The Story Behind: The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin

The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking's newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors' books or how they got published. Today's guest is Melanie Benjamin, author of the historical novel, The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb.

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I always tell aspiring writers that the most important thing they can do for their careers is read – and I have no better example of this than my newest novel, THE...