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132: Adam Roberts on being a Food Person
Manage episode 488097040 series 3336536
Kate and Molly welcome our first repeat guest, blogger and new novelist Adam Roberts, to discuss his foray into fiction. Adam shares what made him turn to fiction, why his first attempt didn't work and his own experience working as a ghostwriter as he shares the process of getting this book out into the world. He explains where the original idea came from, what parts of himself he infused into his characters and why creating the cookbook within the book was vital to the plot. Finally he shares some advice for aspiring novelists and a few sneak peaks into what he is working on next.
Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen
Editor: Abby Cerquitella
Mentions
Adam Roberts
- Website
- Substack Newsletter: The Amateur Gourmet
Episode 26: Blogs, Books and Broadway with Adam Roberts, the Amateur Gourmet
Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show
- Food Person, by Adam Roberts
- Give My Swiss Chards to Broadway, by Adam Roberts
- A Swim in the Pond in the Rain, by George Saunders
- Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant, by Jenni Ferrari-Adler
- After Taste, by Daria Lavelle
- What Can I Bring, by Casey Elsass
145 episodes
Manage episode 488097040 series 3336536
Kate and Molly welcome our first repeat guest, blogger and new novelist Adam Roberts, to discuss his foray into fiction. Adam shares what made him turn to fiction, why his first attempt didn't work and his own experience working as a ghostwriter as he shares the process of getting this book out into the world. He explains where the original idea came from, what parts of himself he infused into his characters and why creating the cookbook within the book was vital to the plot. Finally he shares some advice for aspiring novelists and a few sneak peaks into what he is working on next.
Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen
Editor: Abby Cerquitella
Mentions
Adam Roberts
- Website
- Substack Newsletter: The Amateur Gourmet
Episode 26: Blogs, Books and Broadway with Adam Roberts, the Amateur Gourmet
Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show
- Food Person, by Adam Roberts
- Give My Swiss Chards to Broadway, by Adam Roberts
- A Swim in the Pond in the Rain, by George Saunders
- Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant, by Jenni Ferrari-Adler
- After Taste, by Daria Lavelle
- What Can I Bring, by Casey Elsass
145 episodes
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