The New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes, stopped by the Ridgewood Library for an author event to discuss her latest novel The Half Moon about a couple in a small town navigating the complexities of marriage, family, and longing. Host Roberta Panjwani–and audience members–asked Mary Beth about her creative process, writing during a pandemic, and the personal connections to the characters in this book.
Things we talked about in this episode:
The Half moon
Ask Again, Yes
Mary Beth Kean’s website
Additional authors mentioned:
Elizabeth Strout
Seamus Heaney
Colson Whitehead
Hernan Diaz
Mohsin Hamid
William Trevor
Maggie O’ farrell
Claire Keegen
Episode Credits
- Our thanks to Mary Beth Keane for allowing us to record this September 13, 2023 author visit for the podcast.
- You can learn more about Mary Beth, her books, and upcoming events at marybethkeane.co
- Bend in the Road is written, hosted, and executive produced by Roberta Panjwani and created by Roberta Panjwani and Diane Sims
- Our Assistant Producers for this episode are Melissa Egan and Elias Rosner.
- Editing by Melissa Egan and Elias Rosner.
- Our Technical Directors and Audio Engineers are Melissa Egan and Elias Rosner
- Original theme Music is written and performed by Diane Sims
- Our Digital Media producer is Elias Rosner
- Logo and Website created by Parker Gaidimas
- Thanks for joining us and we’ll see you at the next bend in the road.
