{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpage-one.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fep-23-shelley-read-go-as-a-river-E_3rY843","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Ep. 23: Shelley Read: Go As A River","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8583da00-42e9-4897-ab16-2a2d61be8a44/062627b0-b455-49b1-8d38-b7a622b0cb90/ep-23-shelley-read.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"In Episode 23, we interview Shelley Read about her breathtaking and captivating debut novel, GO AS A RIVER, published by Spiegel and Grau which has already been sold in 28 countries and is being compared to Delia Owen’s best selling debut novel, Where The Crawdad’s Sing. GO AS A RIVER was chosen as a March Indie Next Pick, an Apple Books Most Anticipated Book of 2023, a Barnes & Noble Most Anticipated Books of March, Buzz Books Editors Panel Pick, a Zibby Magazine Most Anticipated Book of 2023, and was named The Most Anticipated Historical Fiction of 2023 from Thoughts From a Page and also chosen as a Book Girls Guide Best Book Club Books for 2023. This is an extraordinary start for Shelley Read, a former professor of both writing and environmental studies, who waited three decades to write this gorgeous and captivating story, inspired by her roots as a 5th generation Coloradoan. In this special episode, Shelley Read shares the wonder and wisdom of waiting until her mid-fifties “to clear the space to say to the world, I've always wanted to be a writer, and now I am ready.” This interview is about becoming who we are meant to be. I hope you enjoy it.\n"}