Episode 52 - Now That We Think About Home of the American Circus

This episode is sponsored by Cassandra Dunn Editing Services. Cassandra has over 20 years of professional copy editing experience and an MFA in creative writing. She’s a traditionally published author, and she’s been specializing in developmental edits and book doctor services for 13 years. Her clients’ books have won awards and received starred Kirkus reviews. She works in all genres and she’s here to help you make your project the best that it can be. So if you have something you’ve been working on, or even if you have something that’s just starting and you want to know if you’re on the right track, you can send Cassandra an email and start the conversation about how to take your writing to the next level. What a lovely thing it is to have a friend who will remind you to celebrate your good moments! I was dealing with a pretty big loss last week, but Alice made sure we took some time to talk about Home of the American Circus for this episode, in light of the paperback edition coming out on Tuesday, May 5th. It was a joy and an honor to get to dive into a deep and thoughtful conversation about this book with my dear friend Alice. We talk about some of the inspiration for the book, the evolution of friendships and what it feels like to revisit relationships with childhood friends, the unreliable narratives around what we consider to be historical fact, and how fiction has the power to make us feel less alone. One of the best parts of doing this podcast is hearing from you! We love to know what you think about the topics we discuss on this podcast. If anything in this episode or the book resonates with you, please email us at [email protected] to send a written or a voice message, and we may discuss it in a future episode! We hope you enjoy this conversation!xoAllison & AliceThanks for reading! This podcast is public so please share with a friend!Thanks again to Cassandra Dunn Editing Services for sponsoring this episode. If you have a book coming out, a Substack essay or a newsletter, an album, a creative project, or a small business you’d like to promote and are interested in sponsoring an episode of Now That We Think About It, please email us at [email protected] for more information.Books mentioned in this episode*Home of the American CircusThe People We KeepThe Art of AdaptingHomecomingDicey’s SongThe Ordinary Princess Support the show by using our affiliate links!Force of Nature, Planet Friendly, Toxic-free Cleaning*Our Bookshop Store*Follow us Alice Carbone Tench & Allison LarkinIf you love this podcast, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts*affiliate links This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nowthatwethinkaboutit.substack.com