In this interview, Elizabeth and I discuss It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway, narrating her audiobook, getting the Prologue right and why she had to rewrite it many times, her favorite essay in the collection, New York City during the pandemic, and much more.
In this interview, Elizabeth and I discuss It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway, narrating her audiobook, getting the Prologue right and why she had to rewrite it many times, her favorite essay in the collection, New York City during the pandemic, and much more.
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Elizabeth Passarella is a magazine writer and the author of the essay collection Good Apple. She is a former editor at Real Simple, Vogue, and In Style, and is currently a contributing editor at Southern Living. Elizabeth is originally from Memphis, Tennessee, but has lived in New York City for 22 years. She and her husband are raising three kids in a two bedroom apartment.
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