Bookreporter Talks To Carol Fitzgerald
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“Bookreporter Talks To” is a podcast from The Book Report Network where we host in-depth conversations with authors about the books that we love. We know authors cannot travel everywhere, so we want to bring them to you, wherever YOU may be.
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Ann Hood: The Stolen Child
Ann Hood joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her latest work of historical fiction, THE STOLEN CHILD, which is a Bookreporter Bets On pick. Ann loves the World War I time period and has researched it through the years. She talks about her travels to World War I battle sites and how her son shares her passion for this history. Her thoughts about the tears she has shed inspired one thread of the storyline. Ann and Carol also touch on some musical references and discuss their shared love of knitting, mistakes and all.
Book discussed in this episode:
THE STOLEN CHILD by Ann Hood: https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/the-stolen-child
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Art Credit: Tom Fitzgerald
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Mary Kay Andrews: Summers at The Saint
Mary Kay Andrews returns to “Bookreporter Talks To” to discuss her latest book, SUMMERS AT THE SAINT, with Carol Fitzgerald. She talks about the resort that she modeled The Saint after and how she conducted research there while spending time with a friend. She also touches on the many storylines that are woven so well into this Bookreporter Bets On selection and points out that the novel originally had a different beginning. It is said that “summer begins with MKA,” and Mary Kay explains exactly why this book deserves that moniker and to be read wherever readers are this summer.
Book discussed in this episode:
SUMMERS AT THE SAINT by Mary Kay Andrews: https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/summers-at-the-saint
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Art Credit: Tom Fitzgerald
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"Bookaccino Live" Book Group: Kate Morton
Kate Morton joined us for April’s “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event to talk about her latest novel, HOMECOMING, a Bookreporter Bets On pick and one of Carol Fitzgerald’s top three books of 2023. At the start of the pandemic, Kate was working on another book in London. When she and her family went to Australia for what was planned as a spring break trip, COVID restrictions led to their living on a small farm south of Melbourne. She set aside that book as she began to be inspired by her surroundings and thus conceived a new plot and story.
Kate discussed her writing process with us, as well as how she balanced multiple points of view, timeframes and the writing of a true-crime book as part of the arc for HOMECOMING. Our attendees asked Kate a number of questions, and one reader shared a very special story about how he came to her work. The conversation was brisk and enlightening. As for the abandoned book, Kate has picked that up again.
Book discussed in this episode:
HOMECOMING by Kate Morton: https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/homecoming-by-kate-morton
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Art Credit: Tom Fitzgerald
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Simone Gorrindo: The Wives
Simone Gorrindo, whose debut memoir, THE WIVES, is a Bookreporter Bets On selection, joins Carol Fitzgerald on this episode of “Bookreporter Talks To.” Simone explains how she found her way to writing this book when her husband, an Army Special Ops team member, was assigned to a base in Columbus, Georgia. There she found herself with a group of women who had followed their husbands to this area. Here were wives who had one thing in common: their husbands and their work as soldiers.
When the men left town, the women would gather together for support, and any of the typical social lines between them would drop as they commiserated about both their day-to-day lives and the larger role that their husbands were playing on a bigger stage. Simone shares where their lives went after the book ends and what it was like narrating her own story.
Book discussed in this episode:
THE WIVES: A Memoir by Simone Gorrindo: https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/the-wives-a-memoir
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Megan Miranda: Daughter of Mine
Megan Miranda returns to “Bookreporter Talks To” to talk about her new thriller, DAUGHTER OF MINE, a Bookreporter Bets On selection with Carol Fitzgerald. She shares her inspiration for the book, as well as insight into her creative process. They talk about how she laid out the twists that make the book so special. She loves the narrator for the audio edition Ines del Castillo --- she feels that Ines sets the right tone for the book.
Book discussed in this episode:
DAUGHTER OF MINE by Megan Miranda:
https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/daughter-of-mine
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Art Credit: Tom Fitzgerald
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Anna Quindlen: After Annie
Anna Quindlen joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss her latest novel, AFTER ANNIE. The idea for the opening of the book came to Anna in a moment, which she explains. She thought for a while about just writing from the point of view of Ali, Annie’s 13-year-old daughter, but she changed her mind as she realized that she could not see the complete purview of a person that age. Instead, she layered in Annie’s husband, Bill, and her best friend, Annemarie, to give readers a fuller picture of the impact of Annie’s life even after her death.
Annie, and what she thinks, is alive on every page. Surprisingly, AFTER ANNIE was not always the title, and the cover was not an immediate choice either. Anna also talks about what she does every day when she ends a writing session.
Book discussed in this episode:
AFTER ANNIE by Anna Quindlen: https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/after-annie-by-anna-quindlen
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Art Credit: Tom Fitzgerald
Edited by Jordan Redd Productions
Customer Reviews
Jean Kwok
What an interesting and thought provoking author interview. Carol does such a great job and brings out awesome responses to her in depth questions.
Great authors
I would have given this podcast series five stars because I love hearing the authors speak about their lives and their books, but my review lost a star because Carol puts too much of herself into her “interviews.” Sometimes, instead of asking a question, she tells the author about his/her own book. Other times, Carol’s lead up to a question is so long, I imagine the author rolling his/her eyes—as I am—and hoping she gets to the point. Still other times, she relates anecdotes from her own life that are far too long. I will continue to listen to the series because hearing authors talk is such a thrill! I’m like a rock star fan girl when it comes to books and those who write them.
Carol, stop talking so much. During your interview with Liz Moore, you put way too much of yourself into the discussion, which should have been all Ms. Moore.
Once again, stop talking so much. Listeners and authors don’t need to know about you sloshing about in a cruise ship pool, dog-earring pages, giving directions to tourists, etc. And, please, don’t finish authors’ sentences even as they finish them themselves. It’s a bad habit you probably are not aware of. Keep doing what you’re doing, but with less of Y-O-U!
Love this podcast!
I look forward to learning what inspired the authors and hearing stories behind the books. I also enjoy the audiobook excerpt that sometimes follows the interview. Keep up the good work!