{"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/6aa30c3a564171e32a278387?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":" Susan Coll on the Nonsensical Business of Publishing","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b786f01695623d36e9514d/1789752890078-6497cb34-3e0f-48eb-95d8-a218edd5e23d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Susan Coll sits down with Zibby Owens to discuss her new novel <em>Word Salad</em>, a bookish comedy about former economics major Matilda who finds herself working at her hometown bookstore where she must navigate the nonsensical business of publishing and the people in it.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Susan talks about teaching herself to write, structuring each chapter as a scene, the remarkable literary community in Washington, DC, and her endless fascination with the publishing industry.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>She also shares her own background as a bookseller, the determination that kept her writing after her first novel died on submission, and using different parts of her brain at work versus while writing.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Learn more about Susan here <a href=\"https://susancoll.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://susancoll.com</a> and follow her on Instagram @susan_keselenko_coll.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Zibby Owens"}