Little Pod

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Chapter 6: Gee Gee Mar 16, 2026

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In this episode, we join Olivia as she travels to Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina to interview a bookseller of 42 years.

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Chapter 5: On The Road Mar 09, 2026

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In this episode, we join Olivia as she hits the road on a book tour for her novel Little One.

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Chapter 4: Pub Day Mar 02, 2026

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In this episode, it's pub day for Olivia. In addition to getting a peek into publication day, we join her as she interviews Sally Kim, President and Publisher of Little, Brown about everything it takes to make it in the business of publishing books.

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Chapter 3: What's Success, Anyway? Feb 23, 2026

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In this episode, we join Olivia as she travels to interview New York Times bestselling author Catherine Newman about what being a successful author really means, anyway.

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Chapter 2: The Ghost Book Feb 16, 2026

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In this episode of LITTLE POD, we join Olivia as she interviews fellow novelist Rachel Taff and dives deeper into one of the hardest parts of the publication process: Competition.

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Chapter 1: Beginnings Feb 02, 2026

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In this episode, we meet Olivia in the days just before her second novel Little One is published. As a distraction from her pre-publication anxiety about success and sales, Olivia goes back to the beginning of her life to try to understand why, exactly, she started writing in the first place.

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Introducing Little Pod Jan 26, 2026

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Little Pod is a six-part limited series hosted by novelist Olivia Muenter, created in the weeks leading up to the release of her new novel, "Little One," out on February 3.

Instead of focusing on the anxieties of a book launch, Little Pod asks a more fundamental question: Why choose the life of a novelist at all?

Across six episodes, Olivia traces the motivations, pressures, and decisions that shape a writing life today. Through a mix of memoir and reporting, Olivia will take you through conversations about creativity and candid examinations of the modern publishing industry.

Along the way, she speaks with a successful novelist, a major publishing executive, an independent bookstore owner, as well as her parents and a childhood school teacher to try and understand the personal meaning behind choosing to make work (and a life) out of words.

"Little Pod" is produced with help from James Cave.

If you'd like to support our work, please review this series or share it on your social platforms! Your support makes a huge difference.

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