photo by Amanda K. Gilley
Meredith Henne Baker received her graduate degree in American History and a museum studies certificate from the College of William and Mary. She currently writes from Washington, D.C. where she lives with her husband and two children. The Richmond Theater Fire, winner of the 2012 Jules and Frances F. Landry Award, is her first book.
Please contact her via email at the following address (converted to prevent spam):
author (at) theaterfirebook (dot) com
Who’s Talking about The Richmond Theater Fire and Meredith Henne Baker?
A review in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. “Exhaustively researched and thoughtfully contextualized, this book is a welcome contribution.”
Louisiana State University’s press release on The Richmond Theater Fire receiving the 2012 Phi Alpha Theta Award.
A review in CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, an American Library Association publication: “Best study yet of antebellum Richmond…highly recommended.”
An interview with Richmond.com
Another great review in theRichmond Times-Dispatch‘s “Virginia Book Notes” and
An interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Richmond Magazine Online interviews Meredith
Listen to a live interview with the WFLO “Call Flo” morning radio program
The Richmond Theater Fire Press Release from Louisiana State University Press (PDF file)
A video interview with Jim Junot at The Junot Files
A review from Washington D.C.’s The Hill Rag ”Literary Hill” Column , listed as one of the “Best of the Literary Hill” reads for 2012 (Dec, 2012 issue)
Review in Washington D.C.’s WETA (Public Radio) InReads Blog
Reviewed in The Confederate Book Review and later interviewed
Interviewed in Belle Magazine and listed as one of their “Women You Should Know”
Reviewed in author Charles Knight’s Valley Thunder Blog
Interviewed in the Hillsdale College Alumni Magazine
