May

May asked Amy Stewart:

I have thoroughly enjoyed the Kopp sisters. I also appreciate the context of time and place you weave into the stories!! How much research do you do?

Amy Stewart Thanks so much! I do a ton of research, including lots of newspaper archives, courthouse records, interviews with family members, going around and actually visiting places where the events happened (I even got inside the jail where Constance worked and Sheriff Heath both worked and lived), and I try to read lots of magazines and books written at the time, so I'm getting a sense of events as they happened and not filtered through 100 years of history. I even go through old Sears catalogs to pick out the shoes they wear--it might not be obvious on every page, but anytime they touch any sort of object, I've figured out what that object looks like and where it came from!

There's more about this in the back of every book, and in the author Q&As I post at:

www.amystewart.com/bookclubs

Thanks so much! Book #3 coming in September--MISS KOPP'S MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS.

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Daa_of_night

Daa_of_night asked Amy Stewart:

Not a question, an appreciation. The first book made my jaw drop. The five ensuing novels kept me entertained for an entire weekend recovering from sprained ankles. My only complaint is the wait time for the next installment. Thank you for staying true to the mindset of the times. It makes no sense to inject modern philosophy into a historic setting. You have avoided that trap beautifully. How hard was that?

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Not sure where to answer your question in your newsletter What are you reading? so I'm gonna tell you here: You Are A Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero. My new bible.

Donna Apperson

Donna Apperson asked Amy Stewart:

Just finished Last Bookstore in America. Not sure if you meant to, but you sure gave an eye-opening view into our potential future in the electronic age. How intentional was this? Makes me want to buy a book! I do have a small shelf of books I could never part with, a few of which have my name in them as a consultant or whatever. Thanks for making me think all the while enjoying the gardening aspect of the book :)

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