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Did she suffer a seizure?
Parker has always been an avid readerto put it mildly.
But actually, it keeps me focused because theres so much chaos on a set.
Sometimes I feel that feels like Im antisocial, but its just what maintains calm for me.
Still, its another matter entirely to be vetting books for an imprint that bears her name.
Vogue: Sarah Jessica, how did you pick this book?
And how do you pick books generally?
I think in this case it was just that, without any coverage, and I was immediately intrigued.
I can only read in hard copy, so I have to print everything out.
The setting of this book is really striking.
I had to google it to confirm it wasnt a real town that I had never heard of.
And thats something that actually happened in my town.
It made the cover ofThe New York Times.
What did you feel was going on there?
Shes like this scrappy girl that I wish I had known.
Alina just did such a good job of not placing judgment, not telling us,This is dangerous.
I didnt want that story to go away.
And Im not suggesting I want young women to have affairs with teachersat allbut I wanted to understand it.
I wanted to understand her because I think shes not alone.
In the first chapter, you meet a concerned woman who just seems vaguely annoying.
How did you build all these layers?
AG: It was a lot of revision.
At one point I had every single characters name on my whiteboard in my office.
This book sort of straddles genres.
SJP:I dont think of myself as someone who runs toward a mystery novel.
What Im always pulled toward is literary fiction; I love being deeply embedded in a fictional world.
I think if someone had told me its a mystery, I might have been less inclined.
Its not a judgment, its just a destination that I seem to respond to.
An easy question to end on: What are your favorite bookstores?
SJP:Oh, my gosh.
Well,Three Livesis my home away from home.
Its right here in the West Village, and its physically a beautiful place.
But the people that work there, theyre just incredibly smart and informed.
They love books and writers.
And I would say my other favorite bookstore is the public library.
AG:Ill name two smaller ones in Austin which deserve love and recognition.
It was super kind.
I just read this book,My Deathby Lisa Tuttle, an NYRB re-release that I bought from them.
I walk in there and I recognize nothing and always come away with the coolest stack of books.
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