Deena Ohana

Deena Ohana asked Mary Doria Russell:

What do you find about the Midwest that you can use in your writing? Do you like the way people talk and interact in the Midwest?

Mary Doria Russell This might be the hardest question anybody has asked me in 20 years! I had to think about it a while, and concluded that to me, the Midwest is like water is to a fish. I'm so a part of this region (Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland) that I can't really define its characteristic speech patterns or behavior! I know that I'm instantly aware of differences in dialect and prosody when I leave home. Assumptions and attitudes on the coasts and the south and the mountain west jump out at me. But at home? I'm far less aware, I guess.

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Joyce

Joyce asked Mary Doria Russell:

Mary, just finished the Sparrow and enjoyed it immensely. I admire your creativity and writing ability. I'll be reading your other books for sure?

Crystal

Crystal asked Mary Doria Russell:

I have just finished your Sparrow series and it was one of the best I have read. Congratulations. As an avid reader since childhood I have only been "sucked into" a few series. These books rank up there with Ted Dekker "Circle" series as intelligent and captivating characters that I couldn't wait to see how their lives would end up. Now the question? :-) Will there be a third book in the series? I would love to

David Jessup

David Jessup asked Mary Doria Russell:

So much has been written about the OK Corral I almost passed this up. Now I consider Epitaph the best historical novel on the American West that I've ever read. I'd love to vote for it, but couldn't figure out how. How do we vote???

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