In Episode 62, we rebroadcast what was Episode 23, an interview with Shelley Read about her breathtaking and captivating debut novel, GO AS A RIVER, published by Spiegel and Grau which was a international bestseller and has sold in 43 countries, and once compared to Delia Owen’s best selling debut novel, Where The Crawdad’s Sing. GO AS A RIVER was chosen as a March Indie Next Pick, an Apple Books Most Anticipated Book of 2023, a Barnes & Noble Most Anticipated Books of March, Buzz Books Editors Panel Pick, a Zibby Magazine Most Anticipated Book of 2023, and was named The Most Anticipated Historical Fiction of 2023 from Thoughts From a Page and also chosen as a Book Girls Guide Best Book Club Books for 2023. This is an extraordinary start for Shelley Read, a former professor of both writing and environmental studies, who waited three decades to write this gorgeous and captivating story, inspired by her roots as a 5th generation Coloradoan. In this special episode, Shelley Read shares the wonder and wisdom of waiting until her mid-fifties “to clear the space to say to the world, I've always wanted to be a writer, and now I am ready.” This interview is about becoming who we are meant to be. I hope you enjoy it.