Episode 34: Author Amanda Eyre Ward

In Episode 34 of Literary Prospects, we talk with New York Times bestselling author Amanda Eyre Ward about her new novel, Lovers and Liars.

Amanda is the bestselling author of 8 novels including The Lifeguards and The Jetsetters, which was a Reese’s Book Club pick. Her latest novel, Lovers and Liars, is out now. Amanda’s books have been featured in the New York Times and PEOPLE, and she publishes nonfiction in Travel + Leisure, The New York Times, and Texas Monthly. Her work has been optioned for film and television and translated into fifteen languages. A former librarian, Amanda lives in Austin, Texas, with her family. 

In this interview, Amanda talks about why she’s drawn to writing about families and money, what makes a work "literary," being the only woman in her MFA program, and much more...