LIVE from the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, we interview Lynne and Valerie Constantine, New York Times bestselling sister duo authors of The Last Mrs. Parrish and four other novels.** After an introduction to Pop Fiction Women and Liv Constantine, we start at the beginning with their debut, The Last Mrs. Parrish, a December 2017 Reese Book Club pick. They share how they found out the big news and the difficulty in keeping that big secret. (03:37)** Lynne and Val share how their latest novel, The Stranger In The Mirror, came to be after they both agreed to scrap the book they were working on and start anew from a kernel of an idea: amnesia. Sometimes killing your darlings really does work! (06:15)** Addison Hope, the complicated protagonist of The Stranger In the Mirror, has no past, which adds layers of emotional dissonance and complexity to the character. (08:15)** Addison is not the only complicated female character and point of view in the novel, we hear why Blythe turned out to be one of Lynn and Val's favorite characters. (11:42)** While it's liberating and fun to write villains, we loved chatting with Lynne and Val about how they resist the urge to mitigate the bad acts of their protagonists and let them be who they really are. (14:58)** What's your damage, Liv? We dig into the psychology of their characters and why they're interested in delving into weighty, dark topics in their novels. (17:28)** Lynne and Val share their origin story and what made them decide to write together, which has us confessing THEIR unlikely role in OUR writing origin story. (19:41)** We discuss how they collaborate together -- the brainstorming process and the logistics of two people writing a novel together. We also ask them to share their favorite part of writing and their least favorite part. It's clear they make a good combo. (24:25)** There’s a point in the novel when Addison thinks she may have been an exotic dancer in her previous life, so we just had to ask what profession they would each be delighted to find out they were doing in a previous life. (29:58)** The research Lynne and Val did on trauma and amnesia for this novel uncovered some fascinating things that really blew us away. (31:11)** Listen to hear our speed round of questions, The Newlywed Game style, to see how well these sisters know each other. (34:05)** We talk about the complicated nature of family. (36:26)** We talk astrology and how Addison is such a Gemini! (40:37)** Lynne and Val share what they are loving right now in terms of books, movies and TV shows. (43:10)** Since we're LIVE with an audience, you get to hear questions from those who came to watch us! (46:02)Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @popfictionwomen and on Twitter @pop_women. To do a full deep dive, check out our website at www.popfictionwomen.com. Stay Complicated!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.