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\nStep into Spring with us as we chat with the highl y acclaimed \;New York Times bestselling \;author Jodi Picoult abo ut her newest novel\, \;By Any Other Name. \;
\nIn 1581\, Em ilia Bassano&mdash\;like most young women of her day&mdash\;is allowed no voice of her own. But as the Lord Chamberlain&rsquo\;s mistress\, she has access to all theaters in England and finds a way to secretly bring her wo rk to the stage. And yet\, creating some of the world&rsquo\;s greatest dr amatic masterpieces comes at great cost: by paying a man for the use of hi s name\, she will write her own out of history.
\nIn the present\, p laywright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. Although the challenges are diff erent four hundred years later\, the playing field is still not level for women in theater. Would Melina&mdash\;like Emilia&mdash\;be willing to for feit her credit as author\, just for a chance to see her work performed?\n
Told in intertwining narratives\, \;By Any Other Name \;is a sweeping tale of ambition\, courage\, and desire that asks what price ea ch woman is willing to pay to see their work live on&mdash\;even if it mea ns they will be forgotten. Register now to join the wondrous conversation! \;
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About the Author: \;Jodi Picoult is the #1 \
;New York Times \;bestselling author of twenty-nine novels\, including
\;By Any Other Name\, \;Mad Honey \;(co-authored with Jennife
r Finney Boylan)\, \;Wish You Were Here\, The Book of Two Ways\, A Spa
rk of Light\, Small Great Things\, Leaving Time\, \;and \;My Siste
r&rsquo\;s Keeper\, \;and\, with daughter Samantha van Leer\, two youn
g adult novels\, \;Between the Lines \;and \;Off the Page. She
lives in New Hampshire with her husband.