From Headlines to Plot Twists: Jennifer van der Kleut on The Better Mother (E211)

About this episode

Kara Infante interviews Jennifer van der Kleut about her journey from journalism to writing her book, The Better Mother.

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Jennifer van der Kleut (née McBride). Jennifer is an award-winning former journalist of both print and digital publications, including the D.C. affiliate of ABC7 News. A graduate of San Jose State University, she spent most of her life in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to the Norther Virginia suburbs of D.C., where she currently lives with her husband and two sons. When she is not writing, she loves going to the beach with her f...

People in this episode

Host: Kara Infante

Guest: Jennifer van der Kleut

Topics covered

• journalism
• author interview
• writing process
• family life
• book discussion

Keywords

• Jennifer van der Kleut
• The Better Mother
• journalism
• writing
• family
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC7 News, San Jose State University

Places: San Francisco Bay Area, Northern Virginia, D.C.

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