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In Search of Family in The Wildes by Louis Bayard

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My guest today is Louis Bayard, author of The Wildes listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction.

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Why write about Oscar Wilde through the lens of his family life?Inspiration for the novel from the memoir of Vivian Wilde, the youngest of the two sons of Oscar and Constance.Challenges of writing about one of the great wits in the English language.Structure of The Wildes as a play in five acts in a high comedy register.Constance Wilde...

A Journey to Remember in Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi

07/25/2025

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My guest today is Alka Joshi, author of four novels listed on Art In Fiction including Six Days in Bombay listed in the Visual Arts category.

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Inspiration for Six Days of Bombay and its relationship to the real life story of artist Amrita Sher-Gil.Background on Amrita Sher-Gil and how her personality and sometimes shocking activities influenced the creation of Mira Novak in Six Days of Bombay.Why Alka chose to write a novel about a fictional version of Amrita...

K-Pop and Contemporary Culture in The Band by Christine Ma-Kellams

07/15/2025

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My guest today is Christine Ma-Kellams, author of The Band listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction.

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Inspiration for The Band and its relationship to pop music, K-Pop, and popular culture.Motivation for writing The Band as a commentary on what may be happening behind the scenes of a successful K-Pop boy band.The novel as a scatching indictment of fandom and how the industry often turns a blind eye to the mental health of its stars.How our...

Connecting with Christina Rossetti in post-war Italy in The Lost Dresses of Italy by M. A. McLaughlin

06/12/2025

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I'm speaking today with M. A. McLaughlin, author of The Lost Dresses of Italy listed in the Textile Arts category on Art In Fiction.

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Overview of the story of The Lost Dresses of Italy as a dual time novel taking place in 1947 and 1864 and inspired by a three-week trip to Italy taken by Victorian poet Christina RossettiPoetry of Christina Rossetti and why it has enduredChristina's sonnet sequence Monna Innominata as inspiration for the plotCombining a costume history and design...

Don Quixote's Fictional Muse Comes to Life in Dulcinea by Ana Veciana-Suarez

02/03/2025

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Join me as I chat with Ana Veciana-Suarez, author of Dulcinea listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction.

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Overview of the story of Dulcinea as being about a wealthy Barcelona woman called Dolça who is cast as the fictional muse of Miguel CervantesUse of the dual-timeline narrative in the novelAna's family background in Barcelona and its influence on her novelWhy Cervantes? How the idea for the novel percolated for fifty yearsResearch for Dulcinea and the benefits o...

Finding Purpose in The Needle of Avocation by Mark Baker

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01/27/2025

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Mark Baker, author of The Needle of Avocation listed in the Textile Arts category on Art In Fiction.

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The genesis of The Needle of Avocation as the third book in the Cuthbert seriesCreation of the "It" girl of the 8th century, the heroine of the first two novels in the series, led to the creation of her sister Hilda in The Needle of AvocationWhy embroidery as a basis for the novel and how it became...

Fantasy, Myth & Art - In the Garden of Monsters by Crystal King

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12/13/2024

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Crystal King, author of In the Garden of Monsters listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction.

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The genesis of In the Garden of Monsters and the decision to write a novel that incorporated elements of fantasy and the GothicInspired by the sacro bosco (sacred wood) at Bomarzo in Italy and its relationship to Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí in the 1950s and to the Hades and Persephone mythVideo of Salvador Dalí in Bomarzo made in...

For the Love of Art & Art Thrillers with Author Alex Connor

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11/26/2024

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Join me as I chat with novelist Alex Connor, author of several art thrillers listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction, including Rembrandt's Secret, The Caravaggio Conspiracy, and The Incubus Tapes.

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Why Alexandra has chosen to center her novels, mostly art thrillers, around art.Seeing Caravaggio's Supper at Emmaus in the National Gallery when she was six.What led Alexandra to "follow her bright light" and focus on her dual careers as a writer and a...

A Warrior Woman & What's Worth Fighting For in Akmaral by Judith Lindbergh

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11/20/2024

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Judith Lindbergh, author of Akmaral listed in the Other category on Art In Fiction.

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The genesis of Akmaral from two points of reference in Judith's personal life: her obsession with archeology and her young son's obsession with pretending to be a knight in shining armorHow Akmaral explores one woman's journey as a warrior, spiritual leader and priestess and her drive to protect her people and her familySetting of Akamaral in 500 BC on the Russian steppesHistory...

Community, Friendship and the Enriching Power of the Arts in Two Novels by Alyson Richman

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10/31/2024

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Join me as I chat with Alyson Richman, author of 9 novels listed on Art In Fiction, including The Time Keepers listed in the Other category and The Thread Collectors listed in the Textile Arts category.

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Why Alyson likes to write novels inspired by the arts and the role the arts have played in her lifeHow her novels answer questions such as "Can the creative spirit be extinguished in very difficult and dark times?" and "Can creativity be a form of...

A Stunning New Take on Ancient Greek Theater in Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon

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10/22/2024

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Join me as I chat with Ferdia Lennon, author of Glorious Exploits, a wonderful debut novel listed in the Theater category on Art In Fiction.

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Genesis for Glorious ExploitsBased on true events that occurred in Syracuse, Sicily during the Peloponnesian war.The theme of friendship in Glorious ExploitsTheater and research of ancient Greek theater in the writing of Glorious ExploitsTraveling to Greece and Syracuse as part of the research processWhy Euripedes? Discussion of Medea and The Trojan Women, the...

Looted Florentine Art in The Last Masterpiece by Laura Morelli

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10/03/2024

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Join me as I chat with Laura Morelli, author of six novels listed on Art In FIction: The Gondola Maker in the Other category, and five novels in the Visual Arts category: The Painter's Apprentice, The Giant, The Night Portrait, The Stolen Lady, and The Last Masterpiece, which we will discuss in this episode.

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Genesis for The Last MasterpieceA tale of two heroines, one American and one Austrian, on opposite sides of the warFascination with how different stories were c...

Threads of Beauty and Feminism in Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

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08/27/2024

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Join me as I chat with Laurie Lico Albanese, author of three novels listed on Art In FIction, including Hester listed in the Textile Arts category and Stolen Beauty and The Miracles of Prato (co-written with Laura Morowitz) listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction.

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Inspiration for HesterHawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and its relationship to Hester: who was the real Hester Prynne?Why the novel is not about a love affair between Nathaniel Hawthorne and Margaret FullerHow Isobel...

Caravaggio, Cosa Nostra, and the Catholic Church in House of Honor by Margaret Ann Philbrick

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08/14/2024

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Join me as I chat with Margaret Ann Philbrick, author of two novels listed on Art In FIction: House of Honor listed in the Visual Arts category and A Minor listed in the Music category.

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Genesis of House of HonorObession with the life and work of CaravaggioHeist of Caravaggio's Nativity (still unsolved) as inspiration for the novelUse of color plates of Caravaggio's work in the print and ebook editions of the novelWhy is Caravaggio's work so compelling?Writing in Caravaggio's voice i...

Having Fun with a Change of Genre in A Change of Location by Margaret Porter

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07/25/2024

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Join me as I chat with Margaret Porter, author of four novels listed on Art In FIction, including A Change of Location, The Limits of Limelight, and Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr listed in the Film category, and The Myrtle Wand listed in the Dance category.

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Why switch to a new genre - "romcom" - from historical fiction?Writing fiction as a "palette cleanser"Inspiration for A Change of LocationSummary of A Change of LocationWhy set the...

Celebrating Life, Art & Travel in The Art of Traveling Strangers by Zoe Disigny

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07/15/2024

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Join me as I chat with Zoe Disigny, author of The Art of Traveling Strangers, listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction.

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Inspiration for The Art of Traveling Strangers, based on an experience Zoe had while hosting art tours of Europe in the 1980sHow her background as an art history professor helped her write her novelMaking art accessible in The Art of Traveling StrangersThe four Davids in The Art of Traveling Strangers: Donatello, Michelangelo, Verrocchio, and BerniniA favorite...

Dance, Fashion, and Long-lost Twins in What Disappears by Barbara Quick

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06/27/2024

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Join me as I chat with Barbara Quick, author of Vivaldi's Virgins and What Disappears, both listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction.

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Inspiration for What Disappears going back several decades to when Barbara was just 22 years oldRevisiting old work after it's "ripened"The role of idential twins in What DisappearsWriting a great villain in fashion designer Paul PoiretResearching the fashion components in What DisappearsWhat it was like to be a dancer in Belle Époque ParisBarbara's l...

Exploring Bogotá and Art with Linda Moore, Author of Five Days in Bogotá

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06/10/2024

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Join me as I chat with Linda Moore, author of Attribution and Five Days in Bogotá, both listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction.

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How Linda's background as the owner of an art gallery and her experience at an art fair in Colombia in the 1990s helped inspire her to write Five Days in BogotáThe political situation in Colombia and how it's changed over the decadesColombia as a significant economic force in South AmericaThe role Nob...

Ella Fitzgerald & Marilyn Monroe in Can't We Be Friends by Denny S. Bryce & Eliza Knight

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04/28/2024

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Listen in as I chat with Denny S. Bryce and Eliza Knight, co-authors of Can't We Be Friends: A Novel of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction.

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How Denny & Eliza decided to write their novel about Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn MonroeResearch tidbits that led them into the storyHow both Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe changed the face of entertainment, Ella in jazz and Marilyn in filmMarilyn Monroe as one of the first female producersElla Fitzgerald's influence on...

Maria Callas, Genius and Fame in Diva by Daisy Goodwin

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04/05/2024

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Join me as I chat with Daisy Goodwin, author of Diva listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction.

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Highlights include:

Why Daisy chose to write a novel about Maria Callas, the great opera singerThe nature of the female geniusWhat's a diva?Writing about a real person; getting into their headMaria Callas's difficult relationship with her motherMaria and her relationship with Aristotle OnassisDaisy Goodwin's favorite operaThe theme of DivaReading from DivaChallenges of writing a novel that are different f...

Speakeasies, Crime & Redemption in The Orchid Hour by Nancy Bilyeau

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03/09/2024

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Join me as I chat with Nancy Bilyeau, author of several arts-inspired novels on Art In Fiction, including The Orchid Hour about a speakeasy in 1923 Jazz-Age New York and listed in the Theater category on Art In Fiction.

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Why Nancy set her latest novel in Prohibition-era New YorkThe role played by the Italian American immigrant community in the novelResearching organized crime in Jazz-Age New York Real speakeasies and the fictional Orchid Hour speakeasy Liberation of women in the...

Hollywood Royalty - The Story of Hattie McDaniel in ReShonda Tate's The Queen of Sugar Hill

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03/01/2024

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Listen in as I chat with ReShonda Tate, the author of dozens of novels including The Queen of Sugar Hill, ReShonda's first historical novel. It's listed in the Film category on Art In Fiction.

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Why write a novel about Hattie McDaniel, famous for playing Mammy in Gone with the Wind and being the first Black person to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1939Hattie's famous line about how she'd rather play a...

High Fashion and Intrigue in The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard by Natasha Lester

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02/20/2024

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Natasha Lester, the bestselling author of nine novels. joins me on The Art In Fiction Podcast to chat about her latest novel, The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard, listed in the Textile Arts category.

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Summary of The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard ; role played by the Battle of Verseilles in November 1973Challenges of writing three points of view in three timeframesFashion in the 1970s as inspiration for the novelMizza Bricard, known to history as "Christian Dior's M...

Early Silent Film in The Courtesan's Daughter by Susanne Dunlap

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02/16/2024

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Listen in as I chat with Susanne Dunlap, author of more than a dozen historical novels for adults and teens. Susanne joins me on The Art In Fiction Podcast to discuss one of her newest novels, The Courtesan's Daughter, listed in the Film category on Art In Fiction.

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Inspiration for The Courtesan's Daughter - Alice Guy-Blaché, a pioneering French filmmaker who appears in the novelFocus on developing the story of a mother and daughter i...

The Written Word in WWII in the Novels of Madeline Martin

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09/19/2023

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Listen in as I chat with Madeline Martin, the bestselling author of novels set in World War II along with dozens of romance novels. Madeline joins me on The Art In Fiction Podcast to discuss her three novels listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction: The Last Bookshop in London, The Librarian Spy and her latest novel, The Keeper of Hidden Books.

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Why Madeline chose books as her way into stories about WWIIWhy The Keeper of Hidden Books is set in WarsawThe role Poland and the Po...

Women's Work and Women's Words in the Novels of Pip Williams

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08/29/2023

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Pip Williams, author of two novels featured in the Literature category on Art In Fiction: The Dictionary of Lost Words andThe Bookbinder.

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The Oxford English Dictionary and Oxford University Press as inspiration for both novelsFinding treasure in the archives of Oxford University PressInspiration for The Bookbinder and an examination of women's work before and during World War IThe role class plays in both novelsWomen and the vote in 1918: working-class women were not includedFinding information about the lives of working women in archives w...

Artists, Show Girls and Women Who Know Their Own Minds in the Novels of Nicola Harrison

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07/29/2023

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In this episode, I'm chatting with Nicola Harrision, author of two novels featured on Art In Fiction: Laguna Beach in the Visual Arts category and The Show Girl in the Theater category.

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Origins of Laguna Beach as the story of a woman who had been a Rosie the Riveter in WWII only to be thanked and sent on her way at the end of the warThe Pageant of the Masters, a unique art event that's been going almost continuously since 1932The role visual arts has played in Nicola's li...

Jazz-Age Paris and Depression-Era Moonshine in the novels of Liza Nash Taylor

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06/01/2023

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I'm chatting with Liza Nash Taylor, author of Etiquette for Runaways and In All Good Faith.

Highlights include:

Origins of Etiquette for Runaways (Hint: don't text and talk!)Moll Flanders as inspiration for the main character May MarshallFinding Easter Eggs to inspire plotWhat happens when a fully formed character pops into your head and just won't go awayProhibition-era moonshine in Etiquette for RunawaysBlack performers in Jazz-age Paris and being inspired by Josephine BakerReading from Etiquette for RunawaysInspiration for In All Good FaithRole of the Veterans Bonus March on Depression-era WashingtonChallenges...

We Need More Mary Wollstonecraft with Samantha Silva

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05/23/2023

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Join me as I chat with Samantha Silva, author of Love and Fury and Mr. Dickens and His Carol.

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Origins of Love and FuryWhy Mary Wollstonecraft: her life, her writing, and her ongoing contribution as the "first feminist"Structuring Love and Fury : the use of ten plot pointsSense and sensibility in Love and FuryMary Wollstonecraft's long road back into public consciousness a hundred years after her deathReading from Love and FuryFinding moments as metaphors when writing historical fictionWriting history and writing historical fiction: what are the differences?Origins of...

Loving the Brontës feat. Finola Austin, author of Brontë's Mistress

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04/28/2023

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Join me as I chat with Finola Austin, author of the award-winning debut novel Brontë's Mistress.

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Origins of Brontë's MistressInvestigating Lydia Robinson, rumored to have had an affair with Branwell Brontë, the ne'er-do-well brother of the famous Brontë sistersInspiration from Mrs. Gaskell's biography of Charlotte BrontëContrast between Lydia Robinson and the typical Brontë heroineUsing Reddit for inspirationShades of gray in Lydia Robinson, the main character of Brontë's MistressBad sex scenes: why we need more of themReading from Brontë's MistressTurning real characters into fictional ones: challeng...

Historical Riches feat. Lauren Belfer, author of And After the Fire

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03/02/2022

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Join me as I chat with Lauren Belfer, author of several riveting historical novels including And After the Fire and A Fierce Radiance.

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Genesis of And After the FireLearning about the music of Johann Sebastian BachSalons of 19th-century Berlin and Fanny MendelsohnRole of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, son of Johann Sebastian Bach, in the novelFanny Mendelsohn's fraught relationship with her brother Felix MendelsohnWhat is so appealing about Bach's music?Reading from And After the FireUsing details in historical fiction Process of writingGenesis of A Fierce RadianceParallels of the 1918 flu epidemic and...

In Celebration of Two Literary Giants feat. Lynn Cullen, author of Mrs. Poe

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01/10/2022

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Join me as I chat with Lynn Cullen, author of several novels, including Mrs. Poe and Twain's End.

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Genesis of Twain's EndShocking truths about Mark TwainHal Holbrook, Mark Twain, and Isabelle LyonHow would we label Mark Twain in this age of psychological profiling?Francis Osgood and her relationship with Edgar Allen Poe in Mrs. PoePoe and the popularity of The RavenDepicting the complexity of romanceLife and constant cravingThe creative process in Cullen's novelsReading from Mrs. PoeAdvice for authors

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Art for Art's Sake feat. B. A. Shapiro, author of The Art Forger

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09/21/2021

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Join me as I chat with B. A. Shapiro, the bestselling author of three fabulous novels featuring visual art: The Art Forger, The Muralist, and The Collector's Apprentice.

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The attraction of art, particularly late-19th and early-20th-century art, as a subject for novelsGenesis of The Collector's ApprenticeWriting the "bad guy " in The Collector's ApprenticeCézanne and Matisse in The Collector's ApprenticeReading from The Collector's ApprenticeThe inspiration for The MuralistThe role Eleanor Roosevelt plays in The MuralistModern artists Pollock, de Kooning, Krasner, and Rothko in The MuralistWhat is a co...

Sensation Explosion feat. Alka Joshi, author of The Henna Artist

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07/15/2021

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Join me as I chat with novelist Alka Joshi, author of two novels listed on Art In Fiction: The Henna Artist and The Secret Keeper of Jaipur, both set in India in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Overview of The Henna Artist (Decorative Arts)Inspiration for The Henna Artist Women and independenceIndia of the 1950s and India todayResourcefulness of the characters in The Henna Artist and The Secret Keeper of JaipurNovels as a metaphor for IndiaSuccess of The Henna ArtistThe role played by henna in The Henna ArtistReading from The He...

Exploring Women in Art feat. Erika Gaffney, creator of the ArtHerstory Website

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06/17/2021

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Join me as I chat with Erika Gaffney, the creator of the ArtHerstory website at www.artherstory.net.

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The genesis of ArtHerstoryDevelopments in celebrating women artists from the Renaissance and Baroque erasWhy has the work of female artists not been in the public eye until recently?Erika's background as an Acquisitions Editor in scholarly publishingWomen artists in the medieval eraWork by female artists that has been attributed to male artistsDiscussion of some of the artists featured on ArtHerstory, including Clara Peeters, Giovanna Garzoni, a...

Digging Deep in the 17th Century feat. Deborah Swift, author of Entertaining Mr Pepys

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06/03/2021

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Join me as I chat with Deborah Swift, author of four novels listed on Art In Fiction, including The Lady's Slipper and the Women of Pepys' Diaries series, all set in England in the 17th century.

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Genesis of The Lady's Slipper (Visual Arts)Why the novel is set following the English Civil WarOrchids in The Lady's SlipperReading from The Lady's SlipperThe Women of Samuel Pepys' Diaries series and the trilogy of novels inspired by themWomen in 17th-century theaterResearching the 17th centuryHow to make a novel "compulsively readable"

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Still Raising Eyebrows after 150 Years feat. Lilianne Milgrom, author of L'Origine

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05/20/2021

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Join me as I chat with Lilianne Milgrom, author of L’Origine, an intriguing novel about the creation and history of L’Origine du Monde by Gustave Courbet, one of the world’s most provocative paintings.

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Why Courbet's L'Origine du Monde is still raising eyebrows after 150 yearsThe effect of the painting on LilianneGustave Courbet and realismHow reactions to L'Origine du Monde are like those to a Rorschach testIs the painting odious or empowering?The Paris Commune of 1870 and its role in L'OrigineA reading from the novelAdvice for authors

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Take Me Back to Paris feat. Alex George, author of The Paris Hours

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05/06/2021

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Meet Alex George, author of The Paris Hours, a tour de force of a novel told over the course of one day in 1927 about four ordinary people whose stories are as extraordinary as the glorious city they inhabit.

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The genesis of The Paris Hours: Marcel Proust and his maidHow is a writer like a magpie? Paris in the 1920s: incorporating the tapestry of history into a novelThe roles played in the novel by a panoply of stars, including Josephine Baker, Maurice Ravel, Ernest Hemingway, and moreReading from Th...

Who Is Sofonisba and Why Was She Awesome feat. Donna DiGiuseppe, author of Lady in Ermine

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04/22/2021

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Meet Donna DiGiuseppe, author of Lady in Ermine, a stunning biographical novel about Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola.

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Lady in Ermine is "a vivid portrait of a talented woman who defied the conventions of her times." Find out why!Who is Sofonisba Anguissola and why is she in the news lately?Discover why Giorgio Vasari, who wrote Lives of the Artists, considered Sofonisba's work worthy of the descriptor "invenzione".The Prado exhibition in 2019 that expanded Sofonisba's popularityIs it true there were "no women artists" back in the day? W...

The Play's the Thing feat. C. C. Humphreys, author of Shakespeare's Rebel

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04/07/2021

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Meet C. C. Humphreys, author of several novels listed on Art In Fiction, including Shakespeare's Rebel, Chasing the Wind, and Vlad: The Last Confession.

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What is an adventure writer of historical fiction?The genesis of Shakespeare's Rebel: "Hamlet and swords" Challenges of depicting real people such as Shakespeare, Elizabeth I, Lord Essex, and Sir Robert CecilA reading from Shakespeare's RebelHow research can be a "springboard for the imagination"Art, aviation, and adventure in Chasing the WindWho was Vlad the Impaler (Vlad: The Last Confession) and was he misunderstood?Find o...