{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"51: Kathleen West- Author of Minor Dramas &amp; Other Catastrophes","description":"Kathleen debut earned a starred Kirkus review and a comparison to Liane Moriarty\u2019s Big Little Lies. Listen as Kathleen describes how she used her experiences as a high-school English teacher to explore the world of helicoptering parenting and viral rumors, and how she worked together with her agent for a solid four months to revise her book for submission (which paid off when it sold after a mere three weeks). it was was a best books pick by&amp;nbsp;Real Simple, Newsweek, People&amp;nbsp;Magazine,&amp;nbsp;Entertainment Weekly, and the&amp;nbsp;New York Post.&amp;nbsp; A teacher for 20 years before she published her first novel, Kathleen is particularly interested in the topics of motherhood, ambition, competitive parenting, and the elusiveness of work-life balance. Her sophomore effort,&amp;nbsp;Are We There Yet?, publishes in March 2021. She is a life-long Minnesotan and lives in Minneapolis with her family. To learn more about Kathleen, click here. &amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Hear us Roar","author_url":"https:\/\/maggiesmithwriter.com\/podcast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15108731\/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\/84425516"}