Episode 25: Author Mary Beth Keane

The New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes, stopped by the Ridgewood Library for an author event to discuss her latest novel The Half Moon about a couple in a small town navigating the complexities of marriage, family, and longing. Host Roberta Panjwani–and audience members–asked Mary Beth about her creative process, writing during a pandemic, and the personal connections to the characters in this book.

Things we talked about in this episode:

The Half moon
Ask Again, Yes
Mary Beth Kean’s website

Additional authors mentioned: 

Elizabeth Strout

Seamus Heaney

Colson Whitehead

Hernan Diaz 

Mohsin Hamid

William Trevor

Maggie O’ farrell

Claire  Keegen

Episode Credits

• Our thanks to Mary Beth Keane for allowing us to record this September 13, 2023 author visit for the podcast.
• You can learn more about Mary Beth, her books, and upcoming events at marybethkeane.co
• Bend in the Road is written, hosted, and executive produced by Roberta Panjwani and created by Roberta Panjwani and Diane Sims
• Our Assistant Producers for this episode are Melissa Egan and Elias Rosner. 
• Editing by Melissa Egan and Elias Rosner. 
• Our Technical Directors and Audio Engineers are Melissa Egan and Elias Rosner
• Original theme Music is written and performed by Diane Sims
• Our Digital Media producer is Elias Rosner 
• Logo and Website created by Parker Gaidimas
• Thanks for joining us and we’ll see you at the next bend in the road.