Podcasts about girl waits with gun

Join us as we discuss our second book club pick - "Girl Waits With Gun" by Amy Stewart. This historical fiction mystery/adventure is full of all sorts of nuanced characters, historical context and interesting themes. Listen in and then pop over to the facebook group to share your thoughts! (https://www.facebook.com/groups/345153513747272)

Today we are joined by our friend and history teacher, Liza Thurmond, one more time to talk Historical Fiction. What is it, really, and why do we like it so much? What makes good Historical Fiction stories and what are no-goes? We also share our very favorite picks in this genre. Books mentioned in this episode: Girl Waits With Gun by A Stewart The Physician by N Gordon The Midwife of Venice by R Rich Daughter of Time by J Tey Ring Shout by PD Clark The Nickel Boys by C Whitehead The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by KM Richardson A Land Remembered by P Smith Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by E Levine Martin & Anne: The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank by N Churnin The “Who Was?” Series by Who HQ

It only took 47 episodes for me to turn my podcast into a drinking game and with an unlikely book at that. Amy Stewart's historical fiction novel Girl Waits With Gun follows Constance Kopp and her sisters as the deal with the reign of terror brought down on them by a shady silk man. I introduce a new segment called are there romantic undertones or am I just a romantic?, discuss Constance's characterization, and talk about where fiction meets reality in this novel.

Get ready to add to your #TBR pile, because we've got hot new book recs (and non-recs!) for you! Join Karly, Katie, Sara, and Emily for this month's edition of "What Else We've Been Reading" to hear our brief reviews of Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, Ask Again, Yes, by Mary Beth Keane, Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart, and Bossypants by Tina Fey. We also mention Yes, Please, by Amy Poehler, if you're interested! E-Readers like the Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Fire make your bag lighter and your life easier if you're a traveler on the go. Or, if audiobooks are more your style, try out an Audible membership! Please note that as Amazon Associates, we earn from qualifying purchases, and the proceeds go towards production of even more great episodes like this one. Join the conversation! Follow us on Instagram at Overseas Reads, or send us an email at overseasreads@gmail.com. Overseas Reads' theme music is Anita Latina by Le Gang; music promoted by Audio Library. Thank you for listening! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We talk to Amy Stewart about her historical mysteries, starting with Girl Waits With Gun, inspired by the real-life Kopp sisters, as well as Stewart's nonfiction on plants, bugs, and more. Then, Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Egan discusses her historical thriller Manhattan Beach, her research process, and the lives of American women in the 1940s. Finally, Jeopardy champion and author Ken Jennings chats with us about overdue library books, his podcast Omnibus, and presidential snacks.

All 4 hosts come together to wrap up 2017 with favorite books they have read. Also, 2 fun announcements about the 11th Hour Readathon and the ER Mad Libs reading challenge! Then they dive into the Main Read of Her Body and Other Parties. WARNING: Adult themes and trigger warnings of sexual violence. Her Body and Other Parties on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33375622-her-body-and-other-parties) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2qIub2j) Let us know your thoughts on GoodReads (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/19115346-episode-43-her-body-and-other-parties) How to Raise an Adult on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23168823-how-to-raise-an-adult) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2H3QE4A) Church of Marvels on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25308876-church-of-marvels) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2vk5T4d) Red Seas Under Red Skies on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/887877.Red_Seas_Under_Red_Skies) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2HG2bnI) Lady Midnight on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25494343-lady-midnight) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2HHrHJe) Labyrinth Lost on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27969087-labyrinth-lost) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2vk71Vv) Turtles All the Way Down on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35504431-turtles-all-the-way-down) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2vkAb6P) City of Lost Souls on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8755776-city-of-lost-souls) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2HEDBnr) 4:50 From Paddington on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/140278.4) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2H3dANl) Infomocracy on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26114433-infomocracy) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2IZjuj8) Pachinko (https://eclecticreaders.fireside.fm/42) This Savage Song (https://eclecticreaders.fireside.fm/40) Girl Waits With Gun (https://eclecticreaders.fireside.fm/33) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (https://eclecticreaders.fireside.fm/36) Blood at the Root (https://eclecticreaders.fireside.fm/31) Dark Matter (https://eclecticreaders.fireside.fm/41) Giant Days on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25785993-giant-days-vol-1) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2vierbO) Saga on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15704307-saga-vol-1) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2H8DTWM) Lumberjanes on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22554204-lumberjanes-vol-1) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2HDN1iP) Ms. Marvel on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20898019-ms-marvel-vol-1) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2vju4iW) Phoebe and Her Unicorn on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22710140-phoebe-and-her-unicorn) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2H4D4hr) All My Heroes are Broke on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36132741-all-my-heroes-are-broke) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2vkAPBh) His Majesty’s Dragon on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28876.His_Majesty_s_Dragon) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2H8E7x6) Hum If You Don’t Know the Words on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28264701-hum-if-you-don-t-know-the-words) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2JPCems) Throne of Glass on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7896527-throne-of-glass) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2ESf8YF) Landline on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18081809-landline) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2vmBdz2) The Handmaid’s Tale on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38447.The_Handmaid_s_Tale) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2qDXvXE) A Conjuring of Light on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29939230-a-conjuring-of-light) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2H39lFv) Homegoing on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27071490-homegoing) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2JTkx5k) My Lady Jane on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22840421-my-lady-jane) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2HGsbj9) Next Episode’s Book: Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23943137-sorcerer-to-the-crown) and Amazon (https://amzn.to/2JMUm0p)

Recorded September 27, 2017 Book Talk Starts at 30:25   We would really appreciate some new iTunes reviews!   We are so close to 3000 members - please come join our Ravelry group!   Our sweater KAL is coming right up - October 1-January 31!  To enter to win a prize, complete an adult sweater with sleeves - start a new one or continue with one less than 50% done, and post in the FOs thread (coming soon!)   Tracie & Barb will be at:  Lambtown 2017  - Dixon May Fair Grounds, October 7-8.  We will be attending on Saturday, October 7th.   Stitches West 2018 registration opened July 20 - rooms at the Hyatt and Hilton are long gone, but you can still register for classes!  Be sure and leave some free time on Saturday afternoon to come to our meet-up in the Hyatt bar.   Barb has finished: Mother Bear #119 Wing Span by maylin Tri-Coterie Designs using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi in a green/blue/purple colorway Thundertwist by Greg Cohoon, using Plymouth Galway in the 121 colorway (light green)   Tracie finished: 2nd Puppy Pullover by Kitterly (free pattern) for Posy Basic Peanut Body with rabbit ears from 50 Yards of Fun by Rebecca Danger Crumpet Beret by Maura Kirk for Mano Del Uruguay (free pattern) in Dizzy Blonde Studios Dirty Blonde Superwash DK in the Mae colorway   Barb continues to work on: Tale as Old as Time Cowl by Anne Vally, using Must Stash Yarns & Fiber Perfect Self-Striping Sock in the Beauty and the Beast colorways Out of hibernation – Beagle by Norah Gaughan, using Berroco Vintage in the Forest Floor colorway   And she has cast on: Marklee by Elizabeth Doherty, using Wollmeise Pure in the Magnolia Medium colorway Stashbusting Helix Hat#5 by Jessica Rose Pioneer Braid Scarf by Catherine Ryan, using Premier Yarns Sweet Roll in the Black Pepper Swirl colorway Voyager MKAL by Rachel Roden, using Lorna’s Laces Shepard Sock in the Voyager colorway, and Lorna’s Laces Mini-Skein Voyager Quintet    She frogged Basic Brioche Hat using Plymouth Galway Worsted in the 116 colorway     Tracie frogged: Smoky Mountain Moebius Cowl by Leedra Scott in Malabrigo Rueca in the Indicita Colorway   She has cast on:  Slouchy Star-Crossed Beret by Natalie Larson in Kraemer Yarns Naturally Nazereth in the Winter colorway   And continues to work on: Redford by Julie Hoover in Lisa Souza Dyeworks Hardtwist in the Monteverde colorway Peer Pressure Shawlette by Celia McAdam Cahill in Miss Babs Hot Shot in Hot to Trot 4th Fiddly Bits cowl by Jane Pihota from fingering weight magic cake Cardigan for Arwen in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Woobu in the Pining for Ewe  colorway   Barb finished reading:  Vanished: Cold-Blooded Murder in Steeltown by Jon Wells The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle   Tracie finished: The Things We Wish Were True by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original “Psycho" by Harold Schechter The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin Just Like Other Daughters by Colleen Faulkner   Barb is reading: The Whistler by John Grisham Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love by David Talbot   Tracie is reading: Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart  

The seventh book from Benjamin Percy is the terrifying THE DARK NET. He tells James what he's learned writing comics, how he juggles his projects, why his sister slept with the lights on into her 20s (spoiler: it's Ben's fault), and how he overcame being a closeted genre fan. Plus Percy's editor and editorial director of fiction at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Helen Atsma. - Benjamin Percy: http://benjaminpercy.com/ Benjamin and James Discuss: Green Arrow  Teen Titans  Black Canary  Dennis O'Neil  Neal Adams  The Justice League The Flash  Wonder Woman  Batman  Superman  Green Lantern  DC Comics  Juan Ferreyra  THRILL ME by Benjamin Percy  THE WARLORD  Spider-Man  Mike Grell  X-Men  Wolverine  VOODOO HEART by Scott Snyder  WHO CAN SAVE US NOW? ed by Owen King  VERTIGO COMICS  Katherine Fausset RED MOON by Benjamin Percy  Mark Doyle  DIE HARD  The Pulitzer Price  THE DARK NET by Benjamin Percy  CONAN THE BARBARIAN Soundtrack  Tom Waits "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave  Enya  The Jonas Brothers  Rick Astley  Jen Percy  POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE  REFRESH, REFRESH by Benjamin Percy  THE LANGUAGE OF ELK by Benjamin Percy  Sherman Alexie  Alice Munro  Flannery O'Connor  THRILLING TALES ed. by Michael Chabon Jim Shepard  Nick Hornby  Margaret Atwood  Susanna Clarke  Kate Atkinson  Peter Straub Dennis Lehane  Cormac McCarthy  The Tin House Summer Writer's Workshop  University of Nevada MFA  Kelly Link  Colson Whitehead  Justin Cronin  Karen Russell  WHAT THE WORLD WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN ALL THE WATER LEAVES US by Laura van den Berg  TO THE LIGHTHOUSE by Virginia Woolf  Margot Livesey  Tim O'Brien  GQ  THE DEAD LANDS by Benjamin Percy  THE TWILIGHT ZONE  Powell's Books  INDEPENDENCE DAY - James and Helen Discuss:  Steve Martin "Refresh, Refresh" by Benjamin Percy  THE PARIS REVIEW  Katherine Fausset  TIN HOUSE  Grub Street, Inc.  Graywolf Publishing  THRILL ME by Benjamin Percy  THE WILDING by Benjamin Percy  Grand Central Publishing  THE LONEY by Andrew Michael Hurley  THE WANGS VS. THE WORLD by Jade Chang  THE DARK NET by Benjamin Percy  Stephen King  TOY STORY JAWS  THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA by C.S. Lewis  ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN Archie  E.M. Forster  Alvar Aalto  MISS KOPP'S MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS by Amy Stewart  GIRL WAITS WITH GUN by Amy Stewart  NEVER COMING BACK by ALISON McGHEE THE FIRST DAY by Phil Harrison Marilynne Robinson   -   http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/

Susan, Meredith, and Jeannette discuss historical fiction: what is it, what isn’t it, and do we like it? Then we dig into Amy Stewart’s novel Girl Waits with Gun, and the complicated relationship between sisters, mothers and daughters, and women, sheriffs, and Singer salesmen. Show Notes - Discuss Girl Waits with Gun with us on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/68328-eclectic-readers) - Interview with Amy Stewart (https://www.bookbrowse.com/author_interviews/full/index.cfm/author_number/2703/amy-stewart) - Another Interview with Amy Stewart (https://thebluestockingsalon.com/2015/12/31/girl-waits-with-gun-qa-with-amy-stewart/) - The Real People Behind the Characters (http://www.amystewart.com/characters/) - Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25210939-girl-waits-with-gun) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Girl-Waits-Kopp-Sisters-Novel/dp/0544800834/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724307&sr=1-1&keywords=Girl+waits+with+Gun) - A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22055262-a-darker-shade-of-magic) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Darker-Shade-Magic-Novel-Shades/dp/0765376466/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724191&sr=1-1&keywords=A+Darker+Shade+of+Magic) - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6.Harry_Potter_and_the_Goblet_of_Fire?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Goblet-Fire-Rowling/dp/0439139600/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724173&sr=1-1&keywords=Harry+Potter+and+the+Goblet+of+Fire) - Freeks by Amanda Hocking on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28220899-freeks?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Freeks-Novel-Amanda-Hocking/dp/1250084776/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724144&sr=1-1&keywords=Freeks) - Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25645546-glass-sword) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Sword-Queen-Victoria-Aveyard/dp/0062310666/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724129&sr=1-1&keywords=Glass+Sword) - David Copperfield by Charles Dickens on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10080974-david-copperfield) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Copperfield-Penguin-Classics-Charles-Dickens/dp/0140439447/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724107&sr=1-1&keywords=David+Copperfield) - March Trilogy by John Lewis on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/series/132861-march) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/March-Trilogy-Slipcase-John-Lewis/dp/1603093958/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724076&sr=1-1&keywords=March+trilogy) - Uprooted by Naomi Novik on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22544764-uprooted?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Uprooted-Naomi-Novik/dp/0804179050/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724057&sr=1-1&keywords=Uprooted) - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25489625-between-the-world-and-me?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Between-World-Me-Ta-Nehisi-Coates/dp/0812993543/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724032&sr=1-1&keywords=Between+the+World+and+Me) - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27071490-homegoing?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Homegoing-novel-Yaa-Gyasi/dp/1101947136/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488724008&sr=1-1&keywords=Homegoing) - A Conjuring of Light by V. E. Schwab on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29939230-a-conjuring-of-light?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Conjuring-Light-Novel-Shades-Magic/dp/0765387468/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488723986&sr=1-1&keywords=A+Conjuring+of+Light) - The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13158800-the-light-between-oceans?ac=1&from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Light-Between-Oceans-Novel/dp/1451681739/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1488723953&sr=1-1) - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19063.The_Book_Thief?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Book-Thief-Markus-Zusak/dp/0375842209/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488723887&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Book+Thief) - The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5043.The_Pillars_of_the_Earth?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Pillars-Earth-Ken-Follett/dp/B00E2RJKGW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1488723817&sr=8-3&keywords=The+Pillars+of+the+Earth) - The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37470.The_Other_Boleyn_Girl?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Other-Boleyn-Girl-Philippa-Gregory/dp/0743227441/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1488723770&sr=8-2&keywords=The+Other+Boleyn+Girl) - Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24807186-wolf-by-wolf?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Ryan-Graudin/dp/0316405124) - Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26864835-blood-for-blood?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Wolf-Ryan-Graudin/dp/0316405159/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488723703&sr=8-1&keywords=Blood+for+Blood) - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30555488-the-underground-railroad?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Underground-Railroad-National-Winner-Oprahs/dp/0385542364/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488723660&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Underground+Railroad) - The Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/series/46550-leviathan) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Leviathan-Behemoth-Goliath-Trilogy/dp/1442483776/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488722699&sr=8-1&keywords=Leviathan+Series) Next Episode’s Book: Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle Melton on Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31845516-love-warrior?from_search=true) and Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Love-Warrior-Oprahs-Book-Club/dp/1250128544/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1488723628&sr=8-1&keywords=Love+Warrior)

I interviewed author, Amy Stewart, about her book, Girl Waits With Gun last September. (In the interview we talk about her book signing – don’t pay attention to that. It’s over. She won’t be there. Stay home.) This part truth/part fiction story tells the tale of Constance Kopp, first female deputy sheriff. Learn how Amy found […]

Nancy Pearl has some book news for October, we hear about a whole bunch of great books and author Amy Stewart talks about her first novel, "Girl Waits With Gun." It is a novel of strong women living in the early 20th Century who do not suffer the depredations of bullies silently.

At first glance, you might think Amy Stewart had an obsession with gardens and bugs. She's written a series of bestselling books on the topic and had her garden of poison plants hailed as one of the 18 strangest gardens in the world by Popular Mechanics.Underneath that, though, lies a far deeper devotion, one that's fueled her since she was a kid. Amy Stewart is possessed by the craft of writing and storytelling. It's not so much gardens or bugs, it's the stories of people that arise out of those places and creatures that fascinate her. And the opportunity to tell them in her wonderful voice.After tremendous success as a nonfiction writer, Amy decided to do something most people in the industry view as a huge risk. Having built a large audience around her nonfiction creations, she stumbled upon a bigger story that had to be told. One of three beautifully colorful sisters who decided to take the law into their own hands, leading to an outcome nobody saw coming.But the story was old, the research was incomplete. There were gaps even living relatives couldn't fill. So she as forced to fill them in with her own imagination and write the story as historical fiction. When that book, Girl Waits With Gun, came out, Amy was faced with the usual anxious waiting every author faces. Would people like it? Had she done the story right?Heaped on top of those emotional questions were whether the families of these real-characters would feel she'd done right by them. And, whether her long-won nonfiction readers would follow her down the fiction path.We talk about all these questions, plus an exploration of the craft of writing and storytelling in this week's conversation. We talk about the writing life, and her time growing up in Texas. We also talk about indie bookstores, what it's like to own one (she does) and how that universe is changing.

Author Amy Stewart talks to Daniel Ford about her desire to be a writer at a young age, her love of the natural world, and the inspiration behind her debut novel, Girl Waits With Gun.

Show #104, Hour 2 | Guest: Amy Stewart is the award-winning author of six books, including the bestsellers The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants. She and her husband live in Eureka, California, where they own a bookstore called Eureka Books. | Show Summary: From the New York Times best-selling author of The Drunken Botanist comes an enthralling novel based on the forgotten true story of one of the nation’s first female deputy sheriffs, Girl Waits With Gun.

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From the New York Times best-selling author of The Drunken Botanist comes an enthralling novel based on the forgotten true story of one of the nation’s first female deputy sheriffs. Constance Kopp doesn’t quite fit the mold. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the world since a family secret sent her and her sisters into hiding fifteen years ago. One day a belligerent and powerful silk factory owner runs down their buggy, and a dispute over damages turns into a war of bricks, bullets, and threats as he unleashes his gang on their family farm. When the sheriff enlists her help in convicting the men, Constance is forced to confront her past and defend her family — and she does it in a way that few women of 1914 would have dared. - Amazon Review The Avid Reader Show is sponsored by Wellington Square Bookshop in Chester County, PA. The Show airs Mondays at 5PM EST on WCHE AM 1520. Please visit our website at www.wellingtonsquarebooks.com

This debut novel from the author of The Drunken Botanist is based on the forgotten true story of one of the nation's first female deputy sheriffs.Constance Kopp doesn't quite fit the mold. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the world since a family secret sent her and her sisters into hiding fifteen years ago.One day a belligerent and powerful silk factory owner runs down their buggy, and a dispute over damages turns into a war of bricks, bullets, and threats as he unleashes his gang on their family farm. When the sheriff enlists her help in convicting the men, Constance is forced to confront her past and defend her family -- and she does it in a way that few women of 1914 would have dared.Amy Stewart has written six nonfiction books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world, including four New York Times bestsellers: The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Bugs, Wicked Plants and Flower Confidential. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, the American Horticulture Society's Book Award, and an International Association of Culinary Professionals Food Writing Award.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a generous grant from PNC Bank.Recorded On: Tuesday, September 15, 2015

This debut novel from the author of The Drunken Botanist is based on the forgotten true story of one of the nation's first female deputy sheriffs.Constance Kopp doesn't quite fit the mold. She towers over most men, has no interest in marriage or domestic affairs, and has been isolated from the world since a family secret sent her and her sisters into hiding fifteen years ago.One day a belligerent and powerful silk factory owner runs down their buggy, and a dispute over damages turns into a war of bricks, bullets, and threats as he unleashes his gang on their family farm. When the sheriff enlists her help in convicting the men, Constance is forced to confront her past and defend her family -- and she does it in a way that few women of 1914 would have dared.Amy Stewart has written six nonfiction books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world, including four New York Times bestsellers: The Drunken Botanist, Wicked Bugs, Wicked Plants and Flower Confidential. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, the American Horticulture Society's Book Award, and an International Association of Culinary Professionals Food Writing Award.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a generous grant from PNC Bank.

Amy Stewart might be best known as a writer of lively non-fiction about the natural world, with several books including Flower Confidential, Wicked Plants, and The Drunken Botanist, but today we talk about her fiction debut, Girl Waits with Gun, which is published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss Sorcerer to the Crown, Prodigies, Girl Waits With Gun, and more new releases.