This week Don speaks with author and fellow bookseller Amanda McCrina, hot off the release of her latest historical fiction novel Beyond Seven Forests. Amanda discusses her experiences writing in an often stigmatized genre, her literary interests and influences, and prejudices experienced as a woman writing about history. Also featuring Mo the cat!
Topics for this episode include:
Male critics
Tolkien influence
Historical accuracy
Forced Proximity
Music Included: Chopin’s Waltz in C-Minor, “Honor Him” by Hans Zimmer
FURTHER LINKS:
Collections: This. Isn’t. Sparta Part I: Spartan School
An Exhaustive History of Ralph Bakshi’s Lord of the Rings
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