ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Please welcome to the podcast one of Elin's very favorite writers (and now Tim’s), - Anna Quindlen! Anna is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Rise and Shine, the #1 bestselling memoir Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, and A Short Guide to a Happy Life. Her new novel More Than Enough was released in February 2026. The three dive into how Anna got her start writing, how reading and writing fulfills someone differently, weaving backstory into narrative, and how to engage fully in our daily lives. Anna discusses her new novel More Than Enough; her characters, the multiple storylines, and the book’s themes and literary references. The episode ends with Anna explaining how she infuses the lessons she writes about in her nonfiction into her fiction and the three give us a terrific speed round with some great reading recommendations!
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Books Mentioned in this Episode
- Object Lessons by Anna Quindlen
- One True Thing by Anna Quindlen
- Black & Blue by Anna Quindlen
- Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- The Correspondent by Virgina Evans
- Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
- The Accidental Tourist by Ann Tyler
- Still Life with Breadcrumbs by Anna Quindlen
- More than Enough by Anna Quindlen
- A Short Guide to a Happy Life by Anna Quindlen
- Away by Amy Bloom
- The Savage Noble Death by Babs Dionne by Ron Currie Jr.
- She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper
- A Violent Masterpiece by Jordan Harper
- The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff
Who Else Are We Talking About
- Susan Isaacs
- Scott Turow
- Richard Russo
- Irma Baumbach
- Laurie Colwin
- Ann Tyler
- Herman Melville
- Edith Wharton
- Alice McDermott
- Amy Bloom
- Don DeLillo
- Phillip Roth
- Stephen King
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Happy Reading!
