Bookish Flights: Books, Author Interviews & Must-Read Recommendations
Bookish Flights is the place to talk books and reading. This podcast focuses on connection, storytelling and the transformative power of books. Each episode invites guests to share the three books that have influenced them, unlocking their wisdom and how it changed their lives. Books are a bridge that connects us, a remedy for loneliness, and the best conversational currency to be the most interesting person in the room! Rooted in the belief that stories shape who we are, this podcast brings people together through a shared love of literature. Perfect for book lovers, Bookish Flights inspires listeners to discover the books that can shape their own lives.
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Bookish Flights: Books, Author Interviews & Must-Read Recommendations
From Headlines to Plot Twists: Jennifer van der Kleut on The Better Mother (E211)
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In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Jennifer van der Kleut (née McBride). Jennifer is an award-winning former journalist of both print and digital publications, including the D.C. affiliate of ABC7 News. A graduate of San Jose State University, she spent most of her life in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to the Norther Virginia suburbs of D.C., where she currently lives with her husband and two sons. When she is not writing, she loves going to the beach with her family, going to concerts with her girlfriends, and getting lost in the pages of a book. We are here today to discuss her debut psychological thriller, The Better Mother.
Episode Highlights:
- How journalism trained her to write with clarity, focus, and purpose
- The shift from reporting facts to creating fictional worlds
- Why she’s drawn to writing from a villain’s perspective
- What she loved most about writing The Better Mother
- How understanding “why” drives both journalism and fiction
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Books and authors mentioned in the episode:
- Lucy Foley books
- Carol Goodman books
- Kaira Rouda books
- Robyn Harding books
- Ashley Winstead books
- Dream Harbor book series by Laurie Gilmore
- Elin Hilderbrand books
- The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
- The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen
- This is Not a Game by Kelly Mullen
Book Flight
- The Last Celebrity by Madeleine Henry
- Tell Me What You Did by Carter Wilson
- The Only One Left by Riley Sager
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