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A mystery-writer-turned-biographer, Marcia Biederman is also a journalist who has contributed more than 150 pieces to The New York Times. Her work has also appeared in New York magazine, the Christian Science Monitor, and the International Herald Tribune.

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Attic Wife featured on WBAI-FM in NYC

I was honored to be interviewed on WBAI FM in New York City, part of the Pacifica radio network, about my newest nonfiction book, Attic Wife: The Shocking Case of Agnes Young McAlpin. You can hear the interview here, beginning at the 17:56 mark.

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	Scan Artist: How Evelyn Wood Convinced the World That Speed-Reading Worked 3.12 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2019 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Disquieting Death of Emma Gill: Abortion, Death, and Concealment in Victorian New England 3.69 avg rating — 106 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Mighty Force: Dr. Elizabeth Hayes and Her War For Public Health 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Post no Bonds 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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