Workshop 57: Dan Brown

Workshop 57: Dan Brown

From 10 Minute Writer's Workshop by New Hampshire Public Radio

November 15, 2017 · 13 min

About this episode

Dan Brown discusses his writing process and the themes of his latest novel, Origin.

The blockbuster 2003 thriller The Da Vinci Code launched Dan Brown into the best-selling stratosphere. More than 200 million copies of his books have sold worldwide since. Three of his novels have been made into films starring tom hanks as fictional Harvard professor Robert Langdon. Brown is a disciplined writer, rising at 4am to a breakfast smoothie and "bulletproof" coffee, writing every day, and throwing himself into his research. He spent four years researching Origin, his latest novel, which again thrusts Langdon into a 24-hour scavenger hunt for keys, codes and symbols in spectacular European locations. The breathless action drives bigger questions about faith, conspiracies, and organized religion. The question of whether contemporary notions of god can withstand scientific scrutiny is at the heart of Origin. We caught up with him just before discussing the book at The Music Hall in Portsmouth for Writers on a New England Stage. Music in this episode by Gregory W. Brown, used with permission by PARMA Recordings, and Podington Bear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: New Hampshire Public Radio

Guest: Dan Brown

Topics covered

  • writing process
  • thriller novels
  • research in writing
  • faith and science
  • conspiracy theories
  • book adaptations

Keywords

  • Dan Brown
  • The Da Vinci Code
  • Origin
  • writing process
  • thriller
  • faith
  • science
  • conspiracy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Music Hall, PARMA Recordings

Books & works: The Da Vinci Code, Origin

Places: Portsmouth

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