![]() ![]() ![]() Just to be clear, the marriage that doesn’t last for her is an early marriage in her 20s. You have this passage in the book where Noah asks Sally to define cheese for him and he says, “Because I still haven’t figured it out after two decades, where the line is between cheese and emotional extravagance that’s acceptable.” I just wonder what you were thinking about there, whether there were examples in your head, whether Noah is supposed to represent cheese or something deeper. There’s nothing like pop music for making us all think about this line. One of the questions in the book that’s somewhat more serious, and I think really interesting is the line between cheese-like cheesiness-and deep romance, sincere emotion. It just had this light, snackable, delicious quality to it in which you’re exploring some serious themes, but you’re doing it with a sense of humor and a kind of light touch throughout. ![]() This partial transcript has been edited and condensed for clarity.Įmily Bazelon: I kept thinking of a lemon meringue pie when I was reading this book. Recently, Emily Bazelon spoke with author Curtis Sittenfeld about how to make a non-cheesy romance novel in her new book Romantic Comedy. Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. ![]()
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