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This week, I'm reviewing Kate Strickler's I Just Wish I Had a Bigger Kitchen—but the conversation quickly becomes about something much bigger.

Over the last decade, I've noticed a publishing trend that's hard to ignore: bloggers, influencers, and podcasters with built-in audiences are increasingly landing book deals. From a business perspective, it makes perfect sense. But as a reader, I'm starting to wonder what gets lost when platform becomes the primary qualification.

In this episode, I discuss:

• Why I picked up Kate Strickler's book in the first place
• What worked—and what left me disappointed
• The difference between vulnerability and simply oversharing
• Why so many influencer memoirs feel oddly underdeveloped
• The publishing industry's shift toward audience over authorship
• The kinds of memoirs and personal essays that continue to stay with me years later

This isn't a critique of one person nearly as much as it is a conversation about modern publishing, writing, and what makes a book truly memorable.

I'd love to hear your thoughts. Have you read an influencer memoir that genuinely surprised you? Or one that left you wanting much more?

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