Art In Fiction

Join me as I chat with Margaret Ann Philbrick, author of two novels listed on Art In FIction: House of Honor listed in the Visual Arts category and A Minor listed in the Music category.

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• Genesis of House of Honor
• Obession with the life and work of Caravaggio
• Heist of Caravaggio's Nativity (still unsolved) as inspiration for the novel
• Use of color plates of Caravaggio's work in the print and ebook editions of the novel
• Why is Caravaggio's work so compelling?
• Writing in Caravaggio's voice in House of Honor
• Researching the mafia and the Catholic church for House of Honor
• The character of Orazio Bordoni - redemption and the prodigal son
• Reading from House of Honor
• Travels in Italy and Orazio's neighborhood in Rome in the 1960s.
• Music and Alzheimer's in A Minor
• Why Margaret doesn't have a smartphone!
• One thing Margaret learned from writing her novels that she didn't know before

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Margaret Ann Philbrick's website: https://margaretphilbrick.com/

Music Credit
Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson

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