Samantha Greene Woodruff's "The Lobotomist's Wife," the movie
My protagonist, Ruth Emeraldine, is a woman before her time – a strong, independent female who happens to be beautiful but, for whom, looks are irrelevant. Ruth runs a mental hospital in the 1930s and has devoted her life to her patients. As I wrote her character, my inspiration was Katharine Hepburn. Like Ruth, Hepburn had a powerful presence that wasn’t overshadowed by her pin-up girl looks…
How I Reinvented Myself In The Second Chapter Of My Life
“Openness: I am who I am, unabashedly. I don’t even mean to be. When I first started talking to my publicist about how to ‘build an author platform,’ she told me about some media outlets that liked to publish very personal essays…
New Voices: Melissa Fu, Tammye Huf, Elena Gorokhova & Samantha Greene Woodruff
Research, family histories, and imagination are blended into insightful historical fiction by debut novelists Melissa Fu, Tammye Huf, Elena Gorokhova, and Samantha Greene Woodruff.
BOOKSTORM: Deep Dive Into Best-Selling Fiction
Best-selling author Samantha Greene Woodruff braves the storm to talk about her incredible book The Lobotomist’s Wife! Join us as we tackle a handful of fascinating topics, including the trap of believing your own press, misguided beliefs about depression in the 50s, dismissive notions about women’s health, medical research, being our own health advocate, early views on PTSD, the promise of the psychedelic drug psilocybin, found in "magic mushrooms” …. and, of course, lobotomy!…
PRosé with special guest Samantha Greene Woodruff
Join us as we talk with Samantha Greene Woodruff about her break-out novel, The Lobotomist's Wife. Intrigued by a dark period of our history, Samantha was inspired to explore the role that women play in shaping history during pivotal times like this…
Reading and Writing Podcast
The 585th episode of the Reading and Writing Podcast features an interview with Samantha Greene Woodruff, author of the novel THE LOBOTOMIST'S WIFE…