The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast
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For our final episode of 2023, we chat with Anna Pitoniak, whose 4th novel, The Helsinki Affair, has been named a Best Thriller of 2023 by The Washington Post. Anna has long been a fan of spy novels and decided to try her hand at writing the genre. While spy novels have usually been written by and about men, Anna shows that women agents can be just as smart, sly, and ballsy. With a background in the publishing industry, Anna discusses how this experience impacted her journey writing, finding an agent, and working to get her novel into the world.
We also discuss how she is very different from Carrie on the Christmas front and why tacos were not her favorite food from a trip to Mexico (you’ll be surprised by what was.)
Books Discussed in This Episode:
1- The Helsinki Affair by Anna Pitoniak
2- Slow Horses by Mick Herron
3- Our American Friend by Anna Pitoniak
4- The Looking Glass War by John Le Carre
5- The Spy Who Came in From the Cold by John Le Carre
6- Murder by Degrees by Ritu Mukherji
7- Mr. Lullaby by J.H. Markert
8- The Nightmare Man by J.H. Markert
9- The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel
10- Speak Memory by Vladimir Nabokov
5 Star Read Recommended by Fellow Book Lover Emily Wiggins @emwigsterbookshelf
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
Shows mentioned--
1- Slow Horses (Apple +, 2022)
2- Russian Doll (Netflix, 2019)
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S. 7 Ep. 151 - Library Haunts with Guest Stacie Dotson from the Willard Library - 10-12-22
S. 7 Ep. 150 - Making Reading Less Scary with Guest Tyler Miller 10-5-22
S. 7 Ep. 149 - Manhattan, Myths, and Mom with Guest Erin Keane 9-28-22
S. 7 Ep. 148 - Music To Your Ears with Guest Susan Rogers 9-21-22
S. 7 Ep. 147- Poetry On The Fly with Guest Sean Petrie of Typewriter Rodeo 9-14-22
S. 7 Ep. 146 A May-December Friendship with Guest Ben Aitken - 9/7/22
S. 7 Ep. 145 - Romantic Reader Gateways with Guest Natalie Martin 8-31-22
S. 7 E. 144 - Getting Into The Spirits with Guest Shelley Sackier 8-24-22
S. 7 Ep. 143 - Mind Games with Guest Erin Flanagan 8-17-22
S. 7 Ep. 142 - One-On-One Reading Rendevous with Guest Cassie Moses 8-10-22
S. 7 Ep. 141 Appalachia is Overflowing with guests Bobi Conn and Kendra Winchester
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S. 6 Ep. 138 - Treks from Toddlers to Teens with Guest Kate Wickers
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