On this week’s Corks & Conversation with Davida Breier episode we had a fun talk about nostalgia, zines, and scuba diving! Have a listen …
Davida Breier’s debut novel, Sinkhole, is a coming of age mystery set in 1980’s Florida. This story takes a nostalgic, and as we discuss, an anti-nostalgic look at teen life prior to the internet. Christie lived this book … minus the murder, of course. And the twist at the end, you won’t see coming!
It is opening to great reviews, like this one:
“Sinkhole is a thought-provoking, highly atmospheric, and immensely readable debut about growing pains and facing the truths we’d rather run from. Breier summons both the 1980s and Central Florida to great effect.” —Jonathan Evison, New York Times Bestselling author of Small World
We suggest you get a copy of Sinkhole here. (indie bookshop.org or Amazon.com)
We paired it with one of our favorite wines, Layer Cake Shiraz. But it would go equally well with your new favorite from Naked Wines! Just be sure to use one of our links when you order (like the coupon at the top of our website) so that we can get a little credit for the referral!
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Davida spent many years writing zines, which are independently published writings that are sent in the mail. She always wrote non-fiction, so we asked about the transition to fiction writing. Davida said that it took her a while to give herself the grace to try fiction writing. As she said,
“[Fiction] has always been the thing I held in the highest regard and that I was always terrified of … bad fiction is the worst thing. The thought of writing bad fiction is worse than running through the streets naked.”
We’re glad she overcame her fear and look forward to her next novel!
Episode Highlights:
6:08 Looking back with nostalgia, or is it anti-nostalgia?
10:10 We have to talk about Florida!
11:36 Funny thing about Lorida, Florida
16:15 Adam Walsh colored their childhoods
17:03 An 80’s playlist!
18:45 A dive into scuba diving
21:48 Swimming with Manta Rays
23:06 The world of zines
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