Episode 220 #ComedicMemoir with Kari Lizer

Kari Lizer is best known for her work in television, as writer and co-executive producer of Will & Grace and the creator of The New Adventures of Old Christine. When her essays about parenting took the shape of a book, she found that her real life provided more than enough material for a comedic memoir. <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780762469338">Aren&#8217;t You Forgetting Someone?</a> has it all - chickens, Kate Middleton&#8217;s bangs, psychics, and the promise of happy endings. <br/><br/>#AmReading<br/><br/>Jess: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781984806734">Beach Read</a> by Emily Henry<br/><br/>Sarina: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780062909879">The Worst Best Man</a> by Mia Sosa<br/><br/>Kari: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780812996548">Olive, Again</a> by Elizabeth Strout<br/><br/>Subscription links and a transcript follow&#8212;but first, a preview of the #MinisodeMonday that will be dropping into #AmWriting supporter inboxes on Monday, July 20th: How an Editor Considers an Essay. Not joined that club yet? You&#8217;ll want to get on that. Support the podcast you love AND get weekly #BonusContent with actionable advice you can use for just $7 a month. <br/><br/>As always, this episode (and every episode) will appear for all subscribers in your usual podcast listening places, totally free as the #AmWriting Podcast has always been. This shownotes email is free, too, so please&#8212;forward it to a friend, and if you haven&#8217;t already, join our email list and be on top of it with the shownotes and a transcript every time there&#8217;s a new episode. <br/><br/>To support the podcast and help it stay free, <a href="https://amwriting.substack.com/publish/post/%25%25checkout_url%25%25">subscribe to our weekly </a>#WritersTopFive <a href="https://amwriting.substack.com/publish/post/%25%25checkout_url%25%25">email</a>.<br/><br/>This episode was sponsored by&#160;Author Accelerator,&#160;the book coaching program that helps you get your work DONE. Visit&#160;<a href="https://www.a