The television show “A Discovery of Witches,” based on Deborah Harkness’ novel of the same name, airs on Sky, Sundance, BBC America and AMC.

Deborah Harkness on the supernatural, science and history

The author of the All Souls Trilogy gives an exclusive interview on adapting her novel “A Discovery of Witches” for television and how her work as a historian influences her fiction. [1 min read]

ByUSC Dornsife Staff July 23, 2019

What supernatural being would Deborah Harkness love to be?

Find out in a revealing conversation between the historian and bestselling author Harkness and her fellow USC Dornsife historian Peter Mancall. Harkness discusses the incredible experience of bringing her novel A Discovery of Witches to life on the hit TV show of the same name, and what it was like seeing scenes from her imagination on the screen.

Harkness also discusses how her research as a historian, and her work as a professor of history at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, has influenced her novels and the value of weaving science and the supernatural into her stories.

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