Episode 125: Novelist Spotlight #125: A conversation with summer reads novelist Meg Mitchell Moore
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In the spotlight is Meg Mitchell Moore, a summer reads novelist who worked for years as a journalist before turning to fiction. Moore — who lives in the coastal town of Newburyport, Mass., with her husband and their three daughters — has released her latest novel, “Summer Stage,” described as a spirited summer page turner that follows a family of actors grappling with fame, scandal and ambition. It is Moore’s eighth novel.
We discuss:
>> Rotating points of view
>> The definition of “summer reads”
>> The first big break
>> Making the transition from journalism to novel writing
>> Growing up a Navy brat
>> The “mom squad”
>> Ellen Hildebrand
>> The White Lotus
>> Walking the line between darkness and light
>> Etc.
Learn more about Meg Mitchell Moore here: http://www.megmitchellmoore.com
Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol, author of “Lolita Firestone: A Supernatural Novel,” “Family Recipes: A Novel About Italian Culture, Catholic Guilt and the Culinary Crime of the Century” and “Hardwood: A Novel About College Basketball and Other Games Young Men Play.” Buy them on any major bookselling site. Write to Mike Consol at novelistspotlight@gmail.com. We hope you will subscribe and share the link with any family, friends or colleagues who might benefit from this program.
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