51: Kathleen West- Author of Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes
Kathleen debut earned a starred Kirkus review and a comparison to Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies. Listen as Kathleen describes how she used her experiences as a high-school English teacher to explore the world of helicoptering parenting and viral rumors, and how she worked together with her agent for a solid four months to revise her book for submission (which paid off when it sold after a mere three weeks). it was was a best books pick by Real Simple, Newsweek, People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and the New York Post.
A teacher for 20 years before she published her first novel…
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