Anna Quindlen - Books, Beach, & Beyond | Lyssna här

Please welcome to the podcast one of Elin's very favorite writers (and now Tim’s), - Anna Quindlen! Anna is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Rise and Shine, the #1 bestselling memoir Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, and A Short Guide to a Happy Life. Her new novel More Than Enough was released in February 2026. The three dive into how Anna got her start writing, how reading and writing fulfills someone differently, weaving backstory into narrative, and how to engage fully in our daily lives. Anna discusses her new novel More Than Enough; her characters, the multiple storylines, and the book’s themes and literary references. The episode ends with Anna explaining how she infuses the lessons she writes about in her nonfiction into her fiction and the three give us a terrific speed round with some great reading recommendations!

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Books Mentioned in this Episode

Object Lessons by Anna Quindlen
One True Thing by Anna Quindlen
Black & Blue by Anna Quindlen
Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Correspondent by Virgina Evans
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
The Accidental Tourist by Ann Tyler
Still Life with Breadcrumbs by Anna Quindlen
More than Enough by Anna Quindlen
A Short Guide to a Happy Life by Anna Quindlen
Away by Amy Bloom
The Savage Noble Death by Babs Dionne by Ron Currie Jr.
She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper
A Violent Masterpiece by Jordan Harper
The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff

Who Else Are We Talking About

Susan Isaacs
Scott Turow
Richard Russo
Irma Baumbach
Laurie Colwin
Ann Tyler
Herman Melville
Edith Wharton
Alice McDermott
Amy Bloom
Don DeLillo
Phillip Roth
Stephen King

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