Jeanine
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Bonnie Garmus:
You seem to write with humour so easily. Do you find it easy to write these characters using a humorous voice or was this something you had to work at in the novel?
Bonnie Garmus
Oh thanks--that's a compliment! I've been writing humor for a while -- mostly for corporate speeches and videos -- but applying it over an entire novel was new territory. I always think writing humor is hard. The big rule: brevity!
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Bethanne Elion
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Bonnie Garmus:
In your research for Lessons in Chemistry, did you run across my aunt, Dr Gertrude Belle Elion, a chemist who won the Nobel in the 1980s? Your main character parallels so much of what she faced. https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/women-scientists/gertrude-elion.html
Elizabeth
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Bonnie Garmus:
I don't need to ask a question. I simply need to tell you that Lessons in Chemistry is one of the very best books I've ever read! It was fun, informative, girl power-y and just fabulous! I have recommended it to everyone reader I know! So happy for your success with this and look forward to your next book? Just brilliant!!!
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