Michelle Rushefsky
Michelle Rushefsky asked M.L. Rio:

Hello. I LOVED your novel. The characters have stayed with me for months after I read it. I am a PhD student in literature and I enjoy the literary aspects of your novel, but I find it hard to find books that quote other literary figures. Do you have any book recommendation that feature other literary figures and works?

M.L. Rio Hi! I'm so glad to hear you loved the book and so sorry I've taken so long getting to this question; I've been off the grid on a research trip for the past few weeks. I've never run across anything quite like IWWV in this way, but a few ideas in a similar vein might be Iris Murdoch's 'The Black Prince,' Meg Wolitzer's 'Sleepwalking,' or A. S. Byatt's 'Possession.'

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