Gabrielle Zevin Wants to Talk About Failure
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Back in 2005, following the publication of her debut novel, Gabrielle Zevin experienced a kind of literary trauma, one that completely fractured her sense of intimacy with the art form that she loved. Since then, she has learned to embrace failure and her latest novel has featured on over thirty “Best Books of the Year” Lists. This week, Michael sits down with Gabrielle for a wide-ranging discussion about collaboration, creativity, ambition and failure in her new book, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.  Reading list: Margarettown, Gabrielle Zevin, 2005 The Hole We're In, Gabrielle Zevin, 2010 The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin, 2014 Young Jane Young, Gabrielle Zevin, 2017 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin, 2022 The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro, 1989 The Animators, Kayla Rae Whitaker, 2016 Returning, Kirli Saunders, 2023 Wellness, Nathan Hill, 2023 You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Or if you want to listen to them as audiobooks, you can head to the Read This reading room on Apple Books. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter Guest: Gabrielle Zevin
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