Join me as I chat with Margaret Ann Philbrick, author of two novels listed on Art In FIction: House of Honor listed in the Visual Arts category and A Minor listed in the Music category.
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- Genesis of House of Honor
- Obession with the life and work of Caravaggio
- Heist of Caravaggio's Nativity (still unsolved) as inspiration for the novel
- Use of color plates of Caravaggio's work in the print and ebook editions of the novel
- Why is Caravaggio's work so compelling?
- Writing in Caravaggio's voice in House of Honor
- Researching the mafia and the Catholic church for House of Honor
- The character of Orazio Bordoni - redemption and the prodigal son
- Reading from House of Honor
- Travels in Italy and Orazio's neighborhood in Rome in the 1960s.
- Music and Alzheimer's in A Minor
- Why Margaret doesn't have a smartphone!
- One thing Margaret learned from writing her novels that she didn't know before
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Margaret Ann Philbrick's website: https://margaretphilbrick.com/
Music Credit
Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson
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