Ep. 88: Jesse Q Sutanto (Author of Dial A for Aunties)

<p><strong>In Episode 88, Jesse Q. Sutanto (author of <a href= "https://amzn.to/3hBM3Gs" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener"><u>Dial A for Aunties</u></a>) shares her family background, how she integrated it into her novel, and her family’s reaction to the book.</strong></p> <p><em>This post contains affiliate links, through which I make a small commission when you make a purchase (at no cost to you!).</em></p> <h2>Highlights</h2> <ul> <li>Jesse’s inspiration for <a href="https://amzn.to/3hBM3Gs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><u>Dial A for Aunties</u></a>.</li> <li>How Jesse managed to keep such an over-the-top plot out of eye-roll territory.</li> <li>What a typical Indonesian-Chinese wedding is like (and some things Jesse did at her own wedding).</li> <li>Why she included a letter to the reader explaining her personal background at the beginning of the book.</li> <li>Her family’s reaction to the book (given it’s partially inspired by them).</li> <li>If any of the real people characters in the book are based on have realized they’re “in the book.”</li> <li>How Jesse has 4 new books coming out next year (including a sequel to <a href="https://amzn.to/3hBM3Gs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><u>Dial A for Aunties</u></a>).</li> <li>If Gillian Flynn has retired from writing books and how she feels about the term “domestic thriller.”</li> </ul> <h2>Jesse’s Book Recommendations <a class= "spp-timestamp">[24:12]</a></h2> <p><strong>Two OLD Books She Loves</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://amzn.to/2TyY8nL" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">Gone Girl</a> by Gillian Flynn | <a href="https://amzn.to/2TyY8nL" target="_blank" rel= "nofollow noopener">Buy from Amazon</a> | <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/24569/9780307588371">Buy from Bookshop.org</a><strong><img src= "https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sarsbooshe04-20&l=am2&o=1&a=B01BD1SSO4" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0" /></strong><strong><img src= "http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=sarsbooshe04-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00N6PCZ