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Emily Beyda

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Special guests galore this week!! We are thrilled to be back with another Thursday author interview. Today, Becky and Emily speak to Emily Beyda, author of the highly anticipated debut, The Body Double. This suspenseful novel, in the vein of Hitchcock’s Vertigo, tells the dark, glittering story of a young woman who is recruited by a stranger to give up her old life and identity to impersonate a reclusive Hollywood star. Stay tuned to hear all about Emily’s inspiration behind this (as Kayla would say) mind-f*** of a book, including her own upbringing in Los Angeles, her feelings on celebrity culture and how it’s changed over time, the nature of isolation, and the W I L D story of the first (unpublished) novel she ever wrote. Read on for buy links! And please feel free to drop us a line about this interview, Emily’s work, or anything else you'd like to tell us at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com. ------------------------&gt; The Body Double by Emily Beyda: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608690/the-body-double-by-emily-beyda/ Emily’s LA rec: The Museum of Jurassic Technology, https://www.mjt.org/ What she’s reading now: The Beetle by Richard Marsh: https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-beetle/#tab-description Daniel Deronda by George Eliot: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/45821/daniel-deronda-by-george-eliot-introduction-by-edmund-white/ https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity Music by EpidemicSound, art by @niczollos, all opinions our own.

Special guests galore this week!! We are thrilled to be back with another Thursday author interview. Today, Becky and Emily speak to Emily Beyda, author of the highly anticipated debut, The Body Double. This suspenseful novel, in the vein of Hitchcock’s Vertigo, tells the dark, glittering story of a young woman who is recruited by a stranger to give up her old life and identity to impersonate a reclusive Hollywood star. Stay tuned to hear all about Emily’s inspiration behind this (as Kayla would say) mind-f*** of a book, including her own upbringing in Los Angeles, her feelings on celebrity culture and how it’s changed over time, the nature of isolation, and the W I L D story of the first (unpublished) novel she ever wrote. Read on for buy links! And please feel free to drop us a line about this interview, Emily’s work, or anything else you'd like to tell us at <a href="mailto:booksandthecitypod@gmail.com">booksandthecitypod@gmail.com</a>. ------------------------&gt; The Body Double by Emily Beyda: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608690/the-body-double-by-emily-beyda/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608690/the-body-double-by-emily-beyda/</a> Emily’s LA rec: The Museum of Jurassic Technology, <a href="https://www.mjt.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mjt.org/</a> What she’s reading now: The Beetle by Richard Marsh: <a href="https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-beetle/#tab-description" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-beetle/#tab-description</a> Daniel Deronda by George Eliot: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/45821/daniel-deronda-by-george-eliot-introduction-by-edmund-white/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/45821/daniel-deronda-by-george-eliot-introduction-by-edmund-white/</a> <a href="https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity</a> Music by EpidemicSound, art by @niczollos, all opinions our own.

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Emily Beyda

Ivy Pochoda

From a refreshingly honest new voice in fiction, Emily Beyda, comes The Body Double. Taking cues from both David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive and Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring, The Body Double is a cinematic and fabulously plotted noir that follows a young woman plucked from obscurity by a charming stranger to impersonate reclusive starlet, Rosanna Feld.  At first alluring and exciting, our narrator’s new life as a body double quickly turns sour. Locked up in a small apartment in the hills, she studies footage of Rosanna, eats her favorite foods, wears her clothes, and endures punishing exercises to obtain Rosanna’s “perfect” body. She takes on Rosanna’s public persona and gains entry to her inner circle, but her sense of self deteriorates and doubts start to arise.  The Body Double is a stunning exploration of fame, beauty, and the hidden cost of keeping up appearances. Equal parts engrossing and unnerving, Beyda’s debut novel offers a sharply observed portrayal of the dark side of Hollywood. Growing up in LA, Beyda worked for the family of a famous Hollywood star and her intimate knowledge of that world informs every detail on the page.

From a refreshingly honest new voice in fiction, Emily Beyda, comes The Body Double. Taking cues from both David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive and Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring, The Body Double is a cinematic and fabulously plotted noir that follows a young woman plucked from obscurity by a charming stranger to impersonate reclusive starlet, Rosanna Feld.  At first alluring and exciting, our narrator’s new life as a body double quickly turns sour. Locked up in a small apartment in the hills, she studies footage of Rosanna, eats her favorite foods, wears her clothes, and endures punishing exercises to obtain Rosanna’s “perfect” body. She takes on Rosanna’s public persona and gains entry to her inner circle, but her sense of self deteriorates and doubts start to arise.  The Body Double is a stunning exploration of fame, beauty, and the hidden cost of keeping up appearances. Equal parts engrossing and unnerving, Beyda’s debut novel offers a sharply observed portrayal of the dark side of Hollywood. Growing up in LA, Beyda worked for the family of a famous Hollywood star and her intimate knowledge of that world informs every detail on the page.

Emily Beyda, "THE BODY DOUBLE" w/ Ivy Pochoda

Good Afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader.  Today our guest is Emily Beyda, author of this, her first novel The Body Double, published last month by Doubleday.  Emily has been the author of the popular advise column “Dear Glutton” for the past few years in The Austin Chronicle.  Her articles are online at the paper.  They are fun to read.  Austin natives have a great resource in Emily’s reviews and suggestions.  And as I said, The Body Double is her first novel.The Body Double explores identity, its loss and regaining.  In part the transformation of our protagonist is a dream come true, in part it is not a nightmare, but a blurred, confusing and treacherous process.Because we have a narrator who is not necessary unreliable and a second supporting star who definitely is, we are constantly taking guesses, as the reader, thinking what is really going on.  The best kind of read there is.We are as intimately involved in Rosanna and Rosanna and Max as the author is and as the characters themselves are.I’ll try very hard in this interview not to mention or extort spoilers, but it is going to be hard.Trust me.  This is a book that you should read, not only for your questions as you read, but the questions that remain after you put the book down, probably after you have read it in one sitting, or laying, as I did.Welcome Emily and thanks so much for joining us today.

Good Afternoon everyone and welcome to another edition of The Avid Reader. Today our guest is Emily Beyda, author of this, her first novel The Body Double, published last month by Doubleday. Emily has been the author of the popular advise column “Dear Glutton” for the past few years in The Austin Chronicle. Her articles are online at the paper. They are fun to read. Austin natives have a great resource in Emily’s reviews and suggestions. And as I said, The Body Double is her first novel. The Body Double explores identity, its loss and regaining. In part the transformation of our protagonist is a dream come true, in part it is not a nightmare, but a blurred, confusing and treacherous process. Because we have a narrator who is not necessary unreliable and a second supporting star who definitely is, we are constantly taking guesses, as the reader, thinking what is really going on. The best kind of read there is. We are as intimately involved in Rosanna and Rosanna and Max as the author is and as the characters themselves are. I’ll try very hard in this interview not to mention or extort spoilers, but it is going to be hard. Trust me. This is a book that you should read, not only for your questions as you read, but the questions that remain after you put the book down, probably after you have read it in one sitting, or laying, as I did. Welcome Emily and thanks so much for joining us today.

The Body Double  Emily Beyda

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