This week Tayla is joined by two local authors, Vanessa Lillie and Dr. Michael Fine, to talk about writing books set in Rhode Island. They discuss their books and why they chose to make Rhode Island such an integral part of their stories. They also discuss Indigenous narratives, indie movies, and Pride and Prejudice. During The Last Chapter they discuss: If you could rewrite a book from another character’s point of view, what book and character would you choose?

Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you’d like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening!

BooksThe World’s One Hundred Best Short Stories edited by Grant Overton

Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford

Where the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon Hobson

Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden

This Place: 150 Years RetoldBody Talk edited by Kelly Jensen

The Tender Bar by J. R. Moehringer

Little Voices by Vanessa Lillie

For the Best by Vanessa Lillie

The Bull and Other Stories by Michael Fine

Rhode Island Stories by Michael Fine

Abundance by Michael Fine

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka

The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, and Maureen Johnson

AVLandscapers (2021)

Yellowjackets (2021- )

The Tender Bar (2021)

The Killing of Two Lovers (2020)

OtherVanessa Lillie on Instagram

Michael Fine, M. D. (website)

Young Rich Widows by Vanessa Lillie, Kimberly Belle, Cate Holahan, and Layne Fargo (coming April 2022)

Big Blue Bug (Wikipedia)

Independent Publishers of New England (website)