Book Flight | Memoirs and Collections of Personal Essays with Author Katherine Snow Smith (E84)

Send us Fan MailIn today's episode, I am chatting with Katherine Snow Smith. Katherine is a Raleigh native and has lived throughout the south as a newspaper reporter, editor, daughter, sister, mother, wife, divorcee and friend. She’s worked at small town papers and business journals, but spent most of her career at the esteemed Tampa Bay Times. A few decades (no need to count them) after graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in journalism, she’s getting her master’s at her alma mater so she can teach on a college level. Katherine, who has three 20-something children, divides her time between Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and St. Petersburg, Florida. Her memoir, Stepping on the Blender & Other Times Life Gets Messy was publishing in November 2023. This is such a fun episode, Katherine shared all about the writing of her book, Stepping on the Blender & Other Times Life Gets Messy, including how funny life can be, but also the experience of sharing the raw and honest essays. She talks about the differences in writing as a reporter versus for personal essay. We chatted about how we can feel connected through reading, library tips with young children, as well as a fabulous gift idea for your friends! I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Happy listening!You can connect with Katherine at the links below:WebsitePurchase Stepping on the Blender & Other Times Life Gets MessyYou can find the show notes for this episode with links to the books mentioned in the episode right HERE. Hey listeners! You can now leave us a message on Speakpipe. I’d love to hear from you about:🎙️ What books you’ve loved from the show?🎙️ What episodes have been your favorite?🎙️ A guest you’ve enjoyed hearing from?And anything else you’d like to tell us. You can leave us a voicemail HERE, we listen to them all! 🩷Support the showBe sure to join the Bookish Flights community on social media. Happy listening!InstagramFacebookWebsite