Kate Anderson
I got the idea for HERE LIES OLIVE after hearing a piece on NPR about death rituals around the world and how different cultures view death. I thought a town immersed in death would be the perfect setting for an angsty teenager going through an existential crisis and trying to come to terms with what her life means.
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