About this episode

Emma Brodie discusses her book and the influence of Gilmore Girls on her writing.

Gilmore Girls lovers, on Wednesdays, we talk books!!! And it is, in fact, Thursday, but we had some technical difficulties, so let's all pretend for today. New York Times bestseller and fangirl Emma Brodie is here to answer to her crimes against our emotions after her latest book INTO THE BLUE crushed and rebuilt us. If you haven't read it, it's an epic romance spanning thirteen years, starting in the year 2000. Heart wrenching circumstances, heartbreaking endings, and heart mending beginnings weave a romance for TV writer AJ Graves and legacy actor Noah Drew. You don't need a description, just read it! In this episode, Emma unlocks how formative Gilmore girls was for how she wanted to write and her understanding of stereotypes, her history of being a fangirl, and how her love of 2000s pop culture winds its way through the story. Writers, get your pens out! Emma has some incredible advice for writers as an editor by day and novelist by night. You're gonna love this one. Want more Gilmore Girls inspired book recommendations? Join our book club, @gilmoretoread. -- Our newest podcast, A Marvelous Time: A Marvelous Maisel Recap Podcast , has arrived! Exclusively on Patreon . Be sure…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tara Llewellyn, Haley McIntosh

Guest: Emma Brodie

Topics covered

• Gilmore Girls
• 2000s pop culture
• writing advice
• romance
• fangirl culture

Keywords

• Gilmore Girls
• Emma Brodie
• INTO THE BLUE
• 2000s
• writing advice
• romance
• fangirl

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: INTO THE BLUE, Gilmore Girls

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