Catherine Newman
From Books, Beach, & Beyond by Elin Hilderbrand, Tim Talks Books, N Magazine
July 22, 2025 · 54 min · Season 3 · Episode 4
About this episode
Catherine Newman discusses her writing journey and themes in her books with hosts Elin and Tim.
Next on Books, Beach, & Beyond is Catherine Newman, author of Sandwich, We All Want Impossible Things, and Wreck, (forthcoming from HarperCollins in October 2025.) Elin and Tim begin by gushing about Catherine’s writing and how much they love her books. Catherine takes us back to her first writing projects, and then her pivot into writing auto-fiction with her three novels. They talk about family summer vacations, what keeps them up at night, health scares, grief, food in her books, her b...
People in this episode
Hosts: Elin Hilderbrand, Tim
Guest: Catherine Newman
Topics covered
- writing
- auto-fiction
- family
- grief
- food
Keywords
- Catherine Newman
- writing
- auto-fiction
- family vacations
- grief
- food
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: HarperCollins
Books & works: Sandwich, We All Want Impossible Things, Wreck
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