Barbara Linn Probst — Queen of the Owls

Have you ever wondered where the idea for a book comes from? Barbara Linn Probst has an answer.

Where did you get the idea for your book?

I’ve been asked that question many times about Queen of the Owls, my debut novel, and I’ve responded in various ways. Mostly, I say it was a combination of things. Some had been simmering below the surface for a long time, others were new, and they all came together in one of those magical convergences.

The memory of a painful adolescent momen...