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Stephanie Storey is the author of the bestselling historical novel, "Oil and Marble: a novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo." The New York Times called it "tremendously entertaining," it has been translated into 6 languages and is in development as a feature film by Pioneer Pictures. Storey is also the author of "Raphael, Painter in Rome," and a national television producer of shows like The Arsenio Hall Show for CBS, The Alec Baldwin Show on ABC, and the Writers' Room with Jim Rash on Sundance. Storey and husband Mike Gandolfi--an actor and Emmy-winning comedy writer--can usually be found traveling the world in search of their next stories.

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Stephanie Storey My new book coming out in spring 2020 is about the painter Raphael. I've long been an admirer of Raphael's work, but everything I read about him made …moreMy new book coming out in spring 2020 is about the painter Raphael. I've long been an admirer of Raphael's work, but everything I read about him made him sound so boring -- he's so nice, he's so charming, he's so PERFECT -- so I assumed there wasn't a good story there... Then, it dawned on me: NO ONE IS THAT PERFECT... History, perhaps, wants us to believe he was this paragon of goodness, but reality tells us differently: every human and EVERY artist struggles and hurts and strives and wins and fails... LIFE is a struggle... Remembering that pushed me to start looking more closely at Raphael's drawings and life to find the true humanity in him, instead of some artist who is as perfect as his pictures... and BOY did I find a thrilling story...

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Stephanie Storey Hi Simon! Sorry it took me 300 years (or 7 months) to see this question. It was lost in the insanity of Goodreads! Anyway, they are totally stand-alon…moreHi Simon! Sorry it took me 300 years (or 7 months) to see this question. It was lost in the insanity of Goodreads! Anyway, they are totally stand-alone books -- written, obviously in very different styles -- but I AM obsessed with the Italian Renaissance, so... I will be shocked if I don't return... However, my next novel (which I'm working on right now) is art historical fiction, but it is NOT set during the Italian Renaissance -- it's set during another art historical period about which I am personally obsessed. Not spilling any beans about it yet tho! These things take a while to simmer. I hope you ended up enjoying Raphael :) and happy reading out there!(less)
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"3.5-4 stars. It kept my interest the whole time tho parts of Leonardo's storyline dragged on with his riddles and allegories but I have problems with HF books that presume to carry on conversations between real life figures. I know that is where the " Read more of this review »
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“I think … the greater danger for most of us is not in aiming too high and falling short, but in aiming too low and hitting the mark.”
Stephanie Storey, Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo

“A drop of ocean water had the ambition to rise high into the air. So, with the help of fire, it rose as vapor, but when it flew so high that the air turned cold, it froze and fell from the sky as rain. The parched soil drank up the little drop and imprisoned it for a long time: punishment for its greedy ambition. You’re”
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“think … the greater danger for most of us is not in aiming too high and falling short, but in aiming too low and hitting the mark.” “I”
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