History and the Art of Storytelling: An Interview with Jeremy Dronfield
EPISODE 203I In today’s episode, we hear from Jeremy Dronfield, author of The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz, and many other titles. Jeremy tells us how he got involved with writing this story, the research he did, how he had to work to convince the survivors to trust him with their story, and…
When Life Imitates Art: An Interview with DiAnn Mills
EPISODE 197I Today’s guest is the lovely DiAnn Mills, bestselling author of the brand new romantic suspense novel, Airborne. The story of that novel coming out now is one of several great ones DiAnn tells during the interview. She starts with the story of how her husband challenged her to stop saying she was going…
When Your Life Depends On It: An Interview with Brad Borkan
EPISODE 191I Today’s guest is Brad Borkan, author of When Your Life Depends On It (co-written with David Hirzel, audiobook narrated by Dennis Kleinman). Brad’s specialty area is decision sciences, how businesses and people make decisions. We have a fascinating discussion about Antarctic explorers, the main characters in his nonfiction book, and how we can…
Writing Stories From Ancient History: An Interview with Jill Eileen Smith
EPISODE 185I Today’s guest is historical fiction author Jill Eileen Smith. Jill’s focus has been on Old Testament women of the Bible and, wow, does she have her research work cut out for her! We talk about how to research from multiple sources, and how to fill in the blanks when written history doesn’t give…
A Passion for History: An Interview with Regina Scott
