Debra Dean joins The Literary Life discussing her new book, a biography of the artist Jan Yoors and his two wives, teaching MFA students, and her life as an actress. In an engaging conversation with Mitchell, Debra explores the transition *albeit temporary* from fiction like her bestselling “The Madonnas of Leningrad,” to non-fiction, while giving us insight into the making of a writer and teacher.
Recorded at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida.
Host: Mitchell Kaplan
Showrunner: Carmen Lucas
Editor: Andy Stermer, Chaliwa Music + Sound
Links:
https://shop.booksandbooks.com/book/9780385341004
https://www.debradean.com/
Thanks for joining us, Debra Dean!
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