{"id":5089,"date":"2021-03-08T08:50:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T14:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/?p=5089"},"modified":"2021-03-08T08:50:36","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T14:50:36","slug":"little-french-bridal-shop-author-recalls-moment-with-updike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/2021\/03\/08\/little-french-bridal-shop-author-recalls-moment-with-updike\/","title":{"rendered":"Little French Bridal Shop author recalls moment with Updike"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In a Q&A with The Nerd Daily<\/em>, Jennifer Dupee<\/strong>, author of the debut novel The Little French Bridal Shop<\/em><\/a>, was asked, “Was there a moment in your writing career where you thought, ‘Okay, now I am officially a REAL writer?’ Can you tell us about that time in your life?”<\/p>\n

Dupee responded, “I’m still not sure I feel like a REAL writer. It’s just something I’ve always done and will always continue to do. But I do have one small anecdote: My grandmother was friends with John Updike. When she died, we both spoke at her funeral. He came up to me afterward and praised my eulogy. In that moment, I felt a little like I’d arrived.”<\/p>\n

Read the full interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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