Author Interview Anna Downes - Red River Road

Books With Your Besties

11/01/24 • 51 min

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Anna Downes absolutely goes there with us. We chat her newest book Red River Road and during our discussion we get into: domestic violence, cycles of violence, victim blaming and so much more. Anna also has breaking news she shares near the end of the interview!!!!! We cannot wait for you to hear what is in store for her.
TW: DV, SA, Kidnapping
FULL SPOILERS during this interview
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Gabby Petito Case:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-case-story-deaths/
IFS:
https://psychology.org.au/for-members/publications/inpsych/2022/winter-2022/internal-family-systems-therapy
Jess Hill:
www.jesshill.net
Show Notes:
0:00-2:00 Introduction
2:00-7:45 The Safe Place (no spoilers), Why does Anna Write thrillers?
8:00-15:00 Why did the book open in such a chaotic way?
15:00-22:00 Why solo van travel, what was the inspiration? Gabby Petito discussion
22:00-29:00 The real dangers women face
29:15- 36:00 Creating the male characters and the dangers of a "hot take"
38:00 - 43:00 female relationships, women empowering women, why Katie and Beth were perfect for one another
44:00- does she seek any inspiration from her own life for her characters?
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11/01/24 • 51 min

Books With Your Besties - Author Interview Anna Downes - Red River Road

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anna downes

Hi, I'm Emily. I'm Ashley, and this is books with your besties. Hi friends! Today we chat with Anna Downs. Most of our author interviews are on Patreon or behind a subscriber only wall. We felt like this interview was very important to share. Please make sure you check all of the trigger warnings See. before you listen to this episode. Happy listening. You. Hi, Anna. Okay. I'm not used to this. This is great. Hey. You're here. Hi, Anna. Yeah, hi. It's happy

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