18. Eva Chen on Nourishing The Soul

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“The best children's books have this moment of ‘Why am I here? What am I doing?’ ... And I feel that in this music.” In this episode, Eva talks about how, each evening after finishing her day job at Instagram and spending time with her two young children, she resets by putting on the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 17. The piece’s emotional transitions help put her into the mindset of Juno Valentine, the heroine of her children’s book series.   Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to receive a new episode every day or delve deeper into our companion playlist. Eva Chen is a children’s book author and director of fashion partnerships at Instagram. Her latest book in the Juno Valentine series will be out October 29th. Did you like the track Eva chose? Listen to the music in full: Piano Concert No. 17, first movement by W.A. Mozart