Best Carol M. Cram Podcasts (2025)

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A Journey to Remember in Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi 37:30

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Send us a text 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. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eYPoIKk9pOk Inspiration for Six Days of Bombay and its relationship to the real life story of artist Amrita Sher-Gil. Background on Amrita Sher-Gil a…

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K-Pop and Contemporary Culture in The Band by Christine Ma-Kellams 38:41

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Send us a text My guest today is Christine Ma-Kellams, author of The Band listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZopqRgR9xG4 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 …

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Connecting with Christina Rossetti in post-war Italy in The Lost Dresses of Italy by M. A. McLaughlin 30:37

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Send us a text 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. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rDe_rXrLC2k 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 t…

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Don Quixote's Fictional Muse Comes to Life in Dulcinea by Ana Veciana-Suarez 35:37

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Send us a text Join me as I chat with Ana Veciana-Suarez, author of Dulcinea listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BKX2HsA43_c Overview of the story of Dulcinea as being about a wealthy Barcelona woman called Dolça who is cast as the fictional muse of Miguel Cervantes Use of the dual-timeli…

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Finding Purpose in The Needle of Avocation by Mark Baker 39:51

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Send us a text 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. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BKX2HsA43_c The genesis of The Needle of Avocation as the third book in the Cuthbert series Creation of the "It" girl of the 8th century, the heroine of the first t…

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Fantasy, Myth & Art - In the Garden of Monsters by Crystal King 31:35

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Send us a text 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. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WElAb9vxuAI The genesis of In the Garden of Monsters and the decision to write a novel that incorporated elements of fantasy and the Gothic Inspired by the sacro…

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For the Love of Art & Art Thrillers with Author Alex Connor 45:49

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Send us a text 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. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Fbi3aA7gPl8 Why Alexandra has chosen to center her novels, mostly art thrillers,…

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A Warrior Woman & What's Worth Fighting For in Akmaral by Judith Lindbergh 45:32

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Send us a text In this episode, I'm chatting with Judith Lindbergh, author of Akmaral listed in the Other category on Art In Fiction. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gGdvLEpGrZw 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…

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Community, Friendship and the Enriching Power of the Arts in Two Novels by Alyson Richman 39:04

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Send us a text 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. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vrYzy7mORwc Why Alyson likes to write novels inspired by the arts and the role the arts …

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A Stunning New Take on Ancient Greek Theater in Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon 38:48

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Send us a text 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. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3ZFFQ4rg4DU Genesis for Glorious Exploits Based on true events that occurred in Syracuse, Sicily during the Peloponnesian war. The theme of friendship…

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Looted Florentine Art in The Last Masterpiece by Laura Morelli 38:51

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Send us a text 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. View the video on YouTube…

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Threads of Beauty and Feminism in Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese 39:13

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Send us a text 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. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vUuYVDmYdDQ I…

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Caravaggio, Cosa Nostra, and the Catholic Church in House of Honor by Margaret Ann Philbrick 53:25

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Send us a text 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. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vUuYVDmYdDQ Genesis of House of Honor Obession with the life and work of Caravaggio Heist of Caravaggio's…

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Having Fun with a Change of Genre in A Change of Location by Margaret Porter 41:22

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Send us a text 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. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ijPu_SVzY1c Why swi…

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Celebrating Life, Art & Travel in The Art of Traveling Strangers by Zoe Disigny 32:09

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Send us a text 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. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dYPEJThuFqk Inspiration for The Art of Traveling Strangers, based on an experience Zoe had while hosting art tours of Europe in the 1980s How her background as…

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Dance, Fashion, and Long-lost Twins in What Disappears by Barbara Quick 38:31

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Send us a text 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. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nYq1nLL4xv4 Inspiration for What Disappears going back several decades to when Barbara was just 22 years old Revisiting old work after it's "ripe…

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Exploring Bogotá and Art with Linda Moore, Author of Five Days in Bogotá 38:08

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Send us a text 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. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/X33FE57ZDk4 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 wr…

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Ella Fitzgerald & Marilyn Monroe in Can't We Be Friends by Denny S. Bryce & Eliza Knight 46:57

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Send us a text 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. View the Video on YouTube How Denny & Eliza decided to write their novel about Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe Research tidbits that led them int…

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Maria Callas, Genius and Fame in Diva by Daisy Goodwin 25:13

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Send us a text Join me as I chat with Daisy Goodwin, author of Diva listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction. View the Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dYCDxSyXwAU Highlights include: Why Daisy chose to write a novel about Maria Callas, the great opera singer The nature of the female genius What's a diva? Writing about a real person; gettin…

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Speakeasies, Crime & Redemption in The Orchid Hour by Nancy Bilyeau 39:13

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Send us a text 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. View the Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CvIYJYb-PfQ Highlights include: Why Nancy set her latest novel in Prohi…

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Hollywood Royalty - The Story of Hattie McDaniel in ReShonda Tate's The Queen of Sugar Hill 21:56

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Send us a text 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. View the Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aIofW073t_U Highlights include: Why write a novel about Hattie McDaniel, famous for playing Mammy …

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High Fashion and Intrigue in The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard by Natasha Lester 39:34

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Send us a text 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. NEW on The Art In Fiction Podcast: Watch my interview on YouTube! Highlights include: Summary of The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard ; …

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Early Silent Film in The Courtesan's Daughter by Susanne Dunlap 28:18

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Send us a text 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. NEW on The Art In Fiction Podcast: Watch my interview on YouTube! Hig…

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The Written Word in WWII in the Novels of Madeline Martin 33:46

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Send us a text 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 K…

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Women's Work and Women's Words in the Novels of Pip Williams 55:29

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Send us a text 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. Highlights include: The Oxford English Dictionary and Oxford University Press as inspiration for both novels Finding treasure in the archives of Oxford University…

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Artists, Show Girls and Women Who Know Their Own Minds in the Novels of Nicola Harrison 38:50

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Send us a text 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. Highlights include: 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 a…

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Jazz-Age Paris and Depression-Era Moonshine in the novels of Liza Nash Taylor 33:08

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Send us a text 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 Marshall Finding Easter Eggs to inspire plot What happens when a fully formed character pops into your h…

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We Need More Mary Wollstonecraft with Samantha Silva 50:54

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Send us a text Join me as I chat with Samantha Silva, author of Love and Fury and Mr. Dickens and His Carol. Highlights: Origins of Love and Fury Why Mary Wollstonecraft: her life, her writing, and her ongoing contribution as the "first feminist" Structuring Love and Fury : the use of ten plot points Sense and sensibility in Love and Fury Mary Woll…

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Loving the Brontës feat. Finola Austin, author of Brontë's Mistress 37:56

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Send us a text Join me as I chat with Finola Austin, author of the award-winning debut novel Brontë's Mistress. Highlights: Origins of Brontë's Mistress Investigating Lydia Robinson, rumored to have had an affair with Branwell Brontë, the ne'er-do-well brother of the famous Brontë sisters Inspiration from Mrs. Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Bront…

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Historical Riches feat. Lauren Belfer, author of And After the Fire 50:02

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Send us a text Join me as I chat with Lauren Belfer, author of several riveting historical novels including And After the Fire and A Fierce Radiance. Highlights: Genesis of And After the Fire Learning about the music of Johann Sebastian Bach Salons of 19th-century Berlin and Fanny Mendelsohn Role of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, son of Johann Sebastian …

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In Celebration of Two Literary Giants feat. Lynn Cullen, author of Mrs. Poe 33:40

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Send us a text Join me as I chat with Lynn Cullen, author of several novels, including Mrs. Poe and Twain's End. Highlights: Genesis of Twain's End Shocking truths about Mark Twain Hal Holbrook, Mark Twain, and Isabelle Lyon How would we label Mark Twain in this age of psychological profiling? Francis Osgood and her relationship with Edgar Allen Po…

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Art for Art's Sake feat. B. A. Shapiro, author of The Art Forger 44:28

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Send us a text 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. Highlights: The attraction of art, particularly late-19th and early-20th-century art, as a subject for novels Genesis of The Collector's Apprentice Writing the "bad …

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Sensation Explosion feat. Alka Joshi, author of The Henna Artist 50:37

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Send us a text 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. Highlights: Overview of The Henna Artist (Decorative Arts) Inspiration for The Henna Artist Women and independence India of the 1950s and India today Re…

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Exploring Women in Art feat. Erika Gaffney, creator of the ArtHerstory Website 34:02

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Send us a text Join me as I chat with Erika Gaffney, the creator of the ArtHerstory website at www.artherstory.net. Highlights: The genesis of ArtHerstory Developments in celebrating women artists from the Renaissance and Baroque eras Why has the work of female artists not been in the public eye until recently? Erika's background as an Acquisitions…

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Digging Deep in the 17th Century feat. Deborah Swift, author of Entertaining Mr Pepys 50:15

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Send us a text 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. Highlights: Genesis of The Lady's Slipper (Visual Arts) Why the novel is set following the English Civil War Orchids in The Lady's Slipper R…

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Still Raising Eyebrows after 150 Years feat. Lilianne Milgrom, author of L'Origine 41:43

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Send us a text 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. Highlights: Why Courbet's L'Origine du Monde is still raising eyebrows after 150 years The effect of the painting on Lilianne Gustave…

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Take Me Back to Paris feat. Alex George, author of The Paris Hours 45:05

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Send us a text 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. Highlights: The genesis of The Paris Hours: Marcel Proust and his maid How is a writer like a magpie? Paris in the 1920s: inco…

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Who Is Sofonisba and Why Was She Awesome feat. Donna DiGiuseppe, author of Lady in Ermine 40:38

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Send us a text Meet Donna DiGiuseppe, author of Lady in Ermine, a stunning biographical novel about Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola. Highlights: 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 …

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The Play's the Thing feat. C. C. Humphreys, author of Shakespeare's Rebel 36:27

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Send us a text 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. Highlights: 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, Elizab…

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Books, Glorious Books feat. Charlie Lovett, author of Escaping Dreamland 45:50

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Send us a text Welcome to The Art In Fiction Podcast! Meet Charlie Lovett, bestselling author of 5 novels listed on Art In Fiction, including his most recent, Escaping Dreamland. Highlights: What are bibliophiles and why do they interest Charlie so much? Genesis of Escaping Dreamland: what's with those children's series novels? Who really wrote the…

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Five Writing Tips from Art In Fiction Authors 16:19

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Send us a text Welcome to The Art In Fiction Podcast! In this episode, I've compiled advice from nine of the authors interviewed in Season 1 of the podcast. You'll learn five smart tips from Syrie James, Barbara Linn Probst, Maggie Humm, Stephanie Storey, Jeanne Mackin, Stephanie Cowell, Helaine Mario, Barbara Quick, and Patricia Morrisroe. Highlig…

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Paris Between the Wars: Couture and Surrealism in the Novels of Jeanne Mackin 30:43

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Send us a text Welcome to EPISODE 20 of the Art In Fiction Podcast. Paris between the wars is the exciting setting for Jeanne Mackin's novels The Last Collection and The Beautiful American. In this episode, find out about wacky surrealist lobsters, why pencils and paper were not allowed at fashion shows, and a lot more! Highlights: The Beautiful Am…

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Vivaldi and Mozart and Beethoven, Oh My! Three Novelists Talk About Music in Fiction 56:05

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Send us a text Welcome to The Art In Fiction Podcast. The three novelists you'll meet in this episode are each inspired by a different classical composer. They discuss their inspiration and research processes, and touch on a topic rarely discussed in author circles-: money! Barbara Quick is the author of Vivaldi’s Virgins, Stephanie Cowell is the a…

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Georgia on My Mind: An Interview with Barbara Linn Probst, Author of Queen of the Owls 36:53

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Send us a text Welcome to The Art In Fiction Podcast. Barbara Linn Probst's debut novel inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe is a must-read for fans of the artist and of compelling stories. In this lively episode, I chat with Barbara about her novel Queen of the Owls, the art of Georgia O'Keeffe, and a lot more. Highlights: Queen of the Owls and its relati…

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Around the World in Fiction: Meet Tina Hartas, the Creator of TripFiction 29:59

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Send us a text Welcome to The Art In Fiction Podcast! Do you love reading novels set in locations you hope to visit? Then you have to explore TripFiction (www.tripfiction.com). In this episode, I interview Tina Hartas who developed TripFiction to provide readers with an easy way to find novels set in specific locations around the world. We talk abo…

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Exploring Art & the Business of Writing: An Interview with Courtney Maum, Author of Costalegre 33:27

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Send us a text Welcome to The Art In Fiction Podcast. Courtney Maum is the author of three novels as well as a fabulous writing guidebook for authors. In this episode, I chat with Courtney about her two novels listed on Art In Fiction, Costalegre and I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You, and her new book for authors: Before and After the Book D…

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Inspired by Virginia Woolf: An Interview with Maggie Humm, Author of Talland House 33:54

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Send us a text Welcome to The Art In Fiction Podcast. Fans of Virginia Woolf and art will love Talland House by Maggie Humm. Learn about her inspiration for the novel, which is listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction; enjoy a reading from Talland House; and discover her advice for new authors. Highlights: Talland House and its relation…

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Music To Thrill: An Interview with Helaine Mario, Author of The Lost Concerto and Dark Rhapsody 35:01

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Send us a text Welcome to The Art In Fiction Podcast. In this episode, I chat about thrillers with an arts twist with Helaine Mario, author of The Lost Concerto and Dark Rhapsody, two page-turners listed in the Music category on Art In Fiction which also incorporate Visual Arts, Theater, and more. This quote about Dark Rhapsody says it all: "As muc…

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In Search of Beauty: An Interview with Stephanie Storey, Author of Oil and Marble & Raphael, Painter in Rome 44:24

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Send us a text Welcome to The Art In Fiction Podcast! Do you love Renaissance art? Then you won't want to miss my conversation with author Stephanie Storey about her two marvelous novels: Oil and Marble and Raphael, Painter in Rome, both listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction. Learn about Stephanie's love of the creative process and h…

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Channeling Jane Austen: An Interview with Syrie James, Queen of 19th-C. Reimaginings 41:40

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Send us a text Welcome to The Art In Fiction Podcast! In this episode, author Syrie James shares her love of Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, and the character of Mina Harker in Bram Stoker's Dracula, as she discusses her five novels included in the Literature category on Art In Fiction. Learn about writing in Jane Austen's voice, the challenges face…