Between the Book & the World
Paula McLainNew York Times bestselling author of THE PARIS WIFE, CIRCLING THE SUN, LOVE AND RUIN, WHEN THE STARS GO DARK, and my forthcoming novel SKYLARK coming January 6th, 2026
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How do you find the voice for your characters? Did you know the voices for the different characters in Skylark before you started writing or did you discover them through the process of writing?
I don’t usually begin with a character’s voice fully formed. What I have first is something more elemental: their longing, their wound, their way of moving through the world, the pressure they’re under. Then comes the listening. I write tow...
Before and After
Home is charged for all of us, I think. It’s harbor, refuge, mirror, longing. But for me it has always carried an added weight. I grew up in foster care, in other people’s houses, and so the idea of home was never straightforward. It was so...
SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS
I started this series a few years ago on social media, when I noticed what wonderful questions my followers were asking about my writing life. It surprised me, when I began to answer some of these questions, how much I loved reflecting on v...
The City That Keeps Meeting Me Halfway
My relationship with Paris began the way many longings do: from a distance. When the idea of The Paris Wife came to me, I couldn’t afford to go there—and I had never been. I had three part-time teaching jobs, three children, two of whom wer...
EXCLUSIVE: Read Chapter 1 of SKYLARK
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The scarlet fabric burns against Alouette’s palm: crushed pomegranate, wet cherry heart, forbidden as spilled blood. In the gray hours before dawn, its color is relentless, casting off the shadows. Even the rough...
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New York Times bestselling author of THE PARIS WIFE, CIRCLING THE SUN, LOVE AND RUIN, WHEN THE STARS GO DARK, and my last novel SKYLARK, which was the GMA Bookclub Pick for January 2026.
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