Anna Kloots is a writer based in Paris. You may follow her on Instagram @annakloots already, more than half a million people do.

Anna's introduction (1:55) Miette's introduction (2:40) A measly bookshelf for a writer (4:35) Why books are meant to be given away (6:10) Doggy interlude (6:38) Books mirroring life (7:54) How divorce prompted her to write (9:18) The meaning of magic (10:14) The book to read if you are at a crossroads (11:28) The next best North American divorcé in Paris (13:08) Back to The Alchemist (14:30) At the pool at 10am, drinking wine (16:30) Finding humour in the darkest of times (17:10) An excerpt which hits her readers hard (18:40) Does improving yourself mean saying yes or no more? (20:30) Meeting readers at book readings (23:12) The power of a book (23:40) The only time colour-coded bookshelves are OK (25:20) Why audiobooks make you fitter (26:45) Favourite memoir of all time (27:20) The book she lost in the divorce (28:20) Can writers go too far? (32:40) Paris good stuff (34:00) Don't give up on your good ideas (35:28) Is it odd to not like fiction? (36:25) The literary dealbreaker.

Reading list:

The Diary of Anaïs Nin by Anaïs Nin

Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life by Cleo Wade

Psychopath Free by Jackson MacKenzie

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

The Measure of My Powers by Jackie Kai Ellis

Budapest from Assouline

The Michelin Guide France

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

David Sedaris

On Writing: A Memoir by Stephen King

Live Your Life: My Story of Loving and Losing Nick Cordero by Amanda Kloots and Anna Kloots

My Own Magic: A Reappearing Act by Anna Kloots

The Little(r) Museums of Paris: An Illustrated Guide to the City's Hidden Gems

Harry Potter by JK Rowling

All the Light We Cannot See and Four Seasons in Rome by Anthony Doerr

Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant

I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley

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