In this final part of my interview with Hayley Krischer, journalist and author of the just-released “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”--the juiciest beach read of the year about a missing Hollywood starlet on the cusp of Y2K and the obsessed journalist determined to find here--we peek at what’s coming around the bend for her and I get her answers to my fast five questions.

** This week's episodes are a replay. **

We talked about:

- The incredible allure of hot tubs

- How re-watching “The Actor’s Studio with James Lipton” was a key part of her research process for “Where Are You, Echo Blue?”

- What she learned from studying actors about getting in to the psychology of her characters

- The Instagram influencer who’s helping Hayley understand her perimenopausal body and learning how to take care of herself

- Thinking ahead to when her youngest child is out of the house

- A preview of both her YA novel that’s coming out in 2025 (think Charles Manson meets Goop meets teenage girls) and the adult novel she’s writing next

- The 620-page novel Hayley read in four days because she couldn’t put it down

- The exact morning beverage that fuels Hayley, and the (dark) song that gets her fired up when she needs a kick in the pants

Follow Hayley on Instagram and Threads @haylerkrischer

Follow Hayley on TikTok @hayleykrischerauthor

Hayley’s website: hayleykrischer.net

For full show notes with links to everything we discuss, plus bonus photos!, visit katehanley.substack.com.

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