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“I’m always interested in learning something while reading, but let me have it
“I was supposed to be doing live events telling people about Ra- phael. And I’m not. That’s difficult, and that’s the small scale of what’s difficult for people. This is a chal- lenging time for so many people losing jobs and being sick. The challenges of this moment are so overwhelming, but the thing about Raphael is — what I’m hoping people take away from (‘Raphael, Painter in Rome’) is that he had a really tough life. He was orphaned at age 11. His mom and sister died when he was eight, and his dad died when he was 11. The Italian Peninsula was besieged by war and disease during his lifetime. He falls in love with a woman, who most likely for political and social reasons he can’t marry, so he never has a family again. He died at age 37. He easily could have fallen into anger and sadness and frustration and anxiety. He could have been consumed by all of that, and in- stead he turned away from it, and he was consumed by beauty.”
With her book release on April 7, Storey was meant to be at her favorite bookstore in New York
City the night of but had to adapt for a digital launch, and is now focusing on maintaining an online presence through her YouTube channel, Team Storey, where she’s interviewing fellow authors and helping promote their work. She will also be uploading readings of her book. For more information on Stephanie, her books, and future events, go to stephaniestorey.com.
“This book took me five years to write,” she said. “You’re sup- posed to go out and celebrate with your friends and all your fans, and everybody who read ‘Oil and Mar- ble’ wants to come out and read the new book and you want to sign them. You want to give talks. It’s one of the best ways on the planet to get readers excited about your work. One of the best ways to get people excited about it is to give them a speech, go to an event, go shake their hand, and sign their book. None of which I can do right now. It is sad and disappointing, and yet I’ve worked in Hollywood for 20 years, so I don’t have an attitude other than the show must go on.”
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in a really good story where I get to be swept up in the characters and the people.”
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