EPISODE · Mar 30, 2022 · 59 MIN
S. 6 Ep. 128 Messy.Mothers, Daughters, and Mentors with Guest Maggie Smith 3-30-22
from The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast · host Amy Smalley and Carrie Vittitoe
Our guest this week is author and podcaster, Maggie Smith. Maggie’s second act in her professional life is as a novelist. She spent over 25 years running a business but when it began to feel boring and she needed to use her creativity, she attended a writer’s workshop where the instructor asked everyone to write down something they could never write about; Maggie wrote about mother daughter relationships. This idea transformed itself into a novel about where mothers/ daughters/ and mentors intersect titled Truth and Other Lies. One of the thematic ideas of the book is how important heroes are—they inspire us and make us feel a sense of empowerment. But sometimes we move into hero worship, where we fail to see that our heroes sometimes have big glaring unbelievably unethical behaviors that we could see if we opened our eyes. Of course, the blindness that keeps us from seeing the truth about our heroes is similar to the blindness that keeps us from seeing our mothers, or parents in general, in a favorable light. The novel covers a lot of ground in a fast-paced story. You can find Maggie on instagram at @maggiesmithwrites and at her author website www.maggiesmithwriter.com. Her podcast Hear Us Roar for the Women’s Fiction Writing Association can be found on your podcast player of choie. Follow us on Facebook at The Perks of Being a Book Lover Instagram at @perksofbeingabookoverpod For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Truth and Other Lies by Maggie Smith 2- The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger 3- The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo (audiobook) 4- Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr 5- Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson (audiobook and text) 6- The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont 7- The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict Podcasts Mentioned-- 1- Hear Us Roar, hosted by Maggie Smith 2- Books Are My People, hosted by Jennifer Caloyeras Movies mentioned-- 1- Chinatown (1974)
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Our guest this week is author and podcaster, Maggie Smith. Maggie’s second act in her professional life is as a novelist. She spent over 25 years running a business but when it began to feel boring and she needed to use her creativity, she attended a writer’s workshop where the instructor asked everyone to write down something they could never write about; Maggie wrote about mother daughter relationships. This idea transformed itself into a novel about where mothers/ daughters/ and mentors intersect titled Truth and Other Lies. One of the thematic ideas of the book is how important heroes are—they inspire us and make us feel a sense of empowerment. But sometimes we move into hero worship, where we fail to see that our heroes sometimes have big glaring unbelievably unethical behaviors that we could see if we opened our eyes. Of course, the blindness that keeps us from seeing the truth about our heroes is similar to the blindness that keeps us from seeing our mothers, or parents in general, in a favorable light. The novel covers a lot of ground in a fast-paced story. You can find Maggie on instagram at @maggiesmithwrites and at her author website www.maggiesmithwriter.com. Her podcast Hear Us Roar for the Women’s Fiction Writing Association can be found on your podcast player of choie. Follow us on Facebook at The Perks of Being a Book LoverInstagram at @perksofbeingabookoverpod For show notes for any episode, go to our website at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Books Mentioned in this Episode: 1- Truth and Other Lies by Maggie Smith2- The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger3- The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo (audiobook)4- Woman on Fire by Lisa Barr5- Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson (audiobook and text)6- The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont7- The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict Podcasts Mentioned--1- Hear Us Roar, hosted by Maggie Smith2- Books Are My People, hosted by Jennifer Caloyeras Movies mentioned--1- Chinatown (1974)
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