# The Life of a Showgirl: A conversation about Allison Pataki's IT GIRL

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Podcast: [Adriana Trigiani's You Are What You Read](https://stenobird.com/podcast/adriana-trigiani-s-you-are-what-you-read-6619433)
Published: 2026-03-10T07:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

On this week’s episode of You Are What You Read, we are joined by New York Times bestselling author, Allison Pataki, with her new novel, IT GIRL. Allison's books include The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post and Finding Margaret Fuller. IT GIRL follows the rise of Evelyn Talbot, America's first self-made female celebrity and model, amidst “the Crime of the Century”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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