Larkin McPhee
Author Interview - Larkin McPhee
Author of I'll See You In My Dreams: A Sister's Memoir
I’ll See You In My Dreams: A Sister’s Memoir is an unforgettable portrait of sibling love as told by Larkin McPhee, a Peabody and Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker, and her dream-expert younger brother, Charles McPhee, host of the nationally syndicated radio show The Dream Doctor Show. At forty-four, Charles’s life changed forever when he was diagnosed with the fatal neurodegenerative disease ALS.
Using remembered moments, dreams, emails, and excerpts from his radio show, Larkin looks back on the years with her brother, both before his diagnosis and afterward, tracing a poignant but joyful journey across time as they encourage each other’s creativity and nontraditional careers. In addition to helping his radio listeners, Charles guides Larkin through her dreams and their impact on her life, helping her discover her voice as a documentary filmmaker. And in the face of insurmountable odds, Charles finds hope and beauty, ultimately showing Larkin, and all of us, how to live.
Author Interview - Larkin McPhee
Author I draw inspiration from:
Amy Bloom, author of IN LOVE.
Author Interview - Larkin McPhee | Author I Draw Inspiration From
Favorite place to read a book:
In my bed at nighttime
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with:
Katherine Graham, subject of her autobiography "Personal History"
Author Interview - Larkin McPhee | Book Character I’d Like to be Stuck in an Elevator With
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author:
In my twenties after I read an article about Jean Auel , the author of "Clan of the Cave Bears."
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook:
Hardback is the most, real solid version of the book , paperback easier to carry, ebook is outstanding for nighttime reading and travel. Audiobook is superb when narrator captures the characters and I am on a walk.
The last book I read:
The Correspondent
Author Interview - Larkin McPhee | The Last Book I Read
Pen & paper or computer:
Computer, less messy.
Book character I think I’d be best friends with:
"Brave Irene" by William Steig. She is fearless and determined.
Author Interview - Larkin McPhee | Book Character I’d be Best Friends With
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a:
Documentary Filmmaker because I am and love it as much as writing.
Favorite decade in fashion history:
The 1950's, my mother's era.
Place I’d most like to travel:
Antarctica
My signature drink:
Lemon drop martini
Favorite artist:
Goergia O'Keefe
Number one on my bucket list:
Returning to Nepal, trekking in the Himalayas with my family
Anything else you'd like to add:
Can't wait to write my next book.
About Larkin McPhee:
Larkin McPhee
Larkin McPhee is a Peabody and Emmy award-winning director, producer and writer of documentary films covering topics ranging from the environment to mental health to the cosmos. Meticulous research, outstanding characters and powerful story-telling make McPhee's films extraordinarily compelling. Her skills as a director, writer and documentarian bring beauty and clarity to any topic. McPhee's documentaries impart a deep knowledge of the subject matter and provide viewers with a blueprint for positive change.
McPhee is perhaps best known for her intimate, sensitive portrayals of people in critically acclaimed films such as “Depression: Out of the Shadows,” a primetime PBS special on the illness of depression; “Dying To Be Thin,” a NOVA special on eating disorders; and “Children By Design,” one hour of an eight-hour PBS series called Secret of Life, on the marvels and perils of the genetic revolution.
McPhee’s films have received widespread acclaim, including a review by The Wall Street Journal that described “Depression: Out of the Shadows” as "A treasure for its information and explanation, this documentary is that rare thing -- powerful television that can do some good in the world."
