Writing, TV & Fast Food w/ Alissa Nutting

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04/08/21 • 100 min

Alissa Nutting talks about adapting her novel "Made For Love" into a TV series and reflects on writing her singular first novel "Tampa" almost nine years after its release. She tells me about creating a character that engages with being loathsome and going over the top to make your point. We discuss eating breakfast at McDonald's and eulogize the Mexican Pizza at Taco Bell. Toward the end, I endorse a new drugstore lip product, share the perfect spring coffee order, gush about the documentary "Naughty Books" and more.
Watch Alissa's new TV series "Made For Love" on HBO Max. Buy her books "Made For Love," "Tampa" & "Unclean Jobs For Women and Girls: Stories" on Bookshop.
Subscribe to Tierney Talks wherever you're listening now. If you liked this episode, revisit my conversation with Michelle Badillo here.
Follow Alissa on IG @nutting_alissa & Twitter @alissanutting.
Our show music is "Let Me Love You" by Dis Fantasy. Listen to their new track "I Want You" on Bandcamp now.Tierney Talks is engineered & edited by Margot Padilla & hosted, written & produced by Tierney Finster.
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Links:
Alissa's Grub Street Diet
Revlon ColorStay Satin Ink Liquid Lipstick
Naughty Books on Hulu
Burgers at chi SPACCA
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear by Dr. Carl Hart

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Our show music is "Let Me Love You" by Dis Fantasy. Listen to their new track "I Want You" on Bandcamp now.
Tierney Talks is engineered & edited by Margot Padilla & hosted & produced by Tierney Finster.