1920s Historical Fiction and the Power of Knowing What You Don’t Like in Books with Jennifer S. Brown (E148)

Jennifer’s S. Brown's debut novel, Modern Girls, was a USA Today bestseller, a Massachusetts Book Award “Must Read,” and a 2016 Goodreads Choice semifinalist for Historical Fiction. She teaches writing, both in-person in the Boston area and online through the Loft Literary Center. She holds a BFA in film and television from NYU and an MFA in creative writing from the University of Washington. The Whisper Sister is her second novel. 

Highlights:

• How Jennifer’s background in film influences her approach to writing fiction.
• The significance of cultural and familial traditions in storytelling.
• Why research is one of her favorite parts of the writing process.
• The importance of being honest about what you don’t enjoy in a book.
• A book flight of historical fiction novels set in the 1920s

Connect with Jennifer:

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• Website

Books and authors mentioned:

• Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
• Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
• Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
• Ep. 73 with Huda Al-Marashi
• Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
• Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
• Iona Iverson’s Guide to Commuting by Clare Pooley
• Shark Heart by Emily Habeck
• Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
• Matrix by Lauren Groff
• The Liar’s Gospel by Naomi Alderman
• At the Wolf’s Table by Rosella Postorino
• The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gillman
• Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
• The Love Songs of W.E.B. Dubois by Honore Fanonne Jeffers
• The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

Book Flight

• The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve 
• Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
• The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty