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Book Hype Podcast

Episode #110 – The Holmes and Watson Experiment

Hosted by Jen and Brittany

April 26, 2016

Book Hype returns with hosts Jen, and Brittany who interview Brittany Cavallaro, author of A Study in Charlotte!

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What we’re reading:
The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour and David Levithan
Paper Princess by Erin Watt
Where Futures End by Parker Peevyhouse

Getting to know Brittany Cavallaro:
-What sparked you into a career in writing?
-Dramatic X-Files poetry? Yes!
-Poetry is not the path to riches, but it does lead you to the world of fiction
A Study in Charlotte came out of procrastination
-The Brittanys bond over a childhood series no one else has read
-What’s on the menu right now: complex relationships, The Serpent King, stories about found family

A Study in Charlotte discussion:
-The gateway to the Holmes’ universe: “The Speckled Band”
-A bit of thievery went into finding the Holmes
-“The Adventure of the Muskgrave Ritual” is the one too dear to incorportate into the novel
-Only one Watson and two Holmes in this group
-The Holmes Game: Playing with Holmes and Watson in reality
-Many of the characters are nods to the original tales, like the Mrs. Hudson housemother
-Could there have been a Moriarty Crime Boss?
-Inheritance plays a big role, nature versus nurture
-Addressing addiction in a modern teenage leading detective
-What led Holmes and Watson to come together in more than just partnership?
-The Holmes-Watson relationship exists in the gray area and this will be explored in future books!
-Book 2 secrets! It’s going to pick up in Europe with an art heist! Stay on the look out for it next March!

A bit of Sherlock related fun:
Kiss, Marry, Kill Sherlock/Holmes style!

Brittany C:
Holmes:
Kiss: Benedict Cumberbatch
Marry: Jeremy Brett
Kill:Robert Downey Jr.

Watson
Kiss: Martin Freeman
Marry: Jude Law Kill
Kill: Nigel Bruce

Brittany L:
Holmes:
Kiss: Jeremy Brett
Marry: Jonny Lee Miller
Kill: Robert Downey Jr.

Watson:
Kiss: Robert Sean Leonard
Marry: Martin Freeman
Kill: Jude Law

Jen:
Holmes
Kiss: Robert Downey Jr.
Marry: Jonny Lee Miller
Kill: Benedict Cumberbatch

Watson:
Kiss: Martin Freeman
Marry: Jude Law
Kill: We save a Watson here!

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