Fearless: A Q & A with Cathy Curtis

I am delighted to have biographer Cathy Curtis back  on the Margins to discuss her new book, Fearless, the first comprehensive biography of Irish writer Edna O’Brien (1930-2024).  Pull up a chair and enjoy the conversation! What drew you to Edna O’Brien’s story? I had been a longtime fan of Edna O’Brien’s novels and short…

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Queen of Bohemia: A Q & A with Eve Kahn

I’m delighted to have Eve Kahn back on the Margins to talk about her new book, Queen of Bohemia Predicts Own Death: Gilded Age Journalist Zoe Anderson Norris. Queen of Bohemia is the story of a Kentucky-born belle turned ferocious New York journalist who used her pen to advocate for impoverished immigrants and to expose…

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A Light in the Northern Sea: A Q & A with Tim Brady

I am fascinated by stories of the resistance in World War II. (My guess is that comes to no surprise to those of you who have been hanging out here in the Margins for a while.) And I have slowly come to realize that the resistance took different forms in different places. All of which…

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