Get Excited for a New Season of History Through Fiction: The Podcast!
Get ready for Season 7 of History Through Fiction: The Podcast, launching on Monday, September 16th! We're back with a fresh roster of authors who skillfully blend historical events with captivating fiction. Tune in weekly to meet these creative minds and dive into the stories where history comes alive.
Madeline Martin opens the season with her novel The Booklover’s Library, setting the stage for a series of engaging discussions. Following her, we'll feature Aurélie Thiele, Alix Rickloff, Kimberly Brock, and many more, each sharing their unique spin on the past's untold tales. Plus, don't miss out on our special episode with Jillian Forsberg, our very own author of The Rhino Keeper, as she sheds light on the art of storytelling.
Make sure you're subscribed on your go-to podcast platform so you won't miss any of these incredible conversations. Join us weekly and let's explore the mysteries behind the pen, unearth history's hidden treasures, and get inspired by the experts of historical narrative.
Let's bring history to life, one story at a time!
September 16 - Madeline Martin
Madeline Martin is a New York Times, USA Today, and International Bestselling author of historical fiction and historical romance with books that have been translated into over twenty different languages. She lives in sunny Florida with her two daughters (known collectively as the minions), two incredibly spoiled cats and a man so wonderful he's been dubbed Mr. Awesome. She is a die-hard history lover who will happily lose herself in research any day. When she's not writing, researching or 'moming', you can find her spending time with her family at Disney or sneaking a couple spoonfuls of Nutella while laughing over cat videos. She also loves research and travel, attributing her fascination with history to having spent most of her childhood as an Army brat in Germany. Check out her website for book club visits, reader guides for her historical fiction, upcoming events, book news and more: https://madelinemartin.com
September 23 - Aurélie Thiele
Aurélie Thiele is French American and lives in Dallas, TX. She has studied writing at the UCLA Extension School and Bennington Writing Seminars.
September 30 - Alix Rickloff
Award-winning historical fiction author Alix Rickloff's family tree includes a knight who fought during the Wars of the Roses and a soldier who sided with Charles I during the English Civil War. With inspiration like that, what else could she do but write her own stories? She lives in Maryland in a house that's seen its own share of history so when she's not writing, she can usually be found trying to keep it from falling down.
October 7 - Kimberly Brock
Kimberly Brock is the award-winning author of The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare and The River Witch. She is the founder of Tinderbox Writers Workshop and has served as a guest lecturer for many regional and national writing workshops including at the Pat Conroy Literary Center. She lives near Atlanta with her husband and three children. Visit her online at kimberlybrockbooks.com; Instagram: @kimberlydbrock; Facebook: @kimberlybrockauthor; X: @kimberlydbrock
October 14 - Laura C. Rader
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.
October 21 - Jillian Forsberg
Jillian Forsberg is a historian and author with a master's degree in public history from Wichita State University. Her research on little-known historical events led her to discover the true story behind her first novel, The Rhino Keeper. In addition to being the former editor for Wichita State's The Fairmont Folio, Jillian is an essayist whose articles have been published in academic journals. With a passion for 18th-century history, Jillian can also be found gardening, exploring antique malls, or reading every label at a museum. Vintage dresses are Jillian's clothing of choice, except when she's at the zoo. She lives in Wichita, Kansas, with her husband, child, and pets.
October 28 - Emily Bleeker
Emily Bleeker is the bestselling author of six novels. Combined, her books have reached more than two million readers. She is a two-time Whitney Award finalist as well as an Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller. Emily lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago with her husband, their kids, and her kitten/muse--Hazel. Between writing and being a mom, she performs with a local improv troupe, sings karaoke like no one is watching, and embraces her newfound addiction to running. Connect with her or request a Zoom visit with your book club at www.emilybleeker.com.
November 4 - Stephen Yoch
Stephen Yoch is an award-winning historical fiction author who was named a 2016 Literati by the St. Paul Landmark Center and a Finalist for the 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Yoch graduated with honors from Boston College and the University of Minnesota Law School. He has enjoyed over three decades of practicing law in the Twin Cities. He and his two adult children enjoy supporting the Minnesota Aurora, a women's soccer team founded by his wife and other community leaders.
November 11 - Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina.
November 18 - Sian Ann Bessey
Sian Ann Bessey was born in Cambridge, England, and grew up on the island of Anglesey off the coast of North Wales. She left her homeland to attend university in the United States, where she earned a bachelor's degree in communications, with a minor in English. She is a USA Today best-selling author. Sian and her husband, Kent, are the parents of five children and the grandparents of four girls and two boys. They live in Idaho, and although Sian doesn't have the opportunity to speak Welsh very often anymore, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch still rolls off her tongue.
November 25 - A.D. Rhine
A. D. Rhine is the pseudonym and debut venture of Ashlee Cowles and Danielle Stinson. The authors, previously published in the YA space (by S&S and Macmillan, respectively), are united by their military "brat" upbringing, childhood friendship spanning two decades, and love of classical literature. Ashlee holds graduate degrees in Ethics of War and Peace from Duke University and history from the University of St. Andrews. Danielle holds a master's degree in Law and Diplomacy from Tufts. Horses of Fire and Daughters of Bronze are the books they have always dreamt of writing together.
December 2 - Greg Houle
Greg Houle is a writer and storyteller living in Los Angeles. His work has appeared in numerous publications and he is the creator and host of the Salem Witch Trials Podcast. The Putnams of Salem is his first novel.
December 9 - Winner of the History Through Fiction Short Story Contest
The final episode of season 7 will feature the winner of the History Through Fiction Short Story Contest!
