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    Andrea Bartz & 'The Spare Room': Complicated Conversations Series

    Andrea Bartz & 'The Spare Room': Complicated Conversations Series

    FromPop Fiction Women

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    Andrea Bartz & 'The Spare Room': Complicated Conversations Series

    FromPop Fiction Women

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    Length:
    43 minutes
    Released:
    Jun 20, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    On this episode of Complicated Conversations, we welcome Andrea Bartz, the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club pick We Were Never Here, to discuss her new novel, The Spare Room. Her latest is a spicy domestic suspense about a locked down relationship turned deadly. 
     
    We chat with Andrea about the ways her protagonist, Kelly, is her and how her changes track the ones in Andrea’s own life ; the multi-faceted role the pandemic played in the development of this novel; the intimate and steamy nature of this thriller; how we feel about receiving compliments; and our woo woo points of connection (even if it’s not astrology).
     
    The Spare Room is out now! Buy it, read it, share it and listen to our spoiler-free interview wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
    Released:
    Jun 20, 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.”