{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/dd9bf09f-c85c-5b84-8fc6-ac7c8574cacc/63a4f8a74e8d130011efe37f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Joanna Margaret, THE BEQUEST: A Dark Academia Thriller","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b786f01695623d36e9514d/1671755673315-43e80fe1fe1ff5ca89a36c02e63c8221.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Zibby interviews art historian and debut author Joanna Margaret about <em>The Bequest, </em>a richly atmospheric thriller about an American Ph.D. student who moves to Scotland and finds herself embroiled in a 450-year-old mystery. Joanna talks about her own trajectory from Ph.D. student to archival historian and writer (this book is based on a 16th-century Italian letter she decoded herself!), her experience as Joyce Carol Oates’ MFA student, and the challenge of writing such a complex story. The two also chat about the importance of brick-and-mortar bookstores (Zibby is opening one in LA!!!), and Joanna reveals the details of her next project. </p><p><br></p><p>Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.</p><p>Amazon: <a href=\"http://bit.ly/3jmZz5d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">bit.ly/3jmZz5d</a></p><p>Bookshop: <a href=\"http://bit.ly/3WihiJv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">bit.ly/3WihiJv</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter <a href=\"https://zibbyowens.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=8aaa1ce151a09216fdc1d6414&amp;id=4cf0ef4d3c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p><p>Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch <a href=\"https://www.bonfire.com/store/zibby-owens/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>","author_name":"Zibby Owens"}