Hey Friends,
Woot. I’m super excited because today on the show we’ve got writer extraordinaire & beloved member of the literary community, Bethanne Patrick (aka The Book Maven). Bethanne is host of the award-winning podcast Missing Pages, author of the forthcoming memoir LIFE B: OVERCOMING DOUBLE DEPRESSION, & renowned literary critic whose work appears in the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, & NPR Books. Follow Bethanne’s newsletter:
Anyway, today’s episode is full of joy & laughter & some v. real talk about depression. Bethanne talks about overcoming her lifelong struggle with "double depression" & explains what “double depression” is. Bethanne tells us about her dog Molly Bloom's "resting schnauzer face." Bethanne also tells us what she loves about the writing community on Twitter & why the most important tweets might not get the most likes. Here are Bethanne’s tweets in the order that we discuss them in this episode:
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Anyway, I really love this episode, I had a lot of fun talking with Bethanne, & I’m excited for you to hear it. Go listen & enjoy!
Love,
Gabe
Show Notes:
Bethanne Patrick is a renowned book critic, host of the podcast Missing Pages, and author of the forthcoming memoir Life B: Overcoming Double Depression. Her work appears frequently in the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, NPR Books, and she sits on the board of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. Bethanne talks about overcoming her lifelong struggle with "double depression" and her dog Molly Bloom's "resting schnauzer face." Bethanne also tells Gabe what she loves about the writing community on Twitter, all the great things that have come into her life through Writer Twitter, and the benefits of writers keeping things so real on the timeline.
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