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Interview with Eleanor Brown - ANY OTHER FAMILY

Interview with Eleanor Brown - ANY OTHER FAMILY

In this interview, Eleanor and I discuss Any Other Family, writing a book centered around adoption and the issues the process raises, crafting character-driven stories focused on why people act the way they do, using the Enneagram types to help flesh out characters, weaving humor into her novels, why she is not on social media, and much more.

In this interview, Eleanor and I discuss Any Other Family, writing a book centered around adoption and the issues the process raises, crafting character-driven stories focused on why people act the way they do, using the Enneagram types to help flesh out characters, weaving humor into her novels, why she is not on social media, and much more.

Eleanor's recommended reads are:

  1. Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation by Erika Krouse
  2. The Foundling by Ann Leary
  3. Red Hook Road by Ayelet Waldman
  4. The Myth of Surrender by Kelly O'Connor McNees

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If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Margarita Montimore, Lyn Liao Butler, Saumya Dave, Kathleen West, and Steven Rowley.

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