Book · 2013 · Fiction
The Interestings
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Um, The Emperor's Children by Cla Massud, The Interestings by Me Witzer, and The Secret History by Donna Tart.
The best things said about it
And I think in that first episode you talked to Meg walitzer about her novel The interestings do you have any memory of kind of going into that episode.
I went to a Performing Arts camp and I I that experience led to the novel The interestings to some degree.
Why people recommend it
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer is a sweeping contemporary novel that follows the lives of a tight-knit group of friends who met at a performing arts camp as teenagers, tracing their relationships, ambitions, and disappointments over several decades. On The Ezra Klein Show, Derek Thompson mentioned the novel alongside works by other notable authors while discussing the books that profoundly shaped him during his twenties. On The Book Review, author Meg Wolitzer discussed the novel herself, explaining that her own formative experiences attending a performing arts camp in her youth served as a direct inspiration for the narrative. During the same anniversary episode of the podcast, John Williams brought up Wolitzer and her novel while chatting with Pamela Paul, asking her to recall her memories of interviewing the author during her very first episodes hosting the show, highlighting the lasting emotional resonance and cultural footprint of Wolitzer's deeply moving exploration of youth, talent, art, and the complex evolution of lifelong friendships.
Every mention
Derek Thompson Um, The Emperor's Children by Cla Massud, The Interestings by Me Witzer, and The Secret History by Donna Tart. 1
“Um, The Emperor's Children by Cla Massud, The Interestings by Me Witzer, and The Secret History by Donna Tart.”
John Williams and I think in that first episode you talked to Meg walitzer about her novel The interestings do you have a… 1
“and I think in that first episode you talked to Meg walitzer about her novel The interestings do you have any memory of kind of going into that episode”
Meg Wolitzer I went to a Performing Arts camp and I I that experience led to the novel The interestings to some degree 1
“I went to a Performing Arts camp and I I that experience led to the novel The interestings to some degree”
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Meg willitzer is a prolific novelist whose books include the female persuasion and the interestings”