The idea of writing a book about poison occurred to me a few years ago, as I was researching my book, Why’d They Wear That? Associating poison with fashion may sound odd, but my interest was piqued as I learned more about how arsenic became wildly popular in the 19 th century-it was everywhere-at every apothecary shop, in arsenical green fabric, in paint pigments, even in edible arsenic complexion wafers (!). Snow White, Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Shakespeare-I wanted to know if those poisonings from literature were possible in real life, and if they were, I wanted to know what was going on at the molecular level of a person who’d been poisoned. SA: I’ve been fascinated with poison ever since I was a young kid, from the first fairy tales that were read to me, to stories that I read myself as I got older. The whole time I was reading it, though, I kept wondering… how did you first become interested in writing about poisons? LAT: You know how much I love your new book, POISON. LAT: Welcome, Sarah, and thanks for agreeing to answer my questions! Today, I’m excited to host Sarah for an interview with the author! Read on to learn more about how she wrote this particular book and much, much more… A few weeks ago, I reviewed POISON: DEADLY DEEDS, PERILOUS PROFESSIONS, AND MURDEROUS MEDICINES, by Sarah Albee.
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