Episode 22: Tom Perrotta, "Mrs. Fletcher"
OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA East
English - October 17, 2019 23:37 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsTV & Film comedy interview business culture health news interviews science funny politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Kaitlin sits down with novelist, screenwriter, and showrunner Tom Perrotta to discuss his creative process, writing about sexual awakening, porn, adapting his latest novel into his latest TV show, and much more.
Tom Perrotta is the bestselling author of nine works of fiction, including Election and Little Children, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films, and The Leftovers, which he and Damon Lindelof adapted into a Peabody Award-winning HBO series.
MRS. FLETCHER, Perrotta's new HBO series, is based on his latest novel, and tells the story of a single mom who attempts to start a new life after her son heads off to college. It premieres on October 27th.
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