In this week’s episode of The Bookshop at the End of the Internet, author Stephanie Harper discusses her latest novel, Wesley Yorstead Goes Outside. It is the story of a 33-year-old graphic novelist who suffers from agoraphobia and has not left his apartment in over five years. When Wesley meets a charming and spunky grocery delivery woman named Happy Lafferty, his orderly world—both physical and mental—becomes unsettled and, for the first time in years, is changed for the better. Stephanie began this novel in 2010 as part of her MFA degree, long before the recent pandemic forced many of us into quarantine. Her novel is a mediation on fear and anxiety, and it explores the impact that human connection can have on one’s life. In this episode, Stephanie discusses her writing journey, how anxiety and fear can keep us from living our lives, and her hope that her book will help people see that relationships and human connection can transform us.
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