Best-selling author Jessamine Chan on why her book became a hit
From query letters to writing partners, we learned what it takes to shepherd a book from an idea to a title on the president’s reading list.
Writing a book is hard enough, but how do you get anyone to actually read it? In this conversation on Twitter Spaces, we asked this question of Jessamine Chan, whose breakout novel The School For Good Mothers became a bestseller after coming out in January 2022. We were also joined by the journalist who chronicled Chan’s experience for The New York Times.
GUEST: Jessamine Chan, author of The School For Good Mothers
Kate Dwyer, freelance writer
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Best-selling author Jessamine Chan on why her book became a hit
From query letters to writing partners, we learned what it takes to shepherd a book from an idea to a title on the president’s reading list.
Writing a book is hard enough, but how do you get anyone to actually read it? In this conversation on Twitter Spaces, we asked this question of Jessamine Chan, whose breakout novel The School For Good Mothers became a bestseller after coming out in January 2022. We were also joined by the journalist who chronicled Chan’s experience for The New York Times.
GUEST: Jessamine Chan, author of The School For Good Mothers
Kate Dwyer, freelance writer