Patti Callahan
Author Interview - Patti Callahan
Author of SURVIVING SAVANNAH
“SURVIVING SAVANNAH is the captivating untold true story of the sinking of the steamship Pulaski, known as the “Titanic of the South.” Alternating between modern day and 1838 when the ship sank with many members of Savannah’s elite on board, Callahan weaves an intricate and evocative tale, asking questions about survival, sacrifice, loss, legacy, fate, and choice. Centering the story around three protagonists—Lilly and Augusta in the past and Everly in the present—Callahan delivers a moving and powerful exploration of what women will do to endure in the face of tragedy and the myriad ways we “survive the surviving.” SURVIVING SAVANNAH is a meticulously researched story drawn from accounts from actual survivors of the shipwreck, newspaper articles, and handwritten letters. And in sweet synchronicity, just a few weeks into Callahan’s research, the actual steamship Pulaski was found thirty miles off the coast of Wilmington, NC, a hundred feet deep. Callahan was given rare access to the recovery mission and the artifacts retrieved, which gave her great insight into its history and which will enhance her presentation.”
Author Interview - Patti Callahan
Author I draw inspiration from: Oh there are so many but I return again and again to the prose and stories of Anne Rivers Siddons.
Author Interview - Patti Callahan
Favorite place to read a book: a comfortable chaise in a well lit warm corner away from the world.
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: Maurice Bendrix from The End of the Affair by Grahame Greene
Author Interview - Patti Callahan
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: When I read Narnia as a child
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: All of the above
The last book I read: When the Stars go Dark by Paula McLain
Author Interview - Patti Callahan
Pen & paper or computer: both!
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Daisy Jones in Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reed
Author Interview - Patti Callahan
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: interior designer
Favorite decade in fashion history: 1950’s
Place I’d most like to travel: England and Ireland
My signature drink: anything bubbly from water to champagne
Favorite artist: photographer Sandee O.
Number one on my bucket list: Live in the English countryside for a year
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