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  • HEC TV: Maryville Talks Books, Interview with Christina 4/2017 (MO, 23 minutes)

Questions:

      1. Let’s talk about A Piece of the World. It takes place around the same time as Orphan Train, right? (8:28)
      2. The main character in A Piece of the World, people may not know, but they’d actually probably recognize her. Tell me about the main character of this book. (9:15)
      3. You’ve actually been to the house, correct? When you were 8? (10:15)
      4. And you had a poster of it on your wall? (10:56)
      5. You said you used to make up stories about it. Do you remember any of the stories you used to make up about this painting? (11:09)
      6. As you became an adult and found out the real story of Christina Olson….hers is tragic. (12:00)

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    • Salon with Mary Elizabeth Williams 2/2017 (2 minutes)
    • Free Library of Philadelphia 20th & Vine with Laura Kovacs 3/2017 (PA, 2 minutes)

    • Naperville Community Television with Becky Anderson 3/2017 (IL, 30 minutes)
    • Naperville Community Television: Lightning Round with Becky Anderson 3/2017 (IL, 4 minutes)

    Audio

  • Aspen Public Radio with Christin Kay 4/2018 (CO, 29 minutes)
  • The Barnes & Noble Podcast with Miwa Messer 8/2017 (18 minutes)

  • NPR Here & Now with Robin Young 2/2017 (MA, 10 minutes)
  • The Historians Podcast with Bob Cudmore 3/2017 (29 minutes)
  • Maine Public Radio with Nora Flaherty 3/2017 (5 minutes)
  • WBZ Radio with Laurie Kirby 4/2017 (MA, 2 minutes)
  • KSCJ Radio with Brian Vakulskas 2/2017 (KS, 10 minutes)
  • HarperAudio Presents with Polly Stone 2/2017 (24 minutes)

    • HarperAcademic Calling Podcast with Michael Fynan 2/2017 (20 minutes)

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COMING MAY 2026: THE FOURSOME

A literary historical novel set in Civil War-era North Carolina, based on a true family story and told from the perspective of Sarah Bunker, one of two sisters who married Chang and Eng, the famous conjoined twins…learn more

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