Jennifer Armstrong: Award Winning Authorto use all of it -- music, art history, economics, mathematics, history, science -- in my work. 11.SR: What piqued your interest in Audobon? Where did you do your research for this book? JA: I went to Audubon camp as a kid. I was always interested in nature, and in my adulthood that has been paired with my interest in history to lead me into reading about the pioneering naturalists and explorers. I read Audubon's journals, and the classic biographies of him. The usual kind of thing. 12.SR: Can you discuss any current or future projects? JA: I'm working on a book about Civil War photography right now, as well as compiling and editing anthology of original short stories about music. 13.SR: Please complete this sentence. "In a perfect world... JA: Every kid would have time and the opportunity to read for pleasure. 14.SR: Please complete this sentence. "Writing is.... JA: how I fit into the world.
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