A couple of weeks ago, Kayla covered a highly anticipated novel called The Rose Code by the one and only historical fiction queen, Kate Quinn. The book sounded *so good* when Kayla was speaking about it, and Becky confirmed: “five billion stars.” So today, Becky and Kayla had the great honor of chatting with Kate Quinn about all things The Rose Code, Bletchley Park, historical fiction, intensive code-breaking research, and the women hidden throughout history. Plus, some fun insight into the strange historical “fun facts” that Kate has come across in her research, and Easter Eggs that true historical fiction fans might find across Kate and her author pal's novels. And stay tuned to hear Kate answer some listener Qs, a very delicious sounding Rose Code cocktail, and a bit about what she might be working on next… (spoiler alert: it all sounds great!) We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did! And we’ll see you next week. Feel free to send us a note about the interview, Kate’s books, or anything else at booksandthecitypod@gmail.com. ------------------------>
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-rose-code-kate-quinn?variant=32126578163746   
The Huntress by Kate Quinn: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-huntress-kate-quinn?variant=32207051980834 
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-alice-network-kate-quinn?variant=32122703183906  
And check out Kate’s Spotify playlist, created for this book!: 
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5HjSaGRHZagr6rzdCgs4Ll?si=Zp-EQ2ixREC4G3Cbn6KHwg&nd=1 
Kate just read, loved, and highly recommends: Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Yellow-Wife/Sadeqa-Johnson/9781982149109 
The Children’s Blizzard by Melanie by Melanie Benjamin: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555989/the-childrens-blizzard-by-melanie-benjamin/ 
The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/594461/the-women-of-chateau-lafayette-by-stephanie-dray/ 
Find Kate online at: http://www.katequinnauthor.com/ or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KateQuinnAuthor, Twitter: https://twitter.com/KateQuinnAuthor, or Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/katequinn5975/  
Psst! Here’s the episode where Kayla covers The Rose Code, ICYMI: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/five-billion-stars/id1500784660?i=1000511105828 
Music by EpidemicSound, logo art by @niczollos