Read the Room with Kass and Alysha
Oct 11, 2026 · 57 min · 14 segments
We had the incredible opportunity to interview John Gwynne! We chatted about his upcoming release, the inspiration behind it, and what the future holds for Papa Gwynne!John…
John GwynneGuestKassHostAlyshaHost
Um, they're very personal to you, but this one particularly is, uh, is very close to my heart.
And you can tell from the book how much it meant to you and how personal it was, and I think that is one aspect that made the story so good.
And it was just such a pleasure to read it, and, uh, you can just tell how much love you have for your family.
It's, um, yeah, I mean, really, it was, uh, it came from a different place than most of, most of my books.
Mm-hmm
And, uh, just very soon after that, I remember saying to, to, um, to Caroline, my wife, "If, if I ever write again," because at the time, I just, I, you know, I, I, I really didn't know.
You know, if I ever write again, I want to, I want my next book to be something that i- that's inspired by, by Harriet." And, um, and that's, that's what this book is, you know.
She's, um, is a character that's heart and, heart and center of the whole story that's, that's inspired by, by my-
Um, they're very personal to you, but this one particularly is, uh, is very close to my heart.
And you can tell from the book how much it meant to you and how personal it was, and I think that is one aspect that made the story so good.
And it was just such a pleasure to read it, and, uh, you can just tell how much love you have for your family.
It's, um, yeah, I mean, really, it was, uh, it came from a different place than most of, most of my books.
Mm-hmm
And, uh, just very soon after that, I remember saying to, to, um, to Caroline, my wife, "If, if I ever write again," because at the time, I just, I, you know, I, I, I really didn't know.
You know, if I ever write again, I want to, I want my next book to be something that i- that's inspired by, by Harriet." And, um, and that's, that's what this book is, you know.
She's, um, is a character that's heart and, heart and center of the whole story that's, that's inspired by, by my-
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