In Conversation: Alli Hoff Kosik on influencers, gossip, and the online world in books

About this episode

Author Alli Hoff Kosik joins us to discuss her new book Too Blessed to Stress, a novel following four Christian influencers as they navigate their online lives and deal with private struggles becoming public. We talk about communication and the internet as tools of power, how gossip can be wielded for good and for evil, and the ways social media has begun to appear in novels in a variety of ways. And, of course, we share tons of book recommendations as we talk all about how Too Blessed to Stress is in conversation with other books, media, and popular culture. This is a spoiler-free discussion (with very minimal discussion of plot and characters) so dive in - whether you read the book and loved it, or have never heard of it until now! Books and Media Mentioned The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Sex and the City The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares Gossip Girl Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter The Influencers by Anna-Marie McLemore Tehrangeles by Porochista Khakpour If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You by Leigh Stein The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami In Her Defense by Philippa Malicka Dracula by Bram S