the Month pick, a #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick, and will be adapted into a TV series by Jenna! <em>Maame </em>is a charming, vividly drawn, and poignant coming-of-age tale about a twenty-something “later bloomer\" navigating online dating, a nightmarish job, grief, racism, an overbearing mother, and a father who suffers from advanced stage Parkinson’s. Jessica talks about her journey to becoming a writer, analyzes her protagonist and her incredibly flawed but hilarious family, and shares how her experiences caring for her late father, who also had Parkinson’s, inspired this story. She also shares the details of her next project and her best advice for aspiring writers. </p><p><br></p><p>Purchase on Bookshop: <a href=\"https://bit.ly/3YrRcVr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bit.ly/3YrRcVr</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"}