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Dan Kois, VINTAGE CONTEMPORARIES
Season 16 · Episode 78

Dan Kois, VINTAGE CONTEMPORARIES

Totally Booked with Zibby · Zibby Owens

March 31, 202329m 51s

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Show Notes

Zibby speaks to Slate editor Dan Kois about Vintage Contemporaries, a warm, big-hearted, and funny New York City coming-of-age novel about a literary agent assistant and the two friendships that change her life. Dan describes his protagonist Em, touching on her big-city aspirations and publishing job disillusionments (which, he reveals, were inspired by his own experiences in the industry). He also explains how this book came to be (it involves bits and pieces being written since the 90s and a more recent midlife crisis) and chats about his experiences in journalism, podcasting, and parenting.


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