In Celebration of Two Literary Giants feat. Lynn Cullen, author of Mrs. Poe

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Join me as I chat with Lynn Cullen, author of several novels including Mrs. Poe and Twain's End.
Highlights:

• Genesis of Twain's End
• Shocking truths about Mark Twain
• Hal Holbrook, Mark Twain, and Isabelle Lyon
• How would we label Mark Twain in this age of psychological profiling?
• Francis Osgood and her relationship with Edgar Allen Poe in Mrs. Poe
• Poe and the popularity of The Raven
• Depicting the complexity of romance
• Life and constant craving
• The creative process in Cullen's novels
• Reading from Mrs. Poe
• Advice for authors

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Lynn Cullen's Website
Music Credits
Intro: Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson
Ad: Celtic Calypso, performed by Lunar Adventures; composed by Gregg Simpson
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Chapter

1. In Celebration of Two Literary Giants feat. Lynn Cullen, author of Mrs. Poe (00:00:00)

2. Welcome and Introduction (00:00:15)

3. An overview of Twain's End (00:01:35)

4. Hal Holbrook's portrayal of Twain (00:03:16)

5. Samuel Clemens' personality (00:03:54)

6. Are all geniuses troubled people? (00:05:50)

7. Nobody's perfect! (00:07:51)

8. Edgar Allen Poe (00:08:04)

9. Poe's The Raven (00:08:20)

10. The genesis of Mrs. Poe (00:08:43)

11. The character of Mrs. Poe (00:13:20)

12. Researching Mrs. Poe (00:16:05)

13. Poe's affair with Frances Osgood (00:17:07)

14. The complexity of romance (00:18:06)

15. Authors should respect their own work (00:21:03)

16. The theme of the creative process (00:21:56)

17. A reading from Mrs. Poe (00:23:04)

18. Poe's The Raven in Mrs. Poe (00:28:37)

19. Advice for aspiring authors (00:31:01)

20. Extro (00:32:51)