S3E5 - The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison

In this episode, author Paige Harbison joins us to unpack The Other Side of Now—a grief-tinged “what if” that drops a woman into an alternate version of her life. We talk about how loss reshapes identity, the fault lines in friendships when reality shifts, and why the book’s timeline jump works without leaning heavy into sci-fi.

Links

• Official author website: (https://www.paigeharbison.com/)
• The Other Side of Now: (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217388211-the-other-side-of-now)
• Paige Harbison on Goodreads: (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4130856.Paige_Harbison)

Chapters

• (01:57) - Why Kristy picked it
• (05:22) - Book summary (spoiler-free)
• (07:18) - SPOILER ALERT!
• (07:36) - Kristy's review
• (09:37) - Jon's review
• (11:44) - What about the 'what if'
• (16:17) - Reshaping choices, values, and relationships
• (23:16) - Fame and identity
• (25:55) - The reveal
• (29:34) - You're not the person I know!
• (33:40) - What would your alternate reality look like?
• (35:25) - Interview with the author
• (01:06:27) - Wrapping up