As Sofia Coppola's "Marie Antoinette" hits theaters, the glut of articles revolving around the beheaded queen is only increasing. That's because Caroline Weber's non-fiction account of Marie's clothing and Sena Jeter Naslund's fictional recreation of the monarch were released a few weeks ago. So it's no wonder that Charles Taylor rounds up even more Marie-based fiction at the LA Times, with an extra piece on her biographer, Antonia Fraser, explaining why the hatred was so strong:

"Xenophobia. Misogyny. Never to be ignored. And things getting bad in France. Nothing to do with her. Deficit due to the American [Revolutionary] war and you want a scapegoat. I was quite interested in the idea of the scapegoat. Driving someone out from the tribe. Even if it's just a goat." Myth-busting is a primary reason for Fraser to pursue any of her biographies, too: "I think I like looking at people who've been the subject of myth, actually, and examining the myth and seeing what's real and what's false. That's, I would say, my main motive. Curiosity."