Candace asked Karen Joy Fowler:

Dear Karen, I absolutely loved "Booth." Thank you. Candace Siegle, Greedy Reader. Oh! I have to ask a question! You touch on their lives post-John. Your depiction of 19th century theatrical life was fascinating, and politically, I wonder about the Booths during Reconstruction. There are so many parallels to today in this story, and a Booth follow up would be wonderful? Just a thought . . . ;-)

Karen Joy Fowler Thank you so much, Candace, for reading the book and for the question. Originally I intended to write a story mostly about what happened to all the surviving Booths afterwards. But when I started doing my research, there was just so much in the before times that my original vision was completely reversed. There is a lot that happened in the aftermath, particularly to Asia and to Edwin. I had not thought of a sequel until now, but you are definitely turning my thoughts in that direction. There is also a whole untold story about Junius Booth's first wife and her adventures on her trip to America. I was feeling that historical novels are exhausting and I needed a break. But maybe I don't....

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