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Lynda Cohen Loigman - THE LOVE ELIXIR OF AUGUSTA STERN

Lynda Cohen Loigman - THE LOVE ELIXIR OF AUGUSTA STERN

In this interview, I chat with Lynda Cohen Loigman about The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern, the familial inspirations for this book, her title and stunning cover, including humor into the narrative, how hard she worked to get her characters' voices right, the research she conducted, The Thursday Authors, and much more.

Lynda's recommended reads are:

  1. The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
  2. The Wedding People by Alison Espach
  3. Four Squares by Bobby Finger


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Lynda Cohen Loigman

Author

Lynda Cohen Loigman is the author of The Matchmaker’s Gift, The Wartime Sisters, and The Two-Family House. She received a B.A. in English and American Literature from Harvard College and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. She grew up in Longmeadow, MA, and now lives in New York.