"It's a theme I keep coming back to: the stuff that looks pretty but is a hot mess inside."
Author Sheila Yasmin Marikar on cosplaying wine snobbery, a real-life bar brawl, and her juicy new novel, FRIENDS IN NAPA
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Me: Hellooo!
How's it going??
Sheila: I just dropped a handful of walnuts on the floor and decided that they're still fine to eat
So, great!!!
Five-second rule!
Living that glamorous author life
Exactly. These are the crutches my frazzled, pre-launch brain needs
Of all the heuristics that can lighten the mental load, the five-second rule is one of the best
Truly. Then there's the justification that maybe some extraneous bacteria is good for the microbiome? Maybe?
Germ theory! You're doing your health a favor, truly
But speaking of being pre-pub!!
Can you share a little about FRIENDS IN NAPA??
HAPPILY
It's about six friends from college who reunite in Napa Valley. It's supposed to be a weekend of wine and good times, but it quickly turns ugly.
Old grudges rear their heads, new tensions simmer, and the getaway takes a TURN
I LOVE a delicious reunion story. Because it's always hard to disentangle: Who are these people apart from our shared history? If we met now, would we even be friends?
YES! It's a question that I've asked myself about several people in my life, and I'm sure you have too.
If the only answer is, "because we've always been friends," well ...
100%. Where did the idea come from?
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