In Episode 35 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Elizabeth Birkelund about her new novel, A Northern Light in Provence.
Elizabeth is the author of 3 novels: The Dressmaker, The Runaway Wife, and, most recently, A Northern Light in Provence. Prior to writing novels, Elizabeth was the personal finance columnist for Cosmopolitan magazine and a full-time freelance writer for national magazines including Glamour, Self, and more. She has served on the boards of the National Humanities Center and the Center for Fiction, and received a fellowship from the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She lives in New York City.
In this interview, Elizabeth talks about what fascinates her about literary translation, the importance of place in her work, her best advice for early career writers and much more…