{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F364c683f-1dc6-4404-94dd-8c89bc01c68c","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"The Inventiveness of Fiction with Linda Kass\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/364c683f-1dc6-4404-94dd-8c89bc01c68c\"></iframe>","title":"The Inventiveness of Fiction with Linda Kass","description":"Linda Kass is the acclaimed author of Tasa\u2019s Song (2016) and A Ritchie Boy (2020). Her latest book, Bessie\u2014a fictional portrait of Miss America 1945, Bess Myerson\u2014will be released in September 2023. She is also the founder and owner of Gramercy Books, an independent bookstore in Columbus, Ohio. Trained as a journalist, Linda began her career as a magazine reporter and correspondent for regional and national publications such as Columbus Monthly, TIME, and The Detroit Free Press. Linda is known for her advocacy in education, literacy, and the arts and has served in leadership roles on the boards of Bexley Schools, Columbus Symphony Orchestra, and The Ohio State University among many others. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and holds a Master\u2019s in Journalism from The Ohio State University.\u00a0Today, you\u2019ll hear Linda reveal her life's remarkable twists and turns through stints working in medicine, education, journalism, and freelance writing. She describes how a family history writing project and a chance meeting during an outing with her book club moved her to become a novelist. She explains what makes Columbus, Ohio a unique place to be in. You\u2019ll also hear about the ultimate value of reading and writing and why Linda was compelled to write her most recent book about the first Jewish Miss America, Bess Myerson.\u00a0\u201cInhabit the character. Imagine what they would think, feel, and do in a scene\u2014how they would relate to other circumstances. Walk in their shoes. That becomes the inventiveness on the page of fiction, but then it\u2019s grounded in all of that authentic, true history underneath it.\u201d - Linda Kass \u00a0This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The young Linda Kass and her life growing up in central Ohio\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Linda\u2019s time at Eastmoor High School and how it led her to become a journalist\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Her work as a physical therapist while studying journalism in graduate school\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The genesis of Linda\u2019s life as a writer, teacher, and freelancer\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What brought Linda back to Columbus after living and working in Detroit\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How Columbus has changed since the late 80s\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The creative writing project that began Linda\u2019s career as a historical novelist\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What creative nonfiction is and how it helped Linda tell her parents\u2019 stories\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Poland and modern-day Ukraine in the context of World War II\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How a Catholic family helped Linda\u2019s mother and her family during World War II\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The research and writing process involved in creating Tasa\u2019s Song\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The art of inhabiting a character while writing\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What led Linda to write her book on Bessy Myerson\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The value of reading and writing\u00a0Resources Mentioned:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Book: The Bright Forever: A Novel by Lee Martin\u00a0Our Favorite Quotes:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cRead, because when you enjoy that experience you want to read more. When you read, you learn more, and when you learn you can be an empathetic human being that understands yourself and the world better.\u201d - Linda Kass\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cTo tell a real human story is more treatful and effective than coming up with just a fact-by-fact biography.\u201d - Linda Kass\u00a0Connect with Linda Kass:\u00a0\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Linda Kass Website (https://www.lindakass.com/)\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gramercy Books (https://www.gramercybooksbexley.com/)\u25cf\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Book: ","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/1dfd0129-13dd-4580-97c9-75e77f559ffc/1472142-1680641322.jpg"}