Silvia Moreno-Garcia on The Bewitching and History as Inspiration
We chat with critically-acclaimed and award-winning author Silvia Moreno-Garcia about the inspiration behind her latest novel, The Bewitching, including the Salem Witch Trials and fall in New England.
Silvia also dives into the process and research behind writing in different time periods and settings, as well as differences in the horror genre across the globe. We also discuss the importance of finding the right narrator, as well as special editions of novels—and the beautiful art Silvia commissions for her books to help bring the characters to life.
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Jumping into a completely…different world when I go into the past to a different time and place…I just enjoy that process and, and therefore it tends to come out a lot in my writing. I also think that there is a lot about the past that echoes in the present.
— Silvia Moreno-Garcia on the Libro.fm Podcast
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Get Silvia’s Audiobooks
The Bewitching
By Silvia Moreno-Garcia • Narrated by Gisela Chipe
Mexican Gothic
By Silvia Moreno-Garcia • Narrated by Frankie Corzo
Gods of Jade and Shadow
By Silvia Moreno-Garcia • Narrated by Yetta Gottesman
Silver Nitrate
By Silvia Moreno-Garcia • Narrated by Gisela Chípe
Audiobooks discussed on today’s episode
The Haunting of Hill House
By Shirley Jackson • Narrated by Bernadette Dunne
Climate Is Just the Start
By Mikaela Loach • Narrated by Mikaela Loach
Still Life
By Sarah Winman • Narrated by Sarah Winman Dunne
Tin Man
By Sarah Winman • Narrated by Sarah Winman
