Louis Bayard
Louis Bayard's new novel is Courting Mr. Lincoln.
From his Q&A with Deborah Kalb:
Q: Why did you choose to tell the story in Courting Mr. Lincoln from the alternating perspectives of Mary Todd and Joshua Speed?Learn more about the book and author at Louis Bayard's website.
A: The story is essentially a love triangle, with Lincoln in the middle, so from the start, I felt I had to give equal weight to the triangle’s two other “legs.” Plus I think the combination of their perspectives – the fact that Mary and Joshua interpret the same events in quite different ways – gives the reader a fuller, more stereoscopic picture of what’s going on.
Q: What did you see as the right mixture of fact and fiction as you wrote the novel?
A: I wish I could say I stumbled on an exact formula, but the ratio is case-by-case with each book. I do try to honor the...[read on]
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