Synopsis: Season 4 is finally here and we kick off the Season of Women Authors with historical fiction author Greer Macallister and her new novel Girl in Disguise. Greer also talks about taking liberties when writing historical fiction, writing accurate portrayals of the female historical experience, all those “Girl” titles, and what she’s reading now.

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Duration: 47:12

Present: Harry C. Marks, Greer Macallister

The Guest

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The Books

• Girl in Disguise
• The Magician’s Lie

Books Discussed

• The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower
• Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
• The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• A Lady in Disguise by Sandra Byrd
• Final Girls by Riley Sager
• The Girls by Emma Cline
• History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
• Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
• The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
• Magruder’s Curiosity Cabinet by H.P. Wood
• Church of Marvels by Leslie Parry
• The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
• The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen Dionne

Miscellaneous

• Give the Girl a Name, Already! | LitReactor
• The Millions : How Can Historical Fiction Be Feminist? – The Millions

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Download: Episode S4E1: Greer Macallister, GIRL IN DISGUISE