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Jennifer’s S. Brown's debut novel, Modern Girls (https://amzn.to/3RJL4GK) , 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 (https://amzn.to/3YkbVNi) 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

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Books and authors mentioned:

• Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald (https://amzn.to/3EKSKWd) by Therese Anne Fowler
• Homegoing (https://amzn.to/3RGJjde) by Yaa Gyasi
• Harriet the Spy (https://amzn.to/44bJTqW) by Louise Fitzhugh
• Ep. 73 with Huda Al-Marashi (/podcast/episode73)
• Anne of Green Gables (https://amzn.to/42Z8Pzx) by L.M. Montgomery
• Remarkably Bright Creatures (https://amzn.to/3GwAT5X) by Shelby Van Pelt
• Iona Iverson’s Guide to Commuting (https://amzn.to/3GFJmDT) by Clare Pooley
• Shark Heart (https://amzn.to/434LXPk) by Emily Habeck
• Year of Wonders (https://amzn.to/3EZ2hch) by Geraldine Brooks
• Matrix (https://amzn.to/44VMu8C) by Lauren Groff
• The Liar’s Gospel (https://amzn.to/3GCiyVd) by Naomi Alderman
• At the Wolf’s Table (https://amzn.to/4340pqE) by Rosella Postorino
• The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street (https://amzn.to/4k5WcJR) by Susan Jane Gillman
• Winesburg, Ohio (https://amzn.to/4iT000h) by S

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