The pairing makes sense, the more that I think about it; socialite and scammer alike must master the art of social interaction should they hope to be successful in their craft, but whereas the latter uses that mastery to avoid surveillance, the socialite courts it, accruing a unique kind of capital in attracting public notice-though again, are we noticing all of her? Or only what she allows us to see?
I adored LOTE when I first read it a couple of summers ago, so I was delighted to interview the Scottish author about socialites and scammers, history and erasure, those whom the archive remembers and those who'd rather evade capture...
von Reinhold's 2020 debut novel LOTE centers on a search for a missing socialite, Hermia Druitt, a forgotten Black artist of the early 20th century, raising questions about erasure and visibility in history...
During our correspondence, von Reinhold revealed she is working on various projects, including a second novel, an exhibition, and a book-length nonfiction piece, all still shrouded in mystery...
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