<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on Bookmarked by Reese&amp;rsquo;s Book Club, Danielle Robay sits down with bestselling author Alexandra Andrews to discuss May&amp;rsquo;s Reese&amp;rsquo;s Book Club pick, The Fine Art of Lying. Alexandra unpacks why stories about wealthy people behaving badly are so irresistible and how female desire gets tangled up with wonder and meaning. She also shares her unconventional writing process, the pressure of following up a hit debut, and the surprising advice that finally helped her finish a novel.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BOOKS MENTIONED:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Transcription: A Novel by Ben Lerner&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Who Is Maude Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Why I&amp;rsquo;m Not an Atheist by Christopher Beha&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;All Fours by Miranda July&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Normal People by Sally Rooney&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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The Art of Suspense with Reese’s Book Club Author Alexandra Andrews

MAY 26, 202646 MIN
The Bright Side: A Hello Sunshine Podcast

The Art of Suspense with Reese’s Book Club Author Alexandra Andrews

MAY 26, 202646 MIN

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This week on Bookmarked by Reese’s Book Club, Danielle Robay sits down with bestselling author Alexandra Andrews to discuss May’s Reese’s Book Club pick, The Fine Art of Lying. Alexandra unpacks why stories about wealthy people behaving badly are so irresistible and how female desire gets tangled up with wonder and meaning. She also shares her unconventional writing process, the pressure of following up a hit debut, and the surprising advice that finally helped her finish a novel.   BOOKS MENTIONED: The Fine Art of Lying by Alexandra Andrews  Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley Transcription: A Novel by Ben Lerner Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar Who Is Maude Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews  The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion  Why I’m Not an Atheist by Christopher Beha All Fours by Miranda July Normal People by Sally Rooney  Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel  Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo  The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave The Woman in Cabin 10 Ruth Ware Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.