Jessica Knoll & 'Bright Young Women': Complicated Conversations Series

On this episode of Complicated Conversations we are thrilled to welcome back one of our favorites, Jessica Knoll! Jessica is the New York Times best-selling author of The Favorite Sister and Luckiest Girl Alive, which she adapted and executive produced for the screen. Jessica’s highly-anticipated new novel, Bright Young Woman, is a fictional reimagining of the final murderous spree of our country’s most famous serial killer. 

We chat with Jessica about how this book is the result of a “rage epiphany” and proposes a new narrative – that the so-called brilliant and charismatic man behind these acts was actually incredibly average – and that it was the women whose lives were cut short who were the exceptional ones. Jessica discusses the bright young women of her novel – which one helped her work through issues within herself; how these women leaned on each other and saved one another; the ways in which victims are always blamed; and how important it was for her to make clear that women were never fooled by this man. We also talk about grief and finding purpose from loss. We couldn’t let Jessica go without also covering some Bravo content too!

Bright Young Women is out now and it’s amazing! Buy it, read it, share it, and listen to our spoiler-free chat with Jessica wherever you get your podcasts. 

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