• "The Big Hook of a Story" with Sarah Penner, New York Times Bestselling author

  • Apr 29 2025
  • Length: 37 mins
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"The Big Hook of a Story" with Sarah Penner, New York Times Bestselling author

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  • My guest today on CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY is Sarah Penner, New York Times Bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary, which has sold over 1 1/2 million copies. Her latest novel, The Amalfi Curse, is out now.

    Today, we talk about:

    * the books that influenced young Sarah as a reader, and later, as a writer,

    * behind-the-scenes of Collector's Editions—how an author finds out about special endpapers and sprayed edges on their books,

    * how she manages to write and weave together dual timelines,

    * the importance of big "hooks" for her stories,

    * the unknown book about the Cotswalds that she wrote during the pandemic that never got published,

    * her dream book club menu,

    and so much more.

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    - and more.

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    Want more of Sarah?

    You can find Sarah on Instagram, Facebook, or her website, and The Amalfi Curse and her other novels are available everywhere books are sold!



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