Marie Benedict
Author Interview - Marie Benedict
Author of THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN
The remarkable story of J. P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, the Black American woman who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white to leave a lasting legacy that enriched our nation.
Author Interview - Marie Benedict
Author I draw inspiration from: Margaret Atwood, among many!
Author Interview - Marie Benedict
Favorite place to read a book: On the beach
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: I’d love to get to know the real Belle da Costa Greene and to see if we got the fictional version right!
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Paperback
The last book I read: Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson and Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi (yes, I do read more than one book at a time!)
Author Interview - Marie Benedict
Pen & paper or computer: Computer
If I weren’t an author, I’d be an: Archaeologist
Favorite decade in fashion history: The era between WWI and WWII
Place I’d most like to travel: Egypt
My signature drink: Arnold Palmer
Favorite artist: Probably Vermeer
Number one on my bucket list: Egypt or a return trip to Bora Bora
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Author Bio: Marie Benedict, a New York Times and USAToday bestselling author, is a lawyer with more than ten years' experience as a litigator at two of the country's premier law firms, who found her calling unearthing the hidden historical stories of women. Her mission is to excavate from the past the most important, complex and fascinating women of history and bring them into the light of present-day where we can finally perceive the breadth of their contributions as well as the insights they bring to modern day issues.
