Bookends: A Conversation about Grad School, Loss, and Books
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about:
Zibby Owen’s experience in grad school of losing her best friend.
What she did to regroup and find a way forward after failing a grad exam.
How the meaning she’s made of those experiences changed her.
Why books and writing are essential to her.
Why “overnight” success takes tenacity, adaptability, and a long time.
Her passion for publishing, podcasting, and reading.
The advice she would have given herself when she was embarking on her educational journeys.
Today’s book is: Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature by…
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