Kathryn Stockett Talks ‘The Calamity Club’ & Finding Her Way Back to Mississippi
About this episode
Jenna Bush Hager interviews Kathryn Stockett about her new novel 'The Calamity Club' and her writing journey.
Jenna Bush Hager welcomes Kathryn Stockett to talk about The Calamity Club, her first novel since The Help. Kathryn reveals how the story came together, the historical discovery that changed everything, and why writing honestly meant letting go of what readers and critics might think.
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