“I realized that you have to deal with a lot of baggage when you write about your own era, that it's harder to separate what is actually compelling from what is interesting simply because it mattered to you at the time.” WritingInterestingDealsHarderI RealizedErasCompellingBaggage Author:Christopher Castellani
“Deeply affecting and compulsively readable, The Fifty-First State displays Lisa Borders' emotional acuity, first-rate skills as a storyteller, and profound empathy not only for her two compelling main characters but for an oft-neglected region and a disappearing way of life.” WayFirstsTwoStatesCharacterEmotionalSkillsEmpathyProfoundRateDisappearBordersFiftyRegionsDisplayCompellingStorytellerNeglectedMain Characters Author:Christopher Castellani