Author Spotlight, Episode 1 - Elan Barnehama

In episode 1 of our Author Spotlight series, founder and editor of History Through Fiction Colin Mustful chats with Elan Barnehama, author of the novel Escape Route. During the interview, Barnehama talks about the influence Bob Dylan’s music had on him in his youth, the importance of breaking the cycle of generational trauma, and what it truly means to be a New Yorker. Don’t miss it! 

About the Author

Elan Barnehama is a writing and literature professor whose writing has appeared in Rough Cut Press, Red Fez, Boston Accent, Jewish Fiction, Drunk Monkeys, Writer’s Digest, HuffPost, the New York Journal of Books, public radio, and elsewhere. He is a New Yorker by geography and a Mets fan by default. His new novel Escape Route is a powerful coming of age story set against the tumult of the 1960s, the War in Vietnam, and the power of memory and Jewish identity in a family of Holocaust survivors.

Colin Mustful

Colin Mustful is the founder and editor of History Through Fiction, an independent press dedicated to publishing historical narratives rooted in factual events and compelling characters. A celebrated author and historian whose novel “Reclaiming Mni Sota” recently won the Midwest Book Award for Literary/Contemporary/Historical Fiction, Mustful has penned five historical novels that delve into the complex eras of settler-colonialism and Native American displacement. Combining his interests in history and writing, Mustful holds a Master of Arts in history and a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing. Residing in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he enjoys running, playing soccer, and believes deeply in the power of understanding history to shape a just and sustainable future.

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