![]() ![]() ![]() The Book Smugglers: Talk to us a bit about Shakespeare, and the influence Romeo and Juliet had on you and this book.ĬHLOE: I’m a complete Shakespeare nerd. Even though this is fiction, 1920s Shanghai in true history was still this glittering, vibrant place, and I wanted to capture its atmosphere as much as possible with a combination of culture and facts so that readers really feel like they are there at this time while these fictionalized events are happening. ![]() ![]() What research did you do if any to capture your vision of 1920s Shanghai?ĬHLOE: It was a combination of technical research (aka flipping through history textbooks and spending hours at a time in my school library) and asking my parents and relatives a lot of questions! I wanted the setting to feel as real as possible even while I was inventing fantastical elements like a monster and a deadly contagion. The Book Smugglers: These Violent Delights prominently features rival gangs vying for power and leading to chaos and a body count-as well as a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River, leading to even greater chaos and a higher body count. ![]()
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