Ep. 6: Christina Clancy

<p>Writing Forward welcomes Christina Clancy, author of the novels <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250239617/thesecondhome/" target="_blank">"The Second Home,"</a> <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250761507/shoulderseason/" target="_blank">"Shoulder Season,"</a> and <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250284952/thesnowbirds/" target="_blank">"The Snowbirds,"</a> a USA Today bestseller and one of People's Best New Books of February 2025.</p><p></p><p>In this episode, Christi discusses the similarities between writing and knitting, how publishing an essay in the New York Times' Modern Love column left her gun-shy, her evolving relationship to the idea of home, and more.</p><p></p><p><b>Essays by Christi mentioned in this episode:</b></p><ul><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/27/fashion/27ModernLove.html" target="_blank">"Revenge of the Friend"</a> (The New York Times Modern Love)</li><li><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.thesunmagazine.org/articles/22281-lost-cause" target="_blank">"Lost Cause"</a> (The Sun)<p></p></li></ul><p>Writing Forward is a conversation show exploring what keeps Wisconsin writers moving forward, one word at a time.</p><p></p><p>Hosted by Jeff Oloizia. Podcast production by Anya van Wagtendonk. If you like what you hear, follow Writing Forward on <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://instagram.com/writingforward" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://writingforwardpod.substack.com/" target="_blank">Substack</a>.</p>