Season 3, Episode 11 – Liza Nash Taylor

In Season 3, Episode 11 of History Through Fiction: The Podcast, host Colin Mustful chats with Liza Nash Taylor, author of the novel In All Good Faith. During the conversation, Taylor talks about using her home at Keswick farm as a prominent setting for her novels. She also talks about the history of candy making (yum!), her background in the fashion industry, and the transition to writing fiction after becoming an empty-nester. Don’t miss it! 

About the Author

Liza Nash Taylor lives at historic Keswick farm in Keswick, Virginia, with her family and dogs. The farm, which was built in 1825, is the setting for both her novels: Etiquette for Runaways and her latest, In All Good Faith. After receiving a BA in Fine Art from Mary Baldwin College, and working in the fashion industry, in 2018, Taylor completed the MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Art and was named a Hawthornden International Fellow. In 2016, she was the winner of the San Miguel Writers Conference Fiction Prize. Her short stories have appeared in Microchondria II, (an anthology by the Harvard Bookstore), Gargoyle Magazine, and others.

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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