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Episode 69 – How Many Threads Do Storytellers Weave Together? – Author S. J. Rozan



How many threads do storytellers weave together?  Joining Larry on the show is return guest S. J. Rozan to talk about her latest work Mayors of New York.  S. J. shares that she has a love affair with New York City and wants to share that love with the reader.  Larry asks if part of the book was influenced by Jeffrey Epstein and S. J. shares that she is interested in people of a lower social strata.  S. J. explains the concept of a character being the “subject or the object” of a narrative.  Larry shares his affection for one of S. J.’s character’s mothers and how he missed not having her in this most recent work. Then the conversation evolves into first generation immigrants and how a the place they settle in becomes a hub for their home culture, and the food seems to be the largest representation of their homelands.  There was also a great discussion of Martin Luther King as this episode was recorded the day after the holiday.