Season 7, Episode 5 - Laura C. Rader
In Season 7, Episode 5 of History Through Fiction: The Podcast, host Colin Mustful interviews Laura C. Rader, author of Hatfield 1677. They discuss King Philip's War and the events in Hatfield that year. Rader shares insights into her characters—Benjamin, Martha, and Ashpelon—and her personal connection to the history. She reveals surprising discoveries from her research and the resources she relied upon. Rader also talks about the challenges of crafting and publishing a novel, her career as a teacher, and her journey to becoming a writer. Don't miss it!
Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6DpxH-MIGYw
About the Author
Laura C. Rader earned a BA in psychology from San Diego State University, where she minored in history and took creative writing and literature classes. She drew on those passions in her thirty-year career as a history and English teacher of elementary and middle school students. Now, a full-time historical fiction writer, Laura also enjoys studying genealogy, attending neighborhood book club meetings, taking forest walks with her Rough Collie, and visiting her adult daughter in Brooklyn. Originally from California, Laura lives twenty miles north of Raleigh, North Carolina.
