Historical Fiction: Unpacked

Historical Fiction: Unpacked


Latest Episodes

Joanna Davidson Politano—The Elusive Truth of Silent Films
April 11, 2024

On the final episode of Historical Fiction: Unpacked, I talk with Joanna Davidson Politano about her latest novel, The Elusive Truth of Lily Temple. We had a wonderful conversation about the silent fi

A.D. Rhine—War and Friendship
April 04, 2024

This week's episode features a fun conversation. Ashlee Cowles and Danielle Stinson make up A.D. Rhine. They met as military "brats" when they were kids and stayed close over the years. They've united

Erin Bartels—Recognizing Women Artists in History
March 28, 2024

Award-winning author Erin Bartels joins me on the show to talk about her latest novel, The Lady with the Dark Hair. We discuss the barriers women historically faced when they wanted to pursue a career

Allison Pataki—America’s Forgotten Leading Lady
March 21, 2024

New York Times Bestselling author Allison Pataki joins me on the show today to talk about her latest release, Finding Margaret Fuller. We discussed Margaret's place in history, the many famous transce

Jennifer Ryan—The Underground Library
March 14, 2024

I had a wonderful conversation with Jennifer Ryan about her newly released novel, The Underground Library. It's based on the real Bethnal Green Library, which went underground to service the bomb shel

Joel H. Morris—Exploring Lady Macbeth
March 07, 2024

This week's episode brings you a conversation with Joel H. Morris. His debut novel, All Our Yesterdays, releases next week, and it's the origin story of the famous lady featured in Shakespeare's play

Gail Lehrman—A Tale of New York City
February 29, 2024

I spoke with Gail Lehrman about her love for New York City, how she came to become a writer later in life, and what's so special about her debut novel, Across Seward Park. - Here's a description of th

Eric Z. Weintraub—The Jewish Expulsion From Spain
February 22, 2024

Eric Z. Weintraub spoke with me about his newly released novel, South of Sepharad: The 1492 Jewish Expulsion from Spain. Eric and I talked about what we're writing, the role of Eric's Jewish heritage

The Apron Strings Series—with Amy Lynn Walsh
February 15, 2024

Amy Lynn Walsh joins me on the show today to talk about her new release, Nellie. It's part of the Apron Strings Series, a string of heartfelt inspirational stories by various authors featuring differe

Dean Cycon—Life After Auschwitz
February 08, 2024

Dean Cycon is an author, lawyer, human rights advocate and internationally renowned social entrepreneur. His debut novel, Finding Home, released last June. We talked about this tale of survivors of Au