80: The Importance of Being Ernst

Dolls of Our Lives

Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney

Society & Culture, History

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Before she was a bestselling author, she was an interpreter at a living history museum. Before she was an interpreter, she was a reader. For this episode, we were thrilled to interview Kathleen Ernst, the author of the Caroline series and many more American Girl books. As a child, Ernst loved Little House On the Prairie, which led her to a career in public history. She even served as a consultant for American Girl before she had the opportunity to write mysteries for the brand. From that gig, Kathleen was offered the chance to create her own War of 1812 character. During this interview, we talk about Kathleen's writing process, the creation of specific characters in the Caroline books, and her experiences meeting American Girl fans. Tune in to find out how Inkpot and Garland came to be, and stay for Kathleen's fascinating and earnest life story.

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0:00.0	Welcome everyone to American Girls The Podcast.
0:13.2	This is the podcast where we're reliving the American Girl series book by book.
0:17.4	I'm Mary.
0:18.7	I'm still Allison.
0:20.1	And Allison, we're so lucky today.
0:21.9	We have such a special guest joining us on this very special episode.
0:25.7	I am absolutely elated.
0:27.6	We are joined today by a person who probably doesn't need much of an introduction, but on
0:32.1	her own website says my new favorite phrase, which is that she's worn many bonnets in
0:37.6	her career as opposed to many hats.
0:40.6	We are joined today by the author of the Caroline books, Kathleen Ernst.
0:45.2	Kathleen.
0:46.2	Hello.
0:47.2	Well, I'm so glad for the warm welcome.
0:49.5	Thank you very much.
0:50.9	We're so honored to have you here.
0:52.5	I mean, I sure you know this, but we just finished reading the Caroline books, and it was
0:56.6	such an adventure for us.
0:58.6	I'm very glad to hear that.
0:59.8	It was an adventure for me too.
1:03.4	I'm sure as we're going to hear more about, I mean, as Allison said, your website is really
1:08.6	wonderful in kind of providing a snapshot of your career.
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