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Last night, I was lucky to chat with my friend of Adam Roberts food about his new and fun novel, and I laughed a million times …
We met at the Brooklyn Heights library, which was brilliant and busy (that feels so good in the day and age!).
When we entered the room, we saw this table stacked with Adam’s debut novel, Food Person. His manner comedy follows an unemployed food writer, Isabella, who agrees to write a kitchen book for a star who behaved with the hope of reviving her career and reputation. The writing is hilarious and reflective, and how big is that cover?
Adam’s husband, Craig (left) was one of the first to arrive, gasping after running three different branches from the library, we all loved Adam’s shirt with embroidery dinner ingredients.
It was also a pleasure to meet Jenny Jackson, editor of Adam and Editor Assistant Tiara Sharma.
More people pours in the room, including our beloved Jenny (who had just obtained a new haircut!).
We have written publications about what we have seen to the people who use in New York and Paris. As for a micro trend report at the Brooklyn Heights library in Cadman Plaza? Gingham! (Here is a similar Gingham skirt, and a similar skirt of Gingham Gingham and a polka dot skirt).
After everyone sat, Adam and I took the stage! It was a joy to chat about books, food, marriage, all things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azfoqit8ow0
Here is the video of our conversation, if you want to see 🙂 It’s a bit blurred, but I hope it’s lovely!
A quick breakdown, if you want to jump:
4:15: Why does Adam remind me of a young cheerful chef in a pixar movie?
4:40: Why Adam is “a modern Nora Ephron”.
5:05: Adam’s strong thoughts in the Bars
5:16: Adam’s strong thoughts about tuna (and not knowing how to pronounce “Abstemodic”)
6:10: move from New York
13:25: What the Hollywood Adam actors would launch in the version of the movie of their book
18:25: The nuts and bolts of writing a novel
24:00: How Adam organizes fifty dinners per year and its tips for low stress entertainment
26:31: Adam’s version of the most controversial thing we have written in Jo’s cup: that you should arrive from 10 to 15 minutes late for a dinner.
28:35: The most controversial Adam wrote
33:35: Adam’s secret and her husband Craig to a happy marriage
37:29: How NYC is not always pleasant, but it’s kind
38:50: Audience questions and answers
What a wonderful night! Thank you very much for inviting me, Adam! If you wish, you can find your book here and follow your newsletter here. Thanks for reading. Xoxo
(NATO TUKE photos for Jo’s cup)
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