Step into Sp ring with us as we chat with the highly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult about her newest novel\, By Any Other Name. \;
\nIn 1581\, Emilia B assano&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 work to the stage. And yet\, creating some of the world&rsquo\;s greatest dramatic masterpieces comes at great cost: by paying a man for the use of his name \, she will write her own out of history.
\nIn the present\, playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. Although the challenges are different four hundred years later\, the playing field is still not level for women in theater. Would Melina&mdash\;like Emilia& mdash\;be willing to forfeit her credit as author\, just for a chance to s ee her work performed?
\nTold in inter twining narratives\, By Any Other Name is a sweeping tale of ambi tion\, courage\, and desire that asks what price each woman is willing to pay to see their work live on&mdash\;even if it means they will be forgott en. Register now to join the wondrous conversation! \;
\nAbout the Author: Jodi Pic oult is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-nine novels\, i ncluding By Any Other Name\, Mad Honey (co-authored with Jennifer Finney Boylan)\, Wish You Were Here\, The Book of T wo Ways\, A Spark of Light\, Small Great Things\, < em>Leaving Time\, and My Sister&rsquo\;s Keeper\, and\, with daughter Samantha van Leer\, two young adult novels\, Between the Lin es and Off the Page. She lives in New Hampshire with her hus band.
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