Novelist Sarah Hall joins Zibby to discuss her not-quite-pandemic book, Burntcoat, which was just nominated for this year's National Book Critics Circle Awards. Sarah also shares how her role as a single mother inspired elements of this novel, the ways in which writing has allowed her to truly express herself throughout her life, and what notions of identity and relationships she sought to analyze. Sarah also wants readers to know that despite almost being about the pandemic, this book is actually very funny.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/33SAF61Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3u6mxkeSubscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.