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Julie Metz - EVA AND EVE

Julie Metz - EVA AND EVE

Julie and I discuss Eva and Eve, how she discovered her mother’s secret history, her fascination with chance encounters and the sometimes long-lasting impacts, things that did not make it into the book, following her in her parents’ footsteps as a book cover designer, and much more.

Julie and I discuss Eva and Eve, how she discovered her mother’s secret history, her fascination with chance encounters and the sometimes long-lasting impacts, things that did not make it into the book, following her in her parents’ footsteps as a book cover designer, and much more.

Julie’s recommended reads are:

  1. Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
  2. A Swim in the Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

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Julie Metz

Author/Mom

In addition to her new memoir EVA AND EVE, Julie Metz is the New York Times bestselling author of the memoir PERFECTION. She has written for publications including The New York Times, Salon, Tablet, Dame, and Catapult. Her essays have appeared in the anthologies THE MOMENT and THE HOUSE THAT MADE ME. She is the recipient of fellowships from MacDowell, Yaddo, and the Virginia Center of the Creative Arts. Born and raised in New York City, Julie now lives with her family in the Hudson Valley.