



While we started writing Heiress Takes All to deliver the sort of epic heist we love to read, we quickly found ourselves drawn into young mastermind Olivia’s story for a different reason: the most sweeping “theft” in this story unfolded outside its pages, long before “Phase One” of Olivia’s plot starts. Olivia is seventeen and…

Author KJ Dell’Antonia on the ways her midwestern upbringing–and the urge to leave it behind–shaped ‘The Chicken Sisters.’ Story By: KJ Dell'Antonia