Marie Benedict's historical fiction sheds light on the lives of key historical women. Her recent books have explored the lives of Rosalind Franklin, whose work was central to unlocking the mystery of DNA structure; the mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie; and Winston Churchill's wife, Lady Clementine; and, more recently, the lives of the Mitford sisters.
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Kij Johnson on writing The Privilege of the Happy Ending, a collection of speculative and experimental stories that explore animal intelligences, gender, and the nature of stories.
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A Conversation with Natasha Solomons about the challenges of offering a new perspective on a tale as well-known as Romeo and Juliet
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Debut author Lucy Ashe talks about ballet - the inspiration behind her book, The Dance of the Dolls.
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In three interviews, James McBride talks about his novels The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, Song Yet Sung, and The Miracle at St. Anna. Amongst many other topics, he discusses the importance of love and kindness, the complicated relationships that existed during slavery, and the reality of being an African American serviceman in Europe during World War II.
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Mona Susan Power on the story behind A Council of Dolls
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Mihret Sibhat talks about how her childhood in Ethiopia during the socialist dictatorship influenced her debut novel The History of a Difficult Child.
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Anthony Marra and Amor Towles discuss Marra's Mercury Pictures Presents and the real-world events and family history that inspired it.
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