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Get ready to fall hopelessly in love with Emilie Loring, a New England native whose prolific output of richly-detailed romance novels feature the sort of charming characters and snappy dialogue reminiscent of films like The Philadelphia Story and It Happened One Night. Loring’s 30 years of commercial success continued long after her death in 1950, prompting publishers to sell ghost-written “Emilie Loring” novels that continued to sell by the tens of millions. Having read each of Loring’s novels at least 50 times each, guest Patti Bender joins us this week to talk about the author’s captivating life and work as told in her 2023 biography Happy Landings: Emilie Loring’s Life, Writing and Wisdom.

00:00 Introduction to Lost Ladies of Lit

02:04 Guest Introduction: Patti Bender, Emilie Loring's Biographer

05:19 Emilie Loring's Family: A Legacy of Creativity

08:15 Emilie Loring's Marriage and Early Life

10:37 Emilie's Writing Journey: Persistence and Passion

12:32 Exploring Emilie Loring's Romantic Novels

14:04 Diving into 'Uncharted Seas': An Emilie Loring Novel

22:26 The Role of Books During Difficult Times

25:35 Emilie's Legacy: Her Continued Popularity

27:28 Must-Read Loring Titles

28:45 The Hollywood Connection: Emilie's Stories and the Silver Screen

29:21 The Pulitzer Nomination

33:48 The Power of Re-reading: Emilie's Books as Comfort Food

35:15 Conclusion: The Lasting Impact of Emilie's Stories

Mentioned in this Episode

Hallmark movie Her Pen Pal

Happy Landings: Emilie Loring’s Life, Writing and Wisdom by Patti Bender

Lee and Shepard Publishing

George Melville Baker’s “Among the Breakers”

Snappy Stories

Uncharted Seas by Emilie Loring

The ghosts of Stone House in Blue Hill, Maine

The Philadelphia Story

It Happened One Night

National Velvet by Enid Bagnold

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