By the River

Margaret Verble

Holly Jackson is by the river with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Margaret Verble discussing her novel, When Two Feathers Fell From the Sky. As an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, Margaret discusses how she weaves Cherokee narratives into her books and the importance of indigenous voices in literature. She shares how she used her childhood in Nashville, TN as an inspiration for the setting of the book and the significant amount of research that is required for historical fiction.