Elin and Tim welcome to the podcast Curtis Sittenfeld, the author of Prep, American Wife, and Show, Don’t Tell. They start with Curtis’s favorite books, her time at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop where Elin and her compare stories, and then segue into her debut novel, “the boarding school book of boarding school books”, Prep. They discuss how much of it was inspired by Curtis’s own boarding school experience and compare and contrast it to Elin’s upcoming boarding school novel, The Academy, as well as chat about their favorite campus novels. The three move on to Curtis’s novels inspired by First Ladies, American Wife and Rodham, and they laugh about their favorite SNL skits. This episode is rich with reading recommendations so don’t miss it!

Curtis Sittenfeld’s Reading List:

• Prep
• American Wife
• Eligible
• Romantic Comedy
• Rodham
• Show Don’t Tell

What Else Are We Reading in this Episode:

• Charlotte’s Web by E.B White
• Stuart Little by E.B. White
• The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
• The Secret History by Donna Tartt
• Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos by Nash Jenkins
• Sarah Phillips by Andrea Lee
• Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris
• I am Charlotte Simmons by Thomas Wolfe
• The Islanders by Lewis Robinson
• Girlfriending by Susanna Daniel
• My Own Devices by Dessa
• Animal Instinct by Amy Shearn

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