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17. Ottessa Moshfegh


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Ottessa Moshfegh is today's guest!


Her books include Eileen, her first novel, which was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Man Booker Prize, and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction; My Year of Rest and Relaxation, a New York Times bestseller; and her latest book, Death in Her Hands, yet another New York Times bestseller. She's also the author of the short story collection Homesick for Another World, and a novella, McGlue.


ATTENTION: In June, Death In Her Hands is coming out in paperback. Look out for that!


Today's topics include: Garielle Lutz, first person vs. third person, screenwriting, Croatia, writing settings well, dogs, God, and a lot more. 


Enjoy. 


Photograph credit to Andrew Casey

Music credit to Tom Laplaige (@sighpilot)

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