Lys asked Jennifer Wright:

I love both of your books (although Get Well Soon is def. my favorite - it's so perfect. I have recommended it to almost everyone I know). I was hoping you could recommend some good "further reading" in a similar vein to your treatment of the Borgias. I know it won't be as good as yours - but something that isn't terribly dry - maybe one of the sources you used?

Jennifer Wright First of all, thank you so much! This makes me so happy. As for a book in a similar vein to my treatment on the Borgias, I really love a World Lit Only By Fire. It's not as chatty in style as mine, but it's still very informal and provides some fantastic insight on families like The Borgias and the Middle Ages as whole (if that's a period that interests you). Specifically about Lucrezia -- Sarah Bradford's Lucrezia Borgia biography is terrific. I also recommend pretty much anything by Sarah Vowell or Mary Roach if you're looking for more non-fiction written by funny women.

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