Author Gretchen Schreiber on Curating Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine Books

This week on In Her Words, Gretchen Schreiber, Head of Books at Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, shares her journey from Kansas to curating some of today’s most talked-about book picks. She opens up about writing her debut, Ellie Haycock is Totally Normal, navigating the publishing world, and chasing the magic of transformative reads. Whether she’s balancing author life or devouring books for the club, Gretchen’s story is a testament to the power of storytelling. Tune in for inspiration, bookish insights, and a peek into her dream job! Gretchen Schreiber grew up between the hills of Kansas and the hospitals of Minnesota but now calls the hills of Los Angeles home. After getting her MFA from USC's School of Cinematic Arts, she now works as a professional bookworm for Hello Sunshine, Reese Witherspoon’s media company. She is always down to run away to Disneyland or a bookstore. In Her Words presents thoughtful conversations with leaders across entertainment from film and television to media and gaming and everything in between; as we talk about what it takes to make your mark in the industry, lessons these incredible people have learned along the way, and how they have found their way in an ever-changing environment. With in-depth conversations and pre-submitted listener questions, each episode provides candid advice for navigating today’s entertainment industry, giving listeners an inside look at how key players got their start, and guidance for building the necessary toolkit to bring careers to life in film, TV, music, theater, graphics, writing, animation and beyond. Listen on:  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AfPfPQ2EPGuC1PhcqJpGW?si=fdb445a8906b49b4   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-her-words/id1674672975    Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/In-Her-Words-Podcast/B0BWYXYBF6?action_code=ASSGB14908      Find us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/women_in_entertainment/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womeninentertainment    Twitter: https://twitter.com/InHerWords_WIE