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Podcast: The Reading Culture
Episode: Rabbit Holes: Brandy Colbert on Deep Research and Deep Characters
Description: "I'm a bad liar. So I'm just like, I'm really good at telling the truth.” - Brandy ColbertGoing down internet rabbit holes and discovering everything there is to know about random subjects is a relaxing way to spend an evening, according to Brandy Colbert. This passion for research is part of the secret sauce that helps her build such deep and believable characters in her fiction work. In her nonfiction writing, Brandy’s ability to bring humanity to the real “characters” in the story is what brings history to life. Brandy is a true acolyte of...