"I can assure you that moms do find time to read. At least, my mom did." Zibby is joined by Nathan Harris whose debut novel, The Sweetness of Water, was selected as an Oprah Book Club Pick, was on President Obama's 2021 Summer Reading List, and was longlisted for this year's Booker Prize. Nathan shares why he was initially scared to write a novel set immediately after emancipation, how his mom reacted when he told her Oprah had just called him, and the importance of finding a supportive community to share your literary universe with.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Y02DJXBookshop: https://bit.ly/3sRmp5S Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.