Emily Franklin
Cognoscenti contributor
Emily Franklin is the author of 25 books including the bestselling "The Lioness of Boston." Her new novel, "Love & Other Monsters," told from the perspective of Claire Clairmont, Mary Shelley’s forgotten stepsister who was integral in the creation of "Frankenstein," will be published in April 2026.
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Love, loss and what I wear now
When author Emily Franklin went through her closet before going on book tour, she found a beloved shirt. Her mother had written her name in the collar 40 years prior,...
‘Frankenstein’ isn’t the only monster in Mary Shelley’s story
When Emily Franklin began her historical fiction novel, “Love & Other Monsters,” she knew only a little about Mary Shelley’s stepsister, Claire: her wit, her relationship with Lord Byron, her...