AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
2min chapter
Ann Patchett, plus Magical Historical Fiction with S. J. Parris and Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Books and Authors
The Importance of Contentment in Novels
The author says Chekhov is her writing hero. Tom Lake could very easily have been a book about regret in the hands of a different author, you know fetishizing the past or mourning parts that are not taken. But if I write a book in which people can convincingly be portrayed as loving their life and recognizing what is good about their lives, then I think that's all right to have one of those books out there.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode