Open Book with Jenna

“The Nightingale’ Author Kristin Hannah On How She Went From Lawyer to Bestselling Author


Listen Later

Kristin Hannah is the award-winning and bestselling author of more than twenty novels including ‘The Nightingale,’ ‘The Four Winds,’ and “The Women.’ A former attorney, she has made it her mission to tell the often forgotten stories of women in history. Kristin sat down with Jenna Bush Hager to chat about how books were a constant in her life growing up, how her mom knew she was destined to become a writer, and how she transitioned from a lawyer to best-selling author. She also reveals the intense  research she does for her historical novels, and how her latest novel  ‘The Women’ was more than twenty years in the making. 

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Open Book with JennaBy TODAY, Jenna Bush Hager

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

878 ratings


More shows like Open Book with Jenna

View all
Next Question with Katie Couric by iHeartPodcasts

Next Question with Katie Couric

4,786 Listeners

Totally Booked with Zibby by Zibby Owens

Totally Booked with Zibby

627 Listeners

Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist by Willie Geist, Sunday TODAY

Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist

4,309 Listeners

Meaningful Conversations with Maria Shriver by Shriver Media and Cadence13

Meaningful Conversations with Maria Shriver

1,206 Listeners

Friends & Fiction by Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, Ron Block, Bleav

Friends & Fiction

207 Listeners

TODAY by TODAY

TODAY

376 Listeners

TODAY with Jenna & Friends by TODAY

TODAY with Jenna & Friends

513 Listeners

Making Space with Hoda Kotb by Hoda Kotb, TODAY

Making Space with Hoda Kotb

10,463 Listeners

Cooking Up a Storm with Al Roker by Al Roker, TODAY

Cooking Up a Storm with Al Roker

607 Listeners

Be My Guest with Ina Garten by Food Network

Be My Guest with Ina Garten

886 Listeners

Born to Rule: When Charles is King by TODAY

Born to Rule: When Charles is King

1,573 Listeners

Now What? with Brooke Shields by iHeartPodcasts

Now What? with Brooke Shields

718 Listeners

Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa by Kelly Ripa

Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa

4,058 Listeners

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus by Lemonada Media

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

10,530 Listeners

Books, Beach, & Beyond by Elin Hilderbrand, Tim Talks Books, N Magazine

Books, Beach, & Beyond

770 Listeners

You Are What You Read by Adriana Trigiani

You Are What You Read

340 Listeners

Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky by Wondery

Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky

1,412 Listeners

Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club by iHeartPodcasts and Hello Sunshine

Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club

103 Listeners