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Inside The Blanket Fort - Episode 232

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Mandi Jourdan
Published October 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM CDT
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Inside The Blanket Fort - Episode 232 (10/16/25)

Journey back Inside The Blanket Fort as we continue our series of interviews conducted at the 40th Annual Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago.

In our last episode, we spoke with Andrea Friederici Ross, author of two SIU Press titles: Edith: The Rogue Rockefeller McCormick, published in 2020, and Sisters of Influence: A Biography of Zina, Amy, and Rose Fay, which just released this week on October 14th. This week, we pick up our discussion with Andrea Friederici Ross.
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Mandi Jourdan
Mandi is the Publications Editor for SIU Press. She is also the author of six published novels, two short fiction collections, and numerous short stories. She earned her BA and MFA in creative writing from SIU , and during her MFA studies, she worked as a producer, senior editor, and voice actor for the first season of Blanket Fort Radio Theater, A Knight of Another Sort.
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