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Jennifer Rosner - THE YELLOW BIRD SINGS

Jennifer Rosner - THE YELLOW BIRD SINGS

Jennifer and I discuss her book The Yellow Bird Sings, her impetus for telling this story, the significance of the violin and the color yellow in the book, what she learned on her research trip to Poland and how that impacted her writing, and why she selected Poland as the setting.

Jennifer and I discuss her book The Yellow Bird Sings, her impetus for telling this story, the significance of the violin and the color yellow in the book, what she learned on her research trip to Poland and how that impacted her writing, why she selected Poland as the setting, and much more.

The Yellow Bird Sings can be purchased at Murder by the Book.

Jennifer’s 4 recommended reads are:

  1. Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
  2. House on Endless Waters by Emuna Elon
  3. How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C Pam Zhang
  4. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

If you enjoy reading historical fiction and want to listen to more podcast episodes like this one, try Hazel Gaynor, Nguyen Phan Que Mai, Kristin Harmel, Asha Lemmie, and Erika Robuck.