#2 Erica Hendry: Bravoverse, Obscure Pop Culture References, and Messy Main Characters
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#002: Bravoverse, Obscure Pop Culture References, and Messy Main Characters with Erica Hendry
In partnership with BookSparks, The Everygirl Book Club welcomes Erica Hendry, author of June Book Club pick, Let's Not Go Overboard Here.
If you've ever defended your love of reality TV, assigned yourself a favorite boy band member, or found comfort in messy female characters, this episode is for you.
Erica joins Garri and Lauren to chat about how her debut novel came to be, why pop culture is so much more than a guilty pleasure, and how she built a mystery that's equal parts funny, heartfelt, and deeply relatable. Along the way, they swap book recommendations, reminisce about the pop culture references that live in their heads rent-free, and make the case for letting people unapologetically love the things they love.
Chapters 00:00 Welcome & introducing Erica Hendry 02:49 Reading Receipts: What Erica is reading now, recent 5-star reads, and her most anticipated upcoming releases 08:18 Erica's journey to publishing her debut novel 13:26 Writing authentic characters through pop culture 20:54 Balancing humor, grief & emotional depth 23:24 Why reality TV fans are misunderstood 31:25 Do pop culture references date a novel? 35:08 Why we should let people love what they love 43:07 Building the world of Let's Not Go Overboard Here 47:25 The parallels between reality TV and real life 53:17 Rapid-fire questions with Erica 1:03:43 Final thoughts & what's next for Erica
Books Mentioned A Deadly Episode by Anthony Horowitz Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick Night Objects by Eli Raphael Big Nobody by Alex Kadis Hopeless Romantics by Mhairi McFarlane Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty You'll Love It Here by Natalie Sue Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison Ready Player One by Ernest Cline High Fidelity by Nick Hornby Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Retro by Jessica M. Goldstein The Book of Luke by Lovell Holder
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