An Interview with Mharlyn Merritt: Author of The Actor

Mharlyn MerrittMharlyn Merritt has an MFA in Creative Writing, with a concentration in Fiction from Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she served as an editorial fiction reader for The Literary Review. Mharlyn’s interests include the intertextuality between literature and film (especially Classic Hollywood cinema/Film Noir) and its impact on contemporary culture. Mharlyn is also a renowned Jazz vocalist and the recipient of an NEA Fellowship in Jazz Performance. She lives and writes in her hometown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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The Actor is a homage to Classic Hollywood with a nod to film noir and screwball comedies. It’s also a […]