Author Interviews
Our exclusive interviews with authors from The Girlfriend Book Club bring you behind-the-scenes scoops, juicy details, and the kind of literary chats you won’t find anywhere else. So go ahead—hit play and stay a while!
2025
Renowned author Percival Everett talks about how his latest novel 'James' relates to 'Huckleberry Finn' and how the idea came to him on a tennis court!
25:38
Iranian-American author Marjan Kamali’s newest hit, ‘The Lion Women of Tehran,’ touches on friendship, betrayal and redemption.
29:43
2024
In this candid interview, author Chris Whitaker talks about two violent episodes in his past that inspired the main character of his latest novel.
27:13
Intrigue, female friendship, a 1950s boarding house and actual recipes all went into Quinn's post-pandemic book.
32:38
Catherine Newman’s ‘Sandwich’ is a hilarious, poignant, spot-on story about life with half-grown kids and fully aging parents.
30:59
2023
Barbara Kingsolver talks about writing Demon Copperhead, her Pulitzer Prize win, and capturing the opioid crisis with honesty.
47:51
Lisa See shares how a pandemic pivot led her to write Lady Tan’s Circle of Women—a deep dive into ancient Chinese medicine.
30:25
Ann Patchett shares how ‘Our Town’ shaped Tom Lake, her writing process, and the special story behind her 60th birthday.
35:44
2022
Simone St. James talks about her love for crime podcasts and how The Book of Cold Cases blends ghost stories and true crime.
30:49
Bonnie Garmus shares how Lessons in Chemistry went from a tough workday to a bestselling novel and Apple+ series.
25:50
Marianne Cronin, bestselling author of our July 2022 book, ‘The Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot,’ explains that a diagnosis at 22 and a small news segment on art therapy helped her pen her beautiful debut novel about a friendship between two very different women who, together, are 100 years old. She shares how the voices for each character came to be and who she would cast as the perfect Margot (Dame Judi Dench – we agree!).
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23:28
2021
Liane Moriarty's 'Apples Never Fall' delves into family secrets and competition—soon to be a TV hit with Annette Bening!
31:11
Heather Webber talks ‘Midnight at the Blackbird Café,’ a sweet story about pain, healing, and the magic of small towns.
30:28
T.J. Newman reveals how her red-eye flight inspired ‘Falling,’ a thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
31:56
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