Taffy Brodesser-Akner Writes Real People — Not Likable Ones

塔菲·布罗德瑟-阿克纳写的是真实的人——而不是讨人喜欢的人

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2024-07-09

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Brodesser-Akner's novel centers on the kidnapping of a rich businessman, and the impact, decades later, on his grown children. She channeled what she learned as a journalist writing celebrity profiles for the book: "I think that the goal of all writing is to humanize those that we can only see from far away." Her previous book, Fleishman Is in Trouble, was adapted into an acclaimed FX/Hulu series. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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