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Frank Settineri
Frank Settineri asked Stephen P. Kiernan:

Hi Stephan, I read the Baker's Secret about a year ago and the images still haunt me. What a great book. And revenge is so sweet. What's next on your agenda?

Stephen P. Kiernan Thank you so much, Frank. I'm delighted that you enjoyed it.

Since that book came out, I wrote and published UNIVERSE OF TWO, a love story set amid the development of the atomic bomb. Now out in paperback.

I'm pleased to say that I have a book coming next spring (again from the fine people at Morrow) that hews close to THE BAKER'S SECRET. It starts in the same geographic area, and begins six weeks after WWII has ended.

It is a story about how a damaged nation rebuilds, and I hope readers will find correlations with here and now in America. There's a ton of art, a torrid romance, and French food in mouth-watering detail.

Next May or June is my hope. Things will move along as soon as I can find a decent title!

Thanks again for your question, and for reading my work.
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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

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A Goodreads user asked Stephen P. Kiernan:

I get the sense that you're fascinated with WWII, as am I. Ever been tempted to write a novel set during the war? In the Hummingbird, I found the flashback story very interesting. I think that itself would've made a damn fine novel.

Linda C
Linda C asked Stephen P. Kiernan:

I really liked "The Baker's Secret" but there were some scathing reviews that the setting wasn't authentic, i.e. French bakeries would never make cinnamon rolls, and by default, you didn't do the necessary research for a historical novel. How would you respond to those complaints?

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