Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Q&A with Camille Di Maio

From my Q&A with Camille Di Maio, author of Come Fly with Me: A Novel:
How much work does your title do to take readers into the story?

Come Fly With Me is one of the rare books where I had the title before starting the book. And it ended up being ideal because it evokes several things that are a part of the story. The title, inspired by the famed Frank Sinatra song, sets us in that jet-set era. And the notion of flying not only touches on the travel themes of the book, but also the interior journey of the two main characters: each are escaping something in their lives and flying off to new opportunities with Pan American Airlines.

What's in a name?

When I chose names for my characters in historical fiction, I start by...[read on]
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Q&A with Camille Di Maio.

--Marshal Zeringue