Lois Leveen

Lois Leveen
Nationality	American
Education	Harvard University (A.B., 1990) University of Southern California (M.A., 1994) University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., 1996) University of California, Los Angeles (Ph.D., 1999)
Genre	Historical fiction
Notable works	The Secrets of Mary Bowser (2012)

Lois M. Leveen is an American writer, educator and historian based in Portland, Oregon.[1]

Early life and education

Leveen graduated from Harvard College, University of Southern California, and University of California, Los Angeles.[2]

Writing

Leveen published her first novel, The Secrets of Mary Bowser, in 2012.[3] The novel is based on the life of Mary Bowser, a Virginia slave who became a spy for the Union Army. It was named one of The Oregonian's Top Ten Northwest Books of 2012,[4] and has been optioned for film.[5]

For her second novel, Juliet's Nurse, Leveen reimagined the story of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet from the point of view of the nurse.[6] The audiobook, which was read by Nicola Barber, won an Earphones Award from AudioFile Magazine.[7]

One of Leveen's essays is mentioned in CrossRoutes: The Meanings of "Race" for the 21st Century, a 2003 book.[8]

Bibliography

• The Secrets of Mary Bowser (2012) ISBN 9781444736250[9][10][11][12]
• Juliet's Nurse (2014) ISBN 9780345814005[13][14][15][16]

References

1. Baker, Jeff (September 16, 2014). "Quirky novelist Lois Leveen talks about being from mall-land, race in America and Hollywood interest in her book". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
2. "Lois Leveen". loisleveen.com.
3. Cook, Myfanwy (May 2012). "New Voices". Historical Novels Review (60): 4–5.
4. "The Oregonian's top 10 Northwest books of 2012: No. 10 'The Secrets of Mary Bowser' by Lois Leveen". OregonLive.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
5. Utz, Annette. "Author brings history to life". Statesman Journal. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
6. "Author Lois Leveen talks Shakespeare-inspired novel Juliet's Nurse". Shakespeare Magazine. January 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
7. "JULIETS NURSE by Lois Leveen Read by Nicola Barber Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine. 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
8. Boi, Paola; Broeck, Sabine (2003). CrossRoutes, the Meanings of "race" for the 21st Century. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 12. ISBN 978-3-8258-6651-8.
9. Prince, Peter. "The Secrets of Mary Bowser (review)". Historical Novel Society.
10. Schneider, Katie (May 12, 2012). "'Mary Bowser' review: Being an 'invisible' slave a considerable asset for a Civil War spy". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
11. Diebel, Linda (July 29, 2012). "Women exploring and defying male worlds". The Toronto Star. p. IN7.
12. "Major Retailers Honor New Book About an Amazing African American Hero". The Dallas Weekly. August 16, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
13. Bennett, Connie (April 3, 2015). "Book Review: Juliet's Nurs". KLCC.
14. Doré, Asha (December 28, 2014). "Book Review: Juliet's Nurse by Lois Leveen". Hip Mama. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
15. "The Afterword Reading Society: Juliet's Nurse by Lois Leveen". National Post. October 28, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
16. Karas, Anna Nelson (September 15, 2014). "Juliet's Nurse (review)". Library Journal.

External links

• Official website
• Curriculum vitae
• Leveen discusses The Secrets of Mary Bowser at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library on January 18, 2013
• Appearances on C-SPAN