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Nathaniel Philbrick - TRAVELS WITH GEORGE
Episode 161
Nathaniel and I discuss Travels with George, why and how Nathaniel, his wife, and his dog recreated George Washington’s travels during the first two …
4 years, 8 months ago
Jane Igharo - THE SWEETEST REMEDY
Episode 160
Jane and I discuss The Sweetest Remedy, writing in the third person, being selected for Book of the Month (twice), setting a book in Nigeria, craftin…
4 years, 8 months ago
Jo Hamya - THREE ROOMS
Episode 159
Jo and I discuss Three Rooms, how she decided to write this story, whether working as an editor helped her when crafting this book, her writing proce…
4 years, 8 months ago
Eden Appiah-Kubi - THE BENNET WOMEN
Episode 158
Eden and I discuss The Bennet Women, retelling Pride & Prejudice on a contemporary college campus, how she formed her writing group and decided to te…
4 years, 8 months ago
Elizabeth Passarella - GOOD APPLE
Episode 157
Elizabeth and I discuss Good Apple, how her love affair with New York City began, raising kids in Manhattan, how the term evangelical has become poli…
4 years, 8 months ago
Julie Metz - EVA AND EVE
Episode 156
Julie and I discuss Eva and Eve, how she discovered her mother’s secret history, her fascination with chance encounters and the sometimes long-lastin…
4 years, 8 months ago
Kim Bruton - Intermission Bookshop
Episode 155
Kim and I chat about her bookstore, Intermission Bookshop, in Brownwood, Texas. During World War II, the shop was a theater known as the Queen Theate…
4 years, 8 months ago
Stephanie Marie Thornton - A MOST CLEVER GIRL
Episode 154
Stephanie and I discuss A Most Clever Girl, how she decided to write about Elizabeth Bentley, her fascination with the time period and spy craft, the…
4 years, 8 months ago
Gill Paul - THE COLLECTOR'S DAUGHTER
Episode 153
Gill and I discuss The Collector’s Daughter, the photograph that inspired this book, finding the right way to begin telling the story, the appeal of …
4 years, 8 months ago
Cynthia Muchnick & Jenn Curtis - THE PARENT COMPASS
Episode 152
We discuss The Parent Compass, creating a toolbox for parenting teens, guiding teens through the tough years, the process they used to write together…
4 years, 9 months ago