In today’s episode, I am chatting with Karen Nelson. Karen is the author of The Sunken Town and the co-founder of the nonprofit Writing by Writers. During her long career in nonprofits she has protected open space, funded cancer research, trained people to complete endurance events, and helped writers bring their work into the world. When not organizing writing workshops, she can be found hiking with her dog, reading, traveling, experimenting in the kitchen, and hosting dinner parties. She writes for various publications and is at work on her next novel.
Episode Highlights:
- How Karen started Writing by Writers and the services they provide to support writers.
- Her passion for cooking and hosting monthly dinner parties as a creative outlet.
- The writing journey behind The Sunken Town and the years it took to complete.
- How she decides which books to read in print versus on audio.
- Her book flight featuring suspenseful literary novels set in academia.
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Books and authors mentioned in the episode:
- Cynthia Newberry Martin on Reading and Belonging (to Something Bigger) (Ep. 29)
- Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
- I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
- Cowboys are My Weakness by Pam Houston
- Colored Television by Danzy Senna
Book Flight
- The Secret History by Donna Tartt
- The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
- Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
Be sure to join the Bookish Flights community on social media. Happy listening!
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