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Pop Fiction Women

In Pop Fiction Women we deep-dive into the complicated women of books, movies and TV shows, along with the women that bring them to life behind the scenes. Think Fleabag and Phoebe Waller Bridge, Normal People and Sally Rooney, and so much more. In each episode you can expect us to: * Break down the protagonist as we ask what makes her complicated? * Identify the best scenes, which can mean sweetest, funniest, or most badass. Anything we love. * Recount the cringiest scenes. The ones that make you

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00:31:08

Friday Preview: What We're Reading, Watching,...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/03/28

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00:36:49

Ela Lee & 'Jaded': Debut Discussions

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2024/03/25

In our series Debut Discussions, we're asking debut authors to tell us their story -- not only the story in the novel they wrote -- but the journey they took to hold that book in their hands. On today's episode we welcome Ela Lee to discuss her debut novel, Jaded, a blistering—and sometimes darkly funny—account of consent, power, race, sexism, and identity in a broken society. We chat with Ela about her journey from lawyer to author and how, as fellow BigLaw lawyers, we had much to relate to; the

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Neely Tubati Alexander & 'In a Not So Perfect World':...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/03/21

On this episode of Complicated Conversations, we welcome Neely Tubati Alexander to discuss her novel, In A Not So Perfect World, a Caribbean-set romcom romp about an ambitious designer of apocalyptic video games with a strategy for (almost) everything who discovers what happens when her best-laid plans go off course.We chat with Neely about why she wanted to write the kind of female protagonist that isn’t always represented in the romance space (hellooo pessimists out there!); her “cinnamon roll”

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00:30:25

Neely Tubati Alexander & 'In a Not So Perfect World':...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/03/21

On this episode of Complicated Conversations, we welcome Neely Tubati Alexander to discuss her novel, In A Not So Perfect World, a Caribbean-set romcom romp about an ambitious designer of apocalyptic video games with a strategy for (almost) everything who discovers what happens when her best-laid plans go off course. We chat with Neely about why she wanted to write the kind of female protagonist that isn’t always represented in the romance space (hellooo pessimists out there!); her “cinnamon roll”

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51:40

Rebecca Serle & 'Expiration Dates': Complicated...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/03/19

On this episode of Complicated Conversations we welcome back Rebecca Serle, New York Times bestselling author of One Italian Summer and In Five Years, to discuss her new novel, Expiration Dates, a story about the search for love and finding yourself in the process. This is our third time chatting with Rebecca and every time our minds are blown by what we take away about the interplay between fate vs free will and life’s big questions. We discuss the scene that moved Rebecca to tears when writing

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Friday Preview 3/15: What We're Reading, Watching,...

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2024/03/15

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Sophie Wan & 'Women of Good Fortune': Debut Discussions

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/03/12

In our new series, Debut Discussions, we're asking debut authors to tell us their story -- not only the story in the novel they wrote -- but the journey they took to hold that book in their hands. On today's episode we welcome Sophie Wan to discuss her debut, Women of Good Fortune, a story about three women, one daring plan, and a wedding heist to remember.In this conversation, Sophie shares her journey as a reader and writer, and how she came up with the idea for the book. Set against a

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43:53

Cultural Flashback Moments on TV: Felicity

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2024/03/10

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Friday Preview 3/8: What We're Reading, Watching,...

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2024/03/08

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Carola Lovering & 'Bye, Baby': Complicated...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/03/06

On today’s Complicated Conversation, we welcome back Carola Lovering, bestselling author of Tell Me Lies, to discuss her new novel, Bye Baby, a story that explores the complicated friendship between two women and a dark secret that binds them together. We chat with Carola about the premise for this novel; trauma bonds; writing suspenseful chapters that make you want to keep turning pages; the meaning behind the epigraph in her book; her obsession with obsession as a writing theme; and the surreal

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Allison Winn Scotch & 'Take Two, Birdie Maxwell':...

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/03/05

On today’s Complicated Conversations, we welcome back Allison Winn Scotch to discuss her tenth (and we’ve declared, her BEST) novel, Take Two Birdie Maxwell, a story about what happens when Hollywood’s biggest rom-com star tries to recover from her damaged reputation by staging her own rom-com and following a lead on a lost love. We dive into the inspiration behind the character of Birdie Maxwell and the concept of exploring past loves. We also also discuss Birdie's fall from grace and the

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78:10

'Past Lives' & Celine Song

Pop Fiction Women ·

2024/03/03

On today’s episode we discuss the Oscar-nominated and critically acclaimed film, Past Lives, written and directed by Celine Song. We have had this movie on our radar since it first premiered at Sundance last year - immediately intrigued by its questions around fate, the choices we make, and the invisible strings that tie us to people. Our anticipation was warranted because Past Lives totally delivered for us!This semi-autobiographical movie chronicles the shifting dynamic between two childhood

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