Katy Hays (The Cloisters) is on the Radar!

Katy Hays joins BOOKSTORM Podcast to discuss THE CLOISTERS, her instant NYT bestseller. If you could, would you want to know the future? Do you believe in Fate or Free Will? We explored those topics, as well the obsessions of Katy’s mysterious, driven, and deceitful characters – all against the backdrop of The Cloisters, a real-life Gothic museum located in New York City. We talked about the role of divination in the Medieval and Renaissance periods, including the eye-opening practices of interpreting the flight patterns of birds, casting lots made of bones, or reading animal entrails. Why were people during these times taken with the idea of knowing the future? We talked about the insular (dare we say, cloistered?) world of academia. It’s at times secretive and unknowable … especially from the outside. We touched on nepotism, gatekeeping, and privilege in these institutions of higher learning. We discussed the work of an art historian. After all, as one of Katy’s characters notes, the real task of a scholar is to re-animate something that has been dead for centuries. Is history the best predictor of the future? Would you still enter a relationship or take a job knowing about the difficulties ahead? We discuss it all. And how does astroarchaeology relate to this discussion?! Join us to find out!You can find more of your favorite bestselling authors at BOOKSTORM Podcast! We're also on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube!