SIDEBAR: Celebrity Book Clubs with Emily Giffin

Published: June 29, 2021, 9 a.m.

We are thrilled to be joined by #1 NY Times bestselling author, and friend of the pod, Emily Giffin. She is here for a \u201cSidebar\u201d chat, which is a cheeky reference to the fact that we\u2019re both lawyers and love to have conversations incidental to our main topics and episodes. Our tagline is: two lawyers, one topic, and a whole lot to say! We\u2019re excited to add a third lawyer (Emily) to today\u2019s sidebar to talk about something we\u2019re fascinated by \u2026 celebrity author book clubs. Emily recently announced the creation of her very own, EG Bookclub!\n** We start by getting the skinny on what inspired Emily to start her own bookclub. (01:01)\n** Emily shares what informs her book selections, but there are no rules other than to love the story and have fun! (06:12)\n**We share our love of spoilers and how much we all want to talk about those twists and turns and endings \u2026the EG BookClub let\u2019s it all come out! (09:49)\n** We ask Emily the tough question: if she was forming a bookclub made up of the fictional female characters from her novels -- and she could only pick a few -- who would she invite and why. (16:21)\n** Emily shares a sneak peak of book #11 coming out June 2022 and we are the FIRST ones to have the scoop! (22:19)\n** Speaking of inside info, Emily fills us in on the latest updates regarding her book to screen adaptations of Something Blue and The Lies That Bind. (26:13)\n**Emily shares her own children\u2019s views on her books, which led us into a fun discussion about the unlikeable female protagonist. (32:36)\nFollow us on Instagram and Facebook @popfictionwomen and on Twitter @pop_women. To do a full deep dive, check out our website at www.popfictionwomen.com. Stay Complicated!\nWe\u2019ve launched a platform at patreon.com/popfictionwomen to keep making the podcast you love -- and to make it even better. \nSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices