Little-Known Facts About the 1920s
July 19, 2021
By Amanda Skenandore When I first had the idea to write about Carville, the real-life leper hospital where my new novel, The Second Life of Mirielle West, is set, I… READ MORE
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The True History That Inspired The Second Life of Mirielle West
July 8, 2021
By Amanda Skenandore As a writer, I’m drawn to stories and voices left out of the traditional narrative of history. More than dates and events, I’m interested in people and… READ MORE
Caring For The Dead
August 5, 2019
Writing a story about a nineteenth-century embalmer, as I did in The Undertaker’s Assistant, may seem strange and even morbid. But it was the broader social interactions surrounding death and… READ MORE
Caring for the Dead By Amanda Skenandore
July 18, 2019
Writing a story about a nineteenth-century embalmer, as I did in The Undertaker’s Assistant, may seem strange and even morbid. But it was the broader social interactions surrounding death and… READ MORE
What Life Hands You By Amanda Skenandore
May 24, 2018
Las Vegas is a city of transplants. I came from Colorado. My neighbors from Minnesota. My closest friends from California and New York. We’re a hodgepodge of professionals, retirees, and… READ MORE
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