Coach House books sent Gen and Jette an advanced reading copy of Paper Houses by Dominique Fortier and they fell in love with it immediately. It cleverly intertwined the life of Emily Dickinson with that of the narrator, blending fact and fiction.
Show Notes:
Obviously the song Jette was thinking about was “It’s Been a Summer” by New Found Glory #nfgforlife
Dickinson died of Bright’s disease but also heart failure? Medicine in 1886 may not have been that conclusive.
The book comes out on October 8, 2019
The French translation seems to mean Paper Towns but perhaps this was changed because of John Green’s Paper Towns novel? Also about the fictitious towns that map makers used to copyright their maps.
Emily’s sister-in-law was Susan and her friend was Sophia.
You can find Emily’s herbarium online at Harvard Library.
Fascicle is the word Jette couldn’t pronounce.
Books:
Little Fires Everywhere by Celest Ng
Space Opera by Catherynne M Valente
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Read Chuck Klosterman
The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
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