The History of Literature

471 Angels of War (with Ariel Lawhon, Kristina McMorris, and Susan Meissner

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In this episode, Jacke talks to three bestselling authors - Susan Meissner, Kristina McMorris, and Ariel Lawhon - who came together to write When We Had Wings, a historical novel about a trio of World War II nurses who waged their own battle for freedom and survival. PLUS we hear what Charlie Lovett, bibliophile and Lewis Carroll expert, would choose as the last book he would ever read.

Additional listening suggestions:

  • 362 Kurt Vonnegut (with Tom Roston)
  • 448 Lewis Carroll (with Charlie Lovett)
  • 308 New Westerns (with Anna North)


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