How do people construct their family stories?

Michael Schaibman explores this and a lot more in his latest novel, Moon Glow.

I am offended by the apparent privileging of so-called reality, so-called truth, over fictional

truth.

Who is the woman people called the first lady of the world?

Blanche Weasen Cook is here to talk about her biography of Eleanor Rizavelt.

She was really just this pioneering figure who said everywhere she went, tell me what

do you want, what do you need.

Also, what we and other people are reading.

This is Inside the New York Times Booker View.

I'm Pamela Paul.

Michael Schaibman joins us now.

His latest novel is Moon Glow and it's reviewed this week on the cover of the Booker View.

Michael, thanks for being here.

Thank you.

I'm very happy to be here.

So let's start at the beginning.

Tell us the origin story for this latest novel.

At the time that it originated, I had absolutely no idea where it was coming from.

It was a very mysterious experience and I don't.

I've only really ever had something like this happen once before with a book and that

was with Wonder Boyd.

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