Sharing a quick episode with you. It's just yours truly, sharing my favorite historical fiction books of 2020! Find these books, and others, at my affiliate shop on Bookshop.org. https://bookshop.org/shop/unpacked The deadline for standard shipping in time for Christmas is December 5!!! Be sure to visit Alison’s...
Listen to Alison's chat with Kimberly Duffy, author of historical fiction, homeschooling momma of four, lover of travel, history, and food. We talk about Kim's debut novel, A Mosaic of Wings, which is set in India, the time Kim spent living and working in India herself,...
Last year, S. Daniel Smith released his sequel to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The title of his novella is Saving Ebenezer: The Continuing Saga of a Man Named Scrooge. Dan talks with Alison about the inspiration for this book, his research process, and the...
Award-winning historical fiction novelist Regina Scott took readerson a journey to the Grand Canyon in A Distance Too Grand, the first book inthe American Wonders Collection. Now Scott returns with a new expedition toYellowstone in Nothing Short of Wondrous. Alison and Regina talk about the American...
Alison talks with Appalachian author Sarah Loudin Thomas about her rich heritage, the miracles that always find a way into her novels, her propensity for storytelling, and the role that deafness plays in her latest book, The Right Kind of Fool, which released November 3....
Amy Lynn Green is a lifelong lover of books, history, and library cards. She worked in publishing for six years before writing her first historical fiction novel, based on the WWII homefront of Minnesota, the state where she lives, works, and survives long winters. Things We...
Jane Kirkpatrick is the New York Times and CBA bestselling and award-winning author of more than thirty books, Her works have won the WILLA Literary Award, the Carol Award forHistorical Fiction, and the 2016 Will Rogers Gold Medallion Award. Alison and Jane discuss Jane's latest novel,...
Jan Drexler brings a unique understanding of Amish traditions and beliefs to herwriting. Her ancestors were among the first Amish, Mennonite, and Brethrenimmigrants to Pennsylvania in the 1700s, and their experiences are the inspirationfor her stories. Jan lives in the Black Hills of South Dakota...
Joanna Davidson Politano's latest book, The Love Note, released this past Tuesday! Alison and Joanna discuss the struggle it was to pen this story of a love letter that never reached the intended recipient as well as how Joanna got started as a writer. Spoiler:...
Bryan's latest book, The Conqueror, released this past Tuesday, October 13. It's set in the Roman Empire, in AD 312, and as you'll discover in this episode, no author is more qualified to write this novel. He and Alison talk about Bryan's research for this...
