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Podcast: The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott
Episode: Jennette McCurdy on the Creative Shift From Memoir to Her New Novel
Description: After the huge success of her memoir, Iâm Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy marks a bold transition to fiction with new novel Half His Age. But to McCurdy, no matter the genre, itâs all about the voice, and sheâs confident about hers. âI feel like my voice is my voice.â Half His Age explores the âfunny-sadâ tightrope of Waldo, a girl with an unconventional attraction toward her teacher. âThough this is told through Waldoâs perspective as a 17-year-old senior in high school, thereâs certainly a lot of overlap in our voices, in our point of view.â The story had a...