Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Ever wanted to change the past? Jennifer Donnelly did, and that's one of the sparks that ignited the story behind A Northern Light. (Source.)
There really was a Grace Brown and a Chester Gillette, and he was caught and convicted of murder, then executed. Grace's letters, which really exist, were integral in his conviction. (Source.)
Donnelly is not the first author to fictionalize the story of Grace Brown and Chester Gillette; check out Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy. (Source.)
One of Jennifer Donnelly's favorite books as a teen was The Shining or anything by Stephen King. Let's hope she's not like Jack, with all work and no play making her a dull girl. (Source.)