As I researched and wrote The Stolen Queen, I was incredibly lucky to meet several wonderful people associated with the Met Museum who lent their time and expertise to this story, including Ken Weine, Patrick Bringley, Adela Oppenheim, Alexandra Fizer, Seth Zimiles, Anna Serotta, Annie Bailis, Nancy Chilton, Dina Sheridan Grant, Jeff L. Rosenheim, Elizabeth L. Block, and Christine Coulson.
Others who were instrumental in the writing of this book include Lynne Olson, Kent R. Weeks, Colleen Darnell, Sree Sreenivasan, Anne Seelbach, Heather Hornbeck, Jenny Bruce, Jennifer Quinlan, Lynda Cohen Loigman, Andrew Alpern, Nikki Slota-Terry, Michael Rubenstein, Robert Clauser, and Sherif Samy. Any errors are my own.
I’m lucky to have the power trio of Stefanie Lieberman, Molly Steinblatt, and Adam Hobbins behind me, and I’m indebted to the entire team at Dutton: my brilliant editor, Lindsey Rose, Christine Ball, John Parsley, Ivan Held, Allison Dobson, Amanda Walker, Stephanie Cooper, Alice Dalrymple, Sarah Thegeby, Nicole Jarvis, Diamond Bridges, Caroline Payne, Charlotte Peters, Christopher Lin, Olga Grlic, Sarah Oberrender, and Kelly Gildea.
Thanks also to Olivia Fanaro and Orly Greenberg at UTA, Kathleen Carter of Kathleen Carter Communications, and Authors Unbound. And, of course, a huge shout-out to all the book influencers, readers, bloggers, reviewers, and bookstore owners and staffers who make this such a warm and welcoming community.
To the readers who donated their names as characters in various charity auctions, I hope you enjoy your walk down the red carpet. Thank you for your generous support.
During the pandemic, a group of writers turned to each other for laughs, book talk, and wine over weekly Zoom happy hours. I consider myself lucky to be part of the Thursday Authors crew: authors Amy Poeppel, Lynda Cohen Loigman, Susie Orman Schnall, Nicola Harrison, and Jamie Brenner, as well as book maven Suzanne Leopold.
Thank you to my family: Dilys, Martin, Mace, Caitlin, Erin, Alex, and Lauren. Finally, I am lucky to share my life with Greg Wands: thank you for your boundless love and inspiration.