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A Bookish Home

Laura Szaro Kopinski

A Bookish Home takes you “behind the book” with bestselling authors. Add to your TBR list while getting the inside scoop on the winding road to publication.

262 - Aimie K. Runyan on the Overlooked Mademoiselle Eiffel
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  • 262 - Aimie K. Runyan on the Overlooked Mademoiselle Eiffel

    Aimie K. Runyan is back on the podcast this week to discuss Mademoiselle Eiffel, which tells the little-known story of Claire Eiffel, and her significant, though overlooked, contributions to the city of Paris. Claire was Gustave Eiffel’s daughter, illustrious architect of many global landmarks, including  the Eiffel Tower. Mademoiselle Eiffel contains sweeping themes of love, devotion, and family legacy, and is sprinkled with impeccably researched tidbits of French culture and historical events and figures. It is an absolute delight for historical fiction readers!

    Tue, 19 Nov 2024 - 28min
  • 261 - Ep. 225: Susan Lieu on Grief, Healing, and The Manicurist's Daughter

    Today my guest is a nationally-acclaimed Vietnamese-American playwright, performer, and author of her debut memoir, The Manicurist’s Daughter, in which Susan shares the story of losing her mom during a routine plastic surgery, her mother’s—and her own—fraught relationship with her body, and the revelations that came from searching for answers in her family’s past as refugees of the Vietnam War.

    Tue, 12 Nov 2024 - 29min
  • 260 - Ep. 224: Crystal King on a Modern Reimagining of the Persephone Myth

    Crystal King is back on the podcast to discuss In the Garden of Monsters, a glorious literary feast for the senses—a modern reimagining of the classic myth of Persephone and Hades, set in a real-life garden of stone statues in Italy featuring food, art, literature, and architecture.

    Tue, 05 Nov 2024 - 28min
  • 259 - Ep. 223: Emily Layden on Once More From the Top - Think a Swift Style Rise to Fame Plus Murder

    Emily Layden is here this week to discuss her addictive new novel, Once More From the Top. Think a Taylor Swift style rise to fame—plus a possible murder.

    Tue, 29 Oct 2024 - 31min
  • 258 - Ep. 222: Kimberly Brock Takes Us to Mysterious Cumberland Island in The Fabled Earth

    Today my guest is Kimberly Brock, author of The Fabled Earth, a sweeping, beautiful written novel inspired by the little-known history of Cumberland Island. The gentle magic of Alice Hoffman meets the rich details of Kate Morton, all wrapped in southern folklore and charm in this dual-timeline story of three women connected in different ways to the ghosts and secrets of the past.

    Tue, 22 Oct 2024 - 30min
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