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Ana Reyes & 'The House In The Pines': Complicated Conversations

Ana Reyes & 'The House In The Pines': Complicated Conversations

FromPop Fiction Women


Ana Reyes & 'The House In The Pines': Complicated Conversations

FromPop Fiction Women

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Jan 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this episode of Complicated Conversations, we chat with Ana Reyes, the Reese Witherspoon book club pick for January. Her debut novel, THE HOUSE IN THE PINES, follows complicated woman, Maya. Maya is unreliable -- experiencing side effects from benzo withdrawal -- but at the same time she's the only person we can count on to uncover the mystery of her best friend's death. We discuss Ana's inspiration for Maya, fairy tales, paying attention to our (literal) dreams, and Ana's path to publication. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Jan 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

In Pop Fiction Women we deep-dive into the complicated women of books, movies and TV shows, along with the women that bring them to life behind the scenes. Think Fleabag and Phoebe Waller Bridge, Normal People and Sally Rooney, and so much more. In each episode you can expect us to: * Break down the protagonist as we ask what makes her complicated? * Identify the best scenes, which can mean sweetest, funniest, or most badass. Anything we love. * Recount the cringiest scenes. The ones that make you squirm. Sometimes it’s self-sabotage, sometimes it’s growth, but it’s always part of the process of becoming our complicated selves. * Play arm-chair therapist in What’s Your Damage, Heather? An homage to the iconic line in Winona Rider’s Heathers, we discuss how these characters got to be the way they are. * “What She Said” - the segment where we scour every essay and interview with the women behind the scenes and share some of our favorite first person quotes. Real life is as interesting as fiction here. * Look into our crystal ball and ponder where these characters are six months later and five years later. Typically, Kate gets very real and Carinn gets buck wild. * Provide a takeaway, aka that part in the podcast where we try to sound deep. We leave you with some parting wisdom, challenge each other with thought-provoking questions inspired by the work, and urge you to “stay complicated.”