EPISODE · Aug 17, 2021 · 21 MIN
Zoje Stage, GETAWAY
from Totally Booked with Zibby
"You can only control your own life and what you do. Tomorrow isn't here. We just have today. Today, we're fine." Author of Baby Teeth Zoje Stage joins Zibby to discuss her latest novel, Getaway, which is not about a breezy vacation as the title may suggest. Zoje shares how the trauma she endured as a resident of Squirrel Hill — the neighborhood that was home to the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting — inspired the story's psychological and religious themes, and the parts of herself that she sees in her characters. Check out Zibby and Kyle’s appearance on Good Day LA where they recommended this book here.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3zhjZPJBookshop: https://bit.ly/3y0dbGc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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"You can only control your own life and what you do. Tomorrow isn't here. We just have today. Today, we're fine." Author of Baby Teeth Zoje Stage joins Zibby to discuss her latest novel, Getaway, which is not about a breezy vacation as the title may suggest. Zoje shares how the trauma she endured as a resident of Squirrel Hill — the neighborhood that was home to the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting — inspired the story's psychological and religious themes, and the parts of herself that she sees in her characters. Check out Zibby and Kyle’s appearance on Good Day LA where they recommended this book here.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3zhjZPJBookshop: https://bit.ly/3y0dbGc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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