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Hosted by Jillian Anthony · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 30 episodes
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Cruel Summer Book Club is a podcast about making space for your art and yourself. Host Jillian Anthony (author of the Cruel Summer Book Club newsletter and former Editor of Time Out New York) discusses prioritizing creativity and joy in our lives and shares the ups and downs of her experiences as a freelancer and business owner.
Jillian Anthony hosts Cruel Summer Book Club, a society show with 30 episodes published.
In April 2025, I asked Decision Coach and former journalist Nell Wulfhart a big question: Should I quit my job to travel? Spoiler alert: I did! I'm traveling right now! Listen to this episode to hear us discuss: What kin
Writer and digital creator Lola Kolade manifested every single detail about the life she’s living now — and she wants to teach you how to do it, too. Host Jillian Anthony (author of the Cruel Summer Book Club newsletter)
After a health scare at 24, writer, photographer, and artist Tatiana Gallardo decided to spend a year facing all of her fears. So she left the country, quit her job to go freelance, and decided to chronicle all her coura
Can you hear that? It’s your creative routine calling. In this episode, host Jillian Anthony (writer and author of the Cruel Summer Book Club newsletter) talks about swapping the hectic mornings of her former corporate l
It's Get Sh*t Done September! Host Jillian Anthony has been a writer for 13 years, and she's gathered a lot of tools and resources along the way. In this episode, she shares her ultimate tech stack, aka all the apps, pro
It's August, our annual reminder to stop and smell the wildflowers. Host Jillian Anthony (freelance writer and author of the Cruel Summer Book Club newsletter) takes that literally. This is her third summer taking a mont
Comedian Zach Zimmerman knows a lot about success, and even more about rejection. The author of the essay collection Is It Hot in Here (or Am I Suffering for All Eternity for the Sins I Committed on Earth)? shares how he
A friend gifted host Jillian Anthony (freelance writer and author of the Cruel Summer Book Club newsletter) her first Tarot deck when she was 31 — and it changed her life. Today, it’s her most nourishing personal and cre
On the first edition of Dear Jilla, an advice column about art, life, and love, host Jillian Anthony (freelance writer and author of the Cruel Summer Book Club newsletter) answers a reader’s question about overcoming her
Host Jillian Anthony (author of the Cruel Summer Book Club newsletter) interviews author and podcast host Madeleine Dore about her many creative pursuits over the past decade. Dore takes us through the winding path of pu
The Cruel Summer Book Club podcast is BACK, baby! Host Jillian Anthony talks about the evolution of her thinking around work, money, and success as she’s built a career as a freelance writer and editor since 2020. After
On this solo episode, host Jillian Anthony (writer, editor, and author of the Cruel Summer Book Club newsletter ) shares her favorite ways to intentionally usher in the new year. She shares her experience with Year Compa
Casey Johnston is the author of the long-running column Ask a Swole Woman , which now lives on her newsletter, She’s a Beast . She also wrote a book for beginner strength trainers called Liftoff: Couch to Barbell , which
Author Jessica Dore combines the wisdom of ancient storytelling, the mysticism of Tarot, and the teachings of psychology in her book, Tarot for Change: Using the Cards for Self-care, Acceptance, and Growth . A licensed s
What if you approached money from a place of abundance, rather than restriction? Stella Gold will show you the way. Stella is a certified, trauma-informed financial wellness educator — and host Jillian Anthony’s former f
Nicole Cardoza practices radical imagination, and wants you to as well. She may be best known as the creator of the Anti-Racism Daily newsletter , which began shortly after the murder of George Floyd and now reaches hund
Writer, actor, and podcast host Dylan Marron has made a career out of doing something few of us will ever do: talking to internet strangers who said unkind things to him online. When Dylan began publishing video series t
Figuring out who to vote for, where and when to donate, and why it all matters can be so confusing. Democratic political strategist Brian Derrick wants to help change that. You may know him from Instagram , where he demy
Tiffany Philippou (author of the newsletter The Tiff Weekly ) joins the podcast all the way from the United Kingdom. Tiffany’s first book, the memoir Totally Fine (and Other Lies I’ve Told Myself) , chronicles the tumult
Writer Samantha Stallard (and Jillian’s bestie) returns to the pod! She and host Jillian Anthony (author of the Cruel Summer Book Club newsletter and the former Editor of Time Out New York ) discuss the complications of
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Cruel Summer Book Club is hosted by Jillian Anthony. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 30 episodes.
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