Notes and Links to Julie Carrick Dalton’s Work
For Episode 209, Pete welcomes Julie Carrick Dalton, and the two discuss, among other topics, her early relationship with nature and reading, formative and transformative teachers, how her journalism career informs her fiction and vice versa, the wondrous bee, and salient themes and topics from her book, including ecology, loss and love, climate change and hope, and whether the book is a call to action.
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Notes and Links to Julie Carrick Dalton’s Work
For Episode 209, Pete welcomes Julie Carrick Dalton, and the two discuss, among other topics, her early relationship with nature and reading, formative and transformative teachers, how her journalism career informs her fiction and vice versa, the wondrous bee, and salient themes and topics from her book, including ecology, loss and love, climate change and hope, and whether the book is a call to action.
Julie Carrick Dalton is the author of
The Last Beekeeper and
Waiting for the Night Song, a CNN, USA Today, Parade, and Newsweek Most Anticipated novel. Her writing has appeared in BusinessWeek, The Boston Globe, The Hollywood Reporter, Orion, Chicago Review of Books, Lit Hub, Electric Literature, and other publications. An adjunct writing instructor for Drexel University’s MFA program, Julie is currently working on her third novel, slated for publication in 2025.
Julie's Website
Buy The Last Beekeeper
Book Review from New York Journal of Books
At about 1:30, the two discuss Philadelphia
At about 3:00, Julie discusses her upcoming novel, slated for 2025 publication
At about 4:40, Julie describes her experiences as a child with story-including puppeteering!-and nature
At about 6:45, Squirrels and chipmunks-which are which?
At about 7:45, More discussion of puppets shows and foibles!
At about 8:30, Julie and Pete discuss loss of innocence and awe and wonder, and Julie expands on some of her writing that deals with these topics
At about 10:05, Julie discusses formative and transformative reading-including work about “mysterious events”
At about 11:05-12:40, Julie shares experiences with two inspirational teachers of hers and the ways in which her writing skill and affection grew
At about 12:45, Julie responds to Pete’s questions about the ways in which journalism affects her fiction writing and vice versa
At about 15:00, When asked to name some current writing that moves and challenges her, Julie shouts out the “engaging” climate reporting from The New York Times, and Charlotte McConaghy
At about 17:15, Julie shares an anecdote about how teaching and parenting have influenced her writing, including a boat trip that led to a book
At about 20:15, Julie responds to Pete’s question about seeds for the book by referencing a real-life loss of 40,000 bees
At about 22:00, Julie speaks about bees’ importance and how food security and honeybees’ pollination
At about 25:45, Pete and Julie discuss the book’s opening scene and the ways in which fictional and real bees are in tune with the “G” note and ideas of “harmony”
At about 28:20, Pete marvels at ideas of notes and harmonizing in music, and Julie as a violinist and pianist explains a bit further
At about 29:30, Pete sets the book’s exposition and asks Julie to summarize the state of the world in the book’s adult timeline
At about 33:00, Julie explains why she chose to omit any mentions of time/years/etc.
At about 33:40, The two discuss and characterize some people in the book, including the protagonist's family and her housemates/squatters, and Julie explains some motivations for the “found family” members
At about 36:15, Julie responds to Pete’s wondering about the world of the story and homophobia
At about 37:30, Pete refers to the book’s apiary and inquires about any psychological insights Julie might have in the father’s actions and choices
At about 40:25, Julie discusses Sasha’s relationships with the bees and her deceased mother
At about 43:10, Julie expands upon the character of Uncle Chuck, “a complicated guy”
At about 45:50, Another Sopranos’ reference from Pete!
At about 47:00, Julie tiptoes around some plot spoilers in describing the book’s pivotal 11th birthday for Sasha
At about 48:25, Pete and Julie discuss some intriguing characters in the book
At about 50:10, Pete compliments the book’s ending and asks Julie about the book as a “call to action”; she talks about the book as allegory and as story
At about 52:00, Julie brings forth some hopeful ideas in the book regarding nature/climate change and she and Pete discuss her elimination of oil and gas in the future
At about 53:55, Pete notes interesting ideas of nature as cyclical and points to “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Bradbury
At about 55:40, Julie gives out social media information and recommends indie stores to buy her book, as well as Bookshop.org
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