{"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/667b0381ec0d32fbe3edfd87?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Zibby Books author!! Joselyn Takacs, PEARCE OYSTERS: A Novel","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b786f01695623d36e9514d/1719339575028-5bfa506a036e4e2edb73ed684e6789f7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Zibby Books author alert!! Zibby speaks to debut author Joselyn Takacs about PEARCE OYSTERS, a gripping, transportive, and beautifully layered novel about a fractured family, a devastated community, and the disaster that brings them together. Joselyn delves into her novel’s premise—a Louisiana family struggles to maintain their oyster farm after the catastrophic BP oil spill. She talks about her personal connection to the environmental disaster—she lived in New Orleans when it happened—and her extensive research process,&nbsp;which involved interviewing dozens of affected oyster farmers.&nbsp;She also shares her love of complex family stories, her writing process, her best tips for aspiring writers, and her favorite way to eat oysters!</p><p><br></p><p>Purchase on Bookshop: <a href=\"https://bit.ly/4cCbWkk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bit.ly/4cCbWkk</a></p><p><br></p><p>Share, rate, &amp; review the podcast, and follow Zibby on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/zibbyowens/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@zibbyowens</a>!</p>","author_name":"Zibby Owens"}