Articles & Guest Blogs

Girl Talk HQ
Marjory Stoneman Douglas died on May 14, 1998 at the age of 108. She was, even in her later years, the boldest environmental activist you likely know nothing about. Over the course of her long life, she was also a short story writer, novelist, journalist, feminist, and champion for improved living conditions in Miami’s minority neighborhoods.
READ FULL ARTICLE

Friends of the Everglades
When I sat down at my computer four years ago, ready to take the plunge from writing short prose to writing a novel, I did not know I was going to tell the fictionalized story of the early life of Marjory Stoneman Douglas. I did not know that I would come to think of Marjory as a friend or that I would learn about myself through writing about her. And – perhaps most significantly – I didn’t know how much I’d miss spending my days with Marjory when the book was complete.
READ FULL ARTICLE

Interviews

Nu Writers
Listen in as Lori McMullen, author of Among the Beautiful Beasts, describes her tale of Marjory Stoneman Douglas as a love story, one that reveals this heroine’s early life and how she grew into her future activist self.
LISTEN TO PODCAST

Interview with Deborah Kalb

READ FULL INTERVIEW

Interview with Monica Hadley
Writers Voices talks with Lori McMullen about her new historical novel, – Among the Beautiful Beasts – based on the early life of conservation activist Marjory Stoneman Douglas.
WATCH FULL INTERVIEW