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Molly Gorney's avatar

Okay well I am THRILLED to read this today because I do not know Jason Isbell and fell in love with him, his wife and his music just by watching that trailer. Also thank you for the spoiler alert on Succession because holy shit I watched ONE episode of this season last night and it was so intense I felt like I needed a shower after and I am so glad I didn't spoil the end for myself. And also I am super excited about new fiction audible recs for the weekend. Thank you Laura and love you all!! <3

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Laura McKowen's avatar

Welcome to a whole new world of music. His wife's latest album is excellent too. XOXO

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Molly Gorney's avatar

Also just saw your rec on this creative book and now listening to the author on Dax’s podcast who I am an avid listener of. So will be picking that one up as well! 🤍

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Paula Dee's avatar

I will pay for HBOmax just to see the Jason Isbell doc. I love him so much!!

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Laura McKowen's avatar

It's totally worth it. I know you'll love it.

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Ancestral Ephemera's avatar

Oh my gosh, YES! This past Tuesday I was listening to the You Can Do Hard Things podcast (love it!) interview with Cheryl, as I drove from NH to OH, and that is how I found you. I immediately pulled over and downloaded your new book on audible....Made the decision to continue NOT drinking (I was on day one at the time), and wound up as of yesterday on TLC. What an amazing group of people. THANK YOU! (And Succession - OMG!)

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Laura McKowen's avatar

Whoaaa 🥹. Amazing. So glad you’re here!

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Heidi Leonard's avatar

I think these kinds of lists are so fun and it started to occur to me when I spent my first 3mo of sobriety sharing what I was learning about myself and sharing various resources with a group of friends, that so many people just aren’t seekers. I love looking at different outlet’s for creativity, what’s out there, what moves and helps people, from books to shows to products to places - helps you sift through the crap and learn about things you haven’t come across yet. Thanks for doing this!

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Molly Gorney's avatar

Okay well I am THRILLED to read this today because I do not know Jason Isbell and fell in love with him, his wife and his music just by watching that trailer. Also thank you for the spoiler alert on Succession because holy shit I watched ONE episode of this season last night and it was so intense I felt like I needed a shower after and I am so glad I didn't spoil the end for myself. My husband is a faithful listener of Kara Swisher's pod and spoiled it for himself yesterday ;) And also I am super excited about new fiction audible recs for the weekend. Thank you Laura and love you all!! <3

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Heidi Leonard's avatar

SO true on the shower - required :)

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Chris Morrow (she, her)'s avatar

I love, love, love JI. He was so good on the SXSW panel. So humble, honest and he so good articulating his thoughts and his feelings. I saw a 60 minute interview with him awhile back, but this went much more in depth. He is one of the best songwriters, and yes, Amanda was the VIP! She's a badass. And Mercy!...mercy, mercy she's a treasure! BTW, I'm going to photo shop the pic of you and JI and put my head where yours is so I can be in the pic with him. Hope you don't mind. ;)

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Julie T's avatar

I also hated that memoir...ick.

Going to check out the Isbell doc now...thanks!

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Laura McKowen's avatar

Welcome!

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Molly Gorney's avatar

I may get some flack for this but I find this entire podcast series to be incredibly well done and have found myself in tears several times throughout listening. So wanted to throw it out here on the dig list - you have to stay at the beginning if you are going to listen

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-witch-trials-of-j-k-rowling/id1671691064

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Kathryn crocker's avatar

This is SOOO freakin fascinating!!! Laura- I hold you, your work and your recommendations in such high regard and I HATED the last few episodes of Succession! Basically, for the same exact reasons you hated Pineapple Street (which I have not read). Nothing ever happens in Succession. It's a bunch of privileged fu*ks constantly scheming to take over their dad's company and it feels like the same plot over and over. Plus, I cannot handle how they speak to one another with the constant choppy, passive aggressive, incomplete sentences. My partner and I have been lamenting over how terrible the writing has gotten! Haha. In other news, I had no interest in reading Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow (video games? no thanks!) but caved because of your plug and it was phenomenal! Just goes to show how subjective art truly is. Thanks!

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Lisa Wilcox's avatar

Have you posted about your experience with the Matthew Perry memoir? I read it and really would love to hear.

I got to see Jason and Amanda perform together pre covid. I also LOVE her as a member of The Highwomen. I still remember their interview together years back on Death, Sex and Money. Can’t wait to watch the doc.

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Laura McKowen's avatar

I haven’t posted about it, no. I did post a review on Goodreads I think, though. It was just…ick, to me. I mean, he thanked Jennifer Anniston’s FACE in his acknowledgments.

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Lisa Wilcox's avatar

Yes.. there was so much that upset me about it. The one thing I did take from it is that ANYONE can want to escape even the most privileged of lives. That was my only take away but it does help with family and friends that still don’t understand that addiction is a disease.

He did sound like a total baby male that needed attention to me for the most part too. Lots to unpack but I enjoy doing this negative feedback too. It’s a huge part of life and embracing it is so helpful for me in recovery. Nothing is simply “bad” or “good.” Well.. some things are but that’s for another day. 💛

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Facing Your Demons's avatar

Re ghosting: that is WILD timing ⏱️

Michael Mohr

‘Sincere American Writing’

https://michaelmohr.substack.com/

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Laura McKowen's avatar

Ah, yes! That would make sense if it's true, but also - she should know better than to do that as an editor! But sometimes I think we're so inside of things we can't even see them properly. I haven't read GTWSA but I've got a few plane rides coming up here and I'll download a sample on my kindle today. Thank you!

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Heidi Leonard's avatar

Isn’t it interesting that to get to the truth so often, exposure is required? I’m noticing as I write that I’m able to be raw, unrelenting, and true to what I know the story to be, and yet, as I work with it, review it and share it, you can also get this squishy, nauseating feeling like “did I really just do that”? And, both are true. I love this comment @Leila because I don’t need to read the book to learn something interesting from what you are saying - and I’m glad in almost every aspect of my life, except my most difficult relationship - that I’m genuine, true to my self, I guess accessible? But also so very exposed.

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