"The Printmaker's Daughter," by Katherine Govier
Jeff Glor talks to Katherine Govier about "The Printmaker's Daughter."
Jeff Glor: What inspired you to write the book?
Katherine Govier: The real life story of Hokusai's daughter, a great, lost woman artist. I wanted to restore her to history.
KG: What holes there are in history, and therefore what scope for someone like me who loves to play detective.
KG: Dancing the tango.
KG: Stephen Jay Gould's "Wonderful Life." It's about how a fossil find in the Canadian Rockies led to a new interpretation of the beginnings of life.
KG: A trip to the Galapagos. Some time away from my desk.
For more on 'The Printmaker's Daughter," visit the Harper Collins website.