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2024

  Lipstick and Lies mentioned in a Detroit Free Press article

January 21, 2024. The true spy case revolving around a German countess-FBI counterspy, at the center of Lipstick and Lies, is featured in a recent Detroit Free Press article.

2022

  Catamaran Literary Reader

March 2022. An excerpt from The Intimist, subtitled "A Love Letter to Kyiv," published in the Summer 2022 issue of the Catamaran Literary Reader, provides a window into the desperate days of the 1956 Hungarian revolution.

2013

  Hungarian Newspaper Review

November 11, 2013. Etelka Tatar reviews Triptych for the Hungarian language newspaper, Magyarsag (Canadian publication).
Read the article. (PDF)
  • Triptych the Centerpiece of a Hungarian Revolution Anniversary Program
October 20, 2013. Margit was interviewed by Andrea Lazar, host of the Sunday Hungarian radio program on the Cleveland NPR affiliate station WCPN. Lazar made Triptych the centerpiece of their 1956 Hungarian Revolution anniversary program. During the interview, Lazar and Margit, discuss how Triptych came about, the research involved and more.

2012

  Lipstick and Lies Lands on PBS's History Detectives

A little-known Nazi spy ring and its double-agent countess leader play a pivotal role in Lipstick and Lies, my debut WWII home front historical mystery. At History Detectives recently, a contributor's toy soldiers stirred up a 70-year old mystery: was a Detroit-based physician with a link to the toys a member of the ring? When the show's producers, looking for clues to solving the case, learned of my treasure trove of original research—newspaper articles, correspondence, FBI documents from the times—I was quickly drawn in.

"Nazi Spy Toys," was filmed in Detroit and I was interviewed on-camera as an expert on the case...woo hoo!!! The segment premiered on PBS on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 9/PST.
You can watch it here. My segment starts at 8:45.

History Detectives
Margit with History Detective host Eduardo Pagán and producer Elisabeth Harris


2010

  Women's History Month Special Event

March 16, 2010. On March 16, 2010 Women Airforce Service Pilot Jean Harman, 44-W-9, joined Margit for her presentation at Foothill College, Menlo Park, CA. Jean brought the Congressional Gold Medal she and her sister WASP were awarded by Congress the week before. Following the Power Point presentation on Hollywood Buzz, Jean did a "show & tell." Fun and a thrill for all!!! (Click to see photos)

  WASP in the News

January 29, 2010. Pelosi, Reid, Boehner, McConnell to Hold Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony to Honor the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII

Washington, D.C.—Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Republican Leader John Boehner, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, and Members of Congress will hold a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on March 10, 2010 in the Capitol to honor the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II.

The WASP was a pioneering organization of civilian female pilots employed to fly military aircrafts under the direction of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. More than 60 years ago, they flew fighter, bomber, transport, and training aircraft in defense of America's freedom. Through their actions, the WASP eventually were the catalyst for revolutionary reform in the integration of women pilots into the Armed Services.

Legislation to support the WASP Congressional Gold Medal was co-sponsored by: Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), and Representative Susan Davis (D-CA). On July 1, 2009, President Obama signed this legislation.

"This Congressional Gold Medal honors the remarkable accomplishments, courage, and sacrifice of a distinct group of women in the United States military," said Congresswomen Ros-Lehtinen and Davis, and Senators Hutchison and Mikulski. "The Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII will be remembered for their dedicated efforts and unwavering service to our country in the fight for freedom."

"With Hollywood Buzz, I set out to cast much deserved sunlight on this band of flying sisters," Liesche says. "What a dream come true to finally see these inspiring women receive this highest honor they so richly deserve."

2009

July 1, 2009. President Obama Signs Bill Awarding Congressional Gold Medal to Women Airforce Service Pilots (click to see photos and read about this historic moment of recognition!).

  NPR interview!
To hear Margit's interview at a local NPR affiliate, go to www.krcb.org. Click on "Radio" and then "Podcasts." Find "Novel Idea" and "April 8, 2009, Margit Liesche."

  FLYP Article
Check out this online magazine article about the WASP. Don't miss the video interviews with WASP Jean Harman and Margit Liesche on the third page (pg 32)!

  YouTube Interview
Video interview and profile now live on YouTube.


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