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528: A Discussion of Sally Rooney's Conversations with Friends, with Rachael Tillman!

The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life

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Is It a Bad Thing to Write a Story About a Teenager?

"If I met someone in their early twenties who had never had a job, I'd be lying if my eyebrows wouldn't go up," she says. "I want Sally Rooney to write about Bobby because I want to see why Bobby got in a huge stop and stormed out"

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