Debra Dean, bestselling author of “The Madonnas of Leningrad,” on writing, acting and teaching MFA students.

Debra Dean joins The Literary Life discussing her new book, a biography of the artist Jan Yoors and his two wives, teaching MFA students, and her life as an actress. In an engaging conversation with Mitchell, Debra explores the transition *albeit temporary* from fiction like her bestselling “The Madonnas of Leningrad,” to non-fiction, while giving us insight into the making of a writer and teacher.

Recorded at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida.

Host: Mitchell Kaplan

Showrunner: Carmen Lucas

Editor: Andy Stermer, Chaliwa Music + Sound

Links:

https://shop.booksandbooks.com/book/9780385341004

https://www.debradean.com/

Thanks for joining us, Debra Dean!