{"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/648764a57da6cb00114773f6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Deepa Varadarajan, LATE BLOOMERS","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b786f01695623d36e9514d/1686594543835-f141b5df12e36f0febaf33e6fd8eead2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Zibby interviews debut author and law professor Deepa Varadarajan about&nbsp;<em>Late Bloomers,&nbsp;</em>a funny, witty, and big-hearted novel about an Indian American family that is turned upside down when the parents split up after 36 years of arranged marriage. Deepa discusses her favorite themes (parenting, divorce, dating in old age, and finding the courage to start over), her love of teaching, and her long publishing journey–from developing her character Suresh in a writing workshop more than twenty years ago to finally seeing a beautiful, finished book in her hands.</p><p><br></p><p>Purchase on Zibby's Bookshop: <a href=\"https://bit.ly/43WOWrF\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bit.ly/43WOWrF</a></p><p>Purchase on Bookshop: <a href=\"https://bit.ly/3CtCIuU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bit.ly/3CtCIuU</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"}