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Kristina Forest

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In the 44th episode of Truer Words, we speak with Kristina Forest about classic Hollywood, acting dynasties, and how working at the library prepared her to write for children. Kristina is the author of I Wanna Be Where You Are and Now That I’ve Found You. Kristina can be found on Instagram @kristinaforest_ and Twitter @kristinaforest. Her website is kristinaforest.com.

Mentioned in this Episode:

Leo Fuchs: Special Photographer from the Golden Age of Hollywood

Matt Sayles / Matt’s instagram

The Black List

The Black List Earmovies archive - Selznick’s Folly (based on a book of the same title) is the Hattie McDaniel biopic. We can’t link to it directly but you can listen or download it on the page; there is also a separate episode featuring an interview with screenwriter Gesha-Marie Bland.

Heidi Joyce’s Stand Up Against Domestic Violence

Randall Craig Fleischer

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra Virtual concert with Randall Craig Fleischer

Brother Jimmy’s

Wet Hot American Summer

What We Do in the Shadows

A French Village

Rick Steves’ Europe

Travel Man

The Trip / The Trip to Italy / The Trip to Greece

The Durrells in Corfu

No Offense by Meg Cabot

Rachel Fershleiser

Jasmine Guillory

Nora Roberts

Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn

Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes

How Vivian Stephens Helped Turn Romance Writing Into a Billion-Dollar Industry. Then She Got Pushed Out - Texas Monthly

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Roman Holiday

Sabrina

Diahann Carroll

Audrey Hepburn

Marilyn Monroe

Dorothy Dandridge

The Philadelphia Story

Katharine Hepburn

Jimmy Stewart

Cary Grant

Sidney Poitier

Harry Bellafonte

Denzel Washington

John David Washington

Dakota Johnson

Melanie Griffith

Tippi Hedren

The Birds

Antonio Banderas

Bright Lights

Fisher Stevens

Clint Eastwood

Scott Eastwood

Mamie Gummer

Evening

Jamie Lee Curtis

Janet Leigh

Tony Curtis

Sunset Boulevard

Pommes Frites

The New School MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults

David Lubar

Sarah Dessen

Hamline MFA

Jill Santopolo

Our episode with Christina Bryza

The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

The Last Dance

Chloe x Halle

The Gift - Beyoncé

Black is King - Beyoncé

About Us:

Truer Words is created and produced by Melissa Baumgart and Kathryn Benson. Our music was composed by Mike Sayre, and our logo was designed by Marianne Murphy.

You can follow us on Twitter @truerwordspod and on Instagram @truerwordspodcast. Contact us via our website, truerwordspodcast.com, or email us at truerwordspodcast@gmail.com.

Kathryn Benson