Maggie Shipstead, GREAT CIRCLE

This month's Read with Jenna/Today Show book pick!! Maggie Shipstead, author of Great Circle, joins Zibby to talk about her latest book which took almost seven years to write. The two discuss the extensive research that went into the story, how Maggie managed to weave together two narrative arcs without any prepared outline, and how her pre-COVID travels inspired so much of the novel.

Buy a copy of Maggie's book on Amazon or bookshop:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3npRqeg

Bookshop: https://bit.ly/2R2DNWe

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