In the premier episode of the Craft Talk Book Club podcast, Mary & Nicole kick off our four-part discussion of Julia May Jonas's debut novel Vladimir, which both hosts were obsessed with after reading. Specifically, they talk about how Jonas subverts tropes, which we all want to do as writers.

In the premier episode of the Craft Talk Book Club podcast, Mary & Nicole kick off our four-part discussion of Julia May Jonas's debut novel Vladimir, which both hosts were obsessed with after reading. Specifically, they talk about how Jonas subverts tropes, which we all want to do as writers.

In the premier episode of the Craft Talk Book Club podcast, Mary &amp; Nicole kick off our four-part discussion of Julia May Jonas's debut novel Vladimir, which both hosts were obsessed with after reading. Specifically, they talk about how Jonas subverts tropes, which we all want to do as writers.

”Vladimir” craft talk, part 1: Subverting tropes

Craft Talk Book Club is a podcast for writers who want to improve their craft by reading great books. Each month, Nicole Breit (Spark Your Story Lab creator and Best American Essays notable essayist) and Mary Adkins (The Book Incubator founder and HarperCollins novelist) choose a recently published novel or memoir to unpack the craft choices made by the author—which they discuss over four weekly episodes. Together, we’ll read and learn from some of the best writers publishing today.

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