{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Emma Straub on &quot;Miss Piggy's Guide to Life&quot; || Books That Changed My Life","description":"Claim your FREE, SIGNED copy of American Fantasy HERE:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/booksthatchangedmylife.org\/pages\/win-a-book-3 In this episode of Books That Changed My Life, host Chris Collins is joined by bestselling author and Books are Magic owner Emma Straub! Emma talks bookstore ownership (including the Top 5 Reasons Not to Open a Bookstore), comedy, fiction, and the Book That Changed Her Life, Miss Piggy's Guide to Life. Emma explains how, beneath the humor, Miss Piggy's &quot;self-help&quot; book taught her 7-year-old self valuable lessons about confidence, body image, relationships, and more.&amp;nbsp; Chris and Emma dive into her latest book, American Fantasy, and the real life boy-band cruise that inspired it. Emma explains how fiction creates space for truth telling, and the spiritual core of the novel: delight and pleasure in middle age. &amp;nbsp;#booksthatchangedmylife #books #library #bookrecs #bookreport #interview #podcast #chrisbulldogcollins \ud83d\udea8 Grab the coolest book &amp;amp; library tees, socks, hoodies &amp;amp; more! https:\/\/booksthatchangedmylife.org\/collections\/all ","author_name":"Books That Changed My Life","author_url":"https:\/\/www.booksthatchangedmylife.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41288020\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201965165"}