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– Erik Larson, author of "In the Garden of Beasts," on the free-wheeling daughter of an American ambassador to Germany who plays a major role in his non-fiction book.
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13 best 2011 author interviews
Authors covered topics from sandwiches to Shakespeare in 2011 Monitor Books interviews.
5. Erik Larsen on the American ambassador's daughter
