# The Familiar, The Loving and the Dark: Roshani Chokshi and Lauren Blackwood

A novel’s fantastical elements shine bright against the backdrop of the familiar. Roshani Chokshi’s latest novel, “The Last Tale of the Flower Bride,” is about a bridegroom who promises not to pry into his wife’s past. Lauren Blackwood’s novel “The Dangerous Ones” is set in 1863, on two battlefronts: North vs. South, and demigods vs. vampires. These dark stories of romance and dubious pasts make us wonder about the tales we tell ourselves. The two authors discussed their work with Ashley Dickerson.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2024
- Runtime: 38 min
- By: Chokshi, Roshani
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-9984/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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