Susie Orman Schnall

In this interview, I chat with Susie Orman Schnall about Anna Bright Is Hiding Something, how her marketing background helps her as an author, the research she conducted for this one, the Elizabeth Holmes effect, how she decided what invention to use, the Thursday Authors group, and much more.

Susie's recommended reads are:

Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
Funny Story by Emily Henry

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Susie Orman Schnall is the author of five novels about ambitious women: Anna Bright Is Hiding Something, We Came Here to Shine, The Subway Girls, The Balance Project, and On Grace. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, HuffPost, PopSugar, Writer’s Digest, Harper's Bazaar, and Glamour. She’s also a screenwriter currently shopping her first pilot and feature-length screenplay. A mother of three grown sons, Susie was born in Philadelphia, grew up in Los Angeles, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and now lives with her husband in New York. When she's not reading or writing you can find her pretending to be a graphic designer on Canva, doing a crossword puzzle, or hiking to the top of a mountain.

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