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At just five years old, Jillian Laine knew exactly what she wanted to be when she grew up \u2014 an author. She has just published her first novel, \u201cHenry Tudor Must Die,\u201d<\/a> a historical fiction following the wives of Henry Tudor as they finally seek the revenge they deserve.\u00a0<\/p>\n Laine graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in English, and urges fellow English majors to look at her career as proof of the possibility of achieving success in the humanities, despite the looming threat of advancements in generative AI.\u00a0<\/p>\n In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Laine discussed her book, three cats and all things English major. I emerged on the other side with a rekindled passion for my own path of study and love for literature. The conversation began with Laine fondly reminiscing about her days as a student at the University, when her commutes from her dorm on North Campus were made sweeter by the company of books.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was always a ride on the bus from North Campus down to Central Campus where all my classes were, and I always had a book, which worked out great being an English major because the reading load was very heavy and I had multiple times a day that I was going back and forth,\u201d Laine said.<\/p>\n