#1722: T.J. Newman "Falling" | The Book Show

July 20, 2021 00:27:34
#1722: T.J. Newman "Falling" | The Book Show
The Book Show
#1722: T.J. Newman "Falling" | The Book Show

Jul 20 2021 | 00:27:34

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Show Notes

This week, Former flight attendant T. J. Newman wrote much of her new novel, “Falling,” on cross-country red-eye flights while her passengers were asleep. “Falling” follows pilot Bill Hoffman after he’s been given an impossible choice: crash the plane he’s currently flying, or let his kidnapped family die.

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