This week on the podcast, Rachel is unwell, so Lynne is on her own talking with new author and court reporter Lucia Osborne-Crowley. Lucia's latest book, The Lasting Harm, Witnessing the Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, is a powerful examination of the trial of Maxwell and all the behind-the-scenes machinations with the victims and the lawyers. We talk about:

How Lucia's background as a lawyer prepared her for this work
How she worked with Maxwell's victims and shared their story
The legal hoops she had to jump through to publish the book
The frustrations involved when she can't tell the whole story because of legal issues
How she looks after herself despite writing about trauma

Connect with Lucia via her website: https://luciaosbornecrowley.com/

or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luciaoc/

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Lucia Osborne-Crowley on court reporting and trauma-informed writing