Ever wonder what the inspiration was behind some of your favorite books and authors? Well, do we have some doozies for you - gruesome, weird tales from author's real lives and how they've inspired their writing. From the birth of science fiction to authors who regretted the births of their own children, murder mystery writers living their own murders and mysteries, and unexplainable happenings. Perfect spooky season listening!

Alternate titles to this episode include: "how many times can we say wild in this episode?" and "the Romantic poets were really just the first frat boys." Check out our wakelet/website for everything we discussed in this episode: https://www.columbusjct.lib.ia.us/programs/beyond-bookshelf-podcast

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