She’s been nominated for a record 21 Oscars (and won three). She can sing, she can dance, she can whip up an accent like nobody’s business. She can make you laugh, cry, quake in your stilettos with a mere two-word phrase (“That’s all”). She is, quite simply, and quite universally, called the best actress of her (and, those to come, we’re guessing) generation. We speak oh so reverently, of course, about Meryl Streep, the subject of author Erin Carlson’s engaging, fun new biography, Queen Meryl: The Iconic Roles, Heroic Deeds, and Legendary Life of Meryl Streep. We chat all things Meryl with Erin this week on Pop Literacy.