Season 3, Episode 15 – Addison Armstrong
In our final episode of Season 3, host Colin Mustful chats with Addison Armstrong about her new novel The War Librarian. During the conversation, Armstrong talks about her love of words and reading, the challenges of writing a dual timeline narrative, and the inspiration she receives from her sister who is studying professional aviation at Auburn University. She also talks about the history of war librarians during WWI and the strange irony of the U.S. government's effort to censor books while at same time promoting them. Don’t miss it!
About the Author
Addison Armstrong graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2020 with degrees in elementary education and language and literacy studies. She received her master’s degree from Vanderbilt in Reading Education in 2021. The Light of Luna Park was her first novel. She lives with her husband in New York City where she teaches elementary school. Her newest novel, The War Librarian, is a dual timeline narrative set among the first female volunteer librarians in 1918 during World War I and the first women accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy in 1976.
