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Send us a text My guest today is Barbara Stark-Nemon, author of Isabela's Way listed in the Textile Arts category on Art In Fiction. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R-0wUhdrD00 How Barbara got the idea to write a novel set in the 17th century during the Inquistion: inspiration resulting from a cycling trip in Portugal.History of the Inquistion in Europe and how it was not formally ended until 1837.Use of embroidery and symbols as a way to communicate while fleeing the Inquistion.Value as an author to engage in a character's pursuits (for example, embroidery) as a way to research. Barbara shows off the embroidery she did that became the cover of Isabela's way.How traveling helps research.Plausibility and the role it plays in writing historical fiction.Character of Ana in Isabela's Way--a strong woman who is both a healer and a role model.Reading from Isabela's Way.One thing that Barbara learned from writing this novel that she didn't realize before.Writing as a voyage of discovery.What Barbara is working on now.Read more about Barbara Stark-Nemon on her website: https://www.barbarastarknemon.com/ Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...

Send us a text My guest today is Stephanie Cowell, author of The Man in the Stone Cottage: Novel of the Brontë Sisters  listed in the LIterature category on Art In Fiction. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eYPoIKk9pOk Why Stephanie decided to write about the Brontë sisters inThe Man in the Stone Cottage; how she first read and loved Wuthering Heights when she was a young girl.How the story is told from the point of view of both Charlotte and Emily.The character of Emily, author of Wuthering Heights; how she was very solitary but also an excellent cook.Did the "man in the stone cottage" who Emily falls in love with in the love exist? Stephanie says he's both real and not real.How the sisters wrote their novels and how their struggles contributing to them being able to write.Is the author the least expert on a book because it comes through them?Time spent in Haworth and how moving it was to go to the parsonage and see where they lived and worked.How and why the parsonage was preserved and how the curators are still collecting items from all over the world.The portrait of the sisters hanging in the National Portrait Gallery and the story behind why it was damaged.Theme of The Man in the Stone Cottage.One thing that Stephanie learned from writing this novel that she didn't realize before.What Stephanie is working on now.Read more about Stephanie Cowell on her website: https://www.stephaniecowell.com/ Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...

Send us a text My guest today is Tea Gudek Šnajdar, author of Following Van Gogh listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction. Here's a summary of the podcast: Inspiration for the novel that combines travel writing with a thriller.Fascination with the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh and how his color palette changed as he moved from the Netherlands to Paris to Arles.The "what if" that inspired Tea to make a forged painting central to her novel.What is it about the paintings of Van Gogh that Tea and millions more find so compelling.The role that Van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo has played in cementing his legacy.Tea's experience as a guide at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.Reading from Following Van Gogh.One thing that Tea learned from writing this novel that she didn't realize before.What's next?Read more about Tea Gudek Šnajdar on her website: https://culturetourist.com/ Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...

Send us a text My guest today is Louis Bayard, author of The Wildes listed in the Literature category on Art In Fiction. View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ukomPza-Oh0 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 as the protagonist of the novel, and how she was very progressive for her time, and very much Oscar's equal.Lady Wilde (Oscar's mother), the fiery Irish revolutionary poet named Speranza.Oscar Wilde and his relationship to women, seeing them as equals.What can contemporary audiences learn from The Wildes, particularly the "fifth act" of the novel?Reading from The Wildes.One thing that Louis learned from writing this novel that he didn't realize before.Read more about Louis Bayard on his website: https://www.louisbayard.com/ Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...

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 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, rather than about the real artist.How Alka chose to frame Mira's story by telling it through the eyes of Sona Falstaff, the nurse who cared for Mira during the last six days of her life in a private hospital in Bombay.Background on Anglo Indians as inspiration for the character of Sona who must navigate two worlds after her British father abandoned her and her mother.Mira as archetype for the independent woman of the 1930s, that there were more of them then we think.How Sona is most like Alka herself compared to the other characters she has written.The role of grief for a mother played in the novel.Europe in the 1930s and its parallels to India during the same period.Researching the novel in Paris, London, Prague, Florence, and Istanbul.Reading from Six Days in Bombay.One thing that Alka learned from writing this novel that she didn't realize before.Alka's next novel, due out in late 2026/early 2027 about a girl wanting to learned classical dance in India when its practice was forbidden.Read more about Alka Joshi on her website: https://www.alkajoshi.com/ Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...

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 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 brains are not wired for interacting via screens with people we will never meet--what this is doing to our mental health.Discussion of the novel's narrator and the concept of situationships.The role of cancel culture in the novel and in contemporary culture.The Band as fan fiction meets literary fiction.Is all fiction essentially fan fiction since we write about what we love?Use of first and second person in the novel--breaking the fourth wall and inspiration from the TV series Fleabag.Is The Band a thriller?Outlining vs. starting to write and hoping for the best.The theme of The Band.Reading fromThe Band.Things that Christine learned from writing her novel - the wisdom of authors rewarding readers.What's next for Christine.Read more about Christine Ma-Kellams on her website: https://www.christinema-kellams.com/ Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...

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 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 with the story of Christina's time in ItalyReasons for setting the modern story in post-war VeronaResearching costume design and preservationThe role of pre-Raphaelite Dante Gabriel Rossetti in the novelSome of the challenges of fictionalizing real peopleWhat is it about the Romantics and Victorians that Marty is attracted to?Reading from The Lost Dresses of ItalyThings that Marty learned from writing her novel - the complicated nature of Italy's participation in World War II and its aftermath.Read more about M. A. McLaughlin on her website: https://martyambrose.com/ Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...

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 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 of visiting the areas where the novel takes placeSpain in the 16th century: the constraints on women, the role of the church, and the tremendous civic power of the InquisitionUse of primary sources while researching DulcineaWhy Dolça is an artist, and the existence of female artists during the periodHow Dolça's relationship to her painting evolves in the novel as a result of her relationship with CervantesThe theme of DulcineaReading from DulcineaThings that Ana learned from writing her novelWhat Ana is working on now  Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...

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 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 both Hilda's shield and her refugeThe development of HIlda's character and the choices she must make to find balanceWhy Mark chooses to write about the Anglo-Saxon period in EnglandThe status of women in the Anglo-Saxon period and how it changed for the worse under the NormansWhat we know (and don't know) about textile arts in the 8th and 9th centuries, and its purpose (and the purpose of art in general, historically)Reading from The Needle of AvocationOne thing Mark learned from writing his novelsHow Mark researches his novelsWhat Mark is working on nowPress Play now & be sure to check out The Needle of Avocation on Art In Fiction: https://www.artinfiction.com/novels/the-needle-of-avocation Mark Baker's website: https://gmbaker.net/ Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...

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 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 1954 - view it on Crystal's website at https://www.crystalking.com/Deep dive into the life and work of Salvador Dalí and his problematical opinions - he'd be cancelled in two seconds today! But he was a brilliant artist.Role of pomegranates in the novel and their relationship to the retelling of the Hades and Persephone mythSummary of the original myth - Demeter, Hades, PersephoneThe role of food in the novel; a downloadable cookbook is available from Crystal's websiteReading from In the Garden of MonstersRole played by memory (or lack of) in the novelWomen artists and Dalí's opinions of them and his problematical relationship to women in generalOne thing Crystal learned from writing this novelWhat Crystal is working on nowPress Play now & be sure to check out In the Garden of Monsters on Art In Fiction: https://www.artinfiction.com/novels/in-the-garden-of-monsters Crystal King's website: https://www.crystalking.com/ Music Credit Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson This website contains affiliate links. Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...

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, 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 painter.How Alexandra decides which artists to base a novel aroundl she's written novels related to Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Klimt, Fuseli, Bosch, and many more.Story behind the story of Rembrandt's Secret  and how Alexandra likes to go behind the scenes to find interesting and often little known stories connected with an artist.Inspiration for The Incubus Tapes.The story behind Fuseli's famous painting The Nightmare and how it forms the basis of the dual-time narrative in The Incubus Tapes.Pacing when writing a thriler.Reading from The Incubus Tapes.Some of the challenges related to writing an art-based thriller.Why a writer should keep writing and not let other people dampen their passion.What Alexandra is working on now.Press Play now & be sure to check out Alex Connor's novels on Art In Fiction: https://www.artinfiction.com/novels?q=alex+connor Alex Connor's website: https://www.alexandra-connor.co.uk/ Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...

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 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 of the Amazons from Herodotus and their relationship to the characters and culture in AkmaralFascinating exploration of a culture where, seemingly, a woman was permitted to both warrior and motherUse of weaponry and craftsmanship in AkmaralThe study of artifacts as a way into the lives of ancient peoplesAnimals and their importance to the nomadic culture portrayed in AkmaralHow Judith is a little famous in Kazakhstan!Shamanism in Akmaral and parallels to the practices of nomadic cultures todayHow long it took to write and then publish AkmaralJudith's lush, poetic writing in AkmaralReading from AkmaralHow Judith's background in the arts led to her becoming a novelistThe founding of the Writers Circle in New Jersey with courses now available worldwide onlineOne thing Judith learned from writing this novel that she didn't know beforeWhat Judith is working on nowPress Play now & be sure to check out Akmaral on Art In Fiction: https://www.artinfiction.com/novels/akmaral Judith Lindbergh's website: https://judithlindbergh.com/ Music Credit Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson This website contains affiliate links. Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...

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 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 resistance?"Genesis of The Time KeepersThe use of watchmaking in The Time Keepers as a metaphor for how we process time, particularly after suffering traumaResearch into watchmakingWhy she decided to set her novel during the Vietnam warParallels between events in the novel and current eventsResearching The Time Keepers, particularly talking with people who experienced the Vietnam warPrediction that more novels will be written around the Vietnam war now that it's 50 years in the pastThe theme of friendship in The Time KeepersReading from The Time KeepersCollaborating with Shaunna J. Edwards to write The Thread CollectorsThe role Alyson's and Shaunna's ancestors played in creating characters for The Thread CollectorsParallels between the Civil War setting for The Thread Collectors and civil unrest and racism in our timeRepurposing cloth and thread in the Black community as inspiration for The Thread CollectorsOne thing Alyson learned from writing this novel that she didn't know beforeAlyson's next novel, coming in October 2025.Press Play now & be sure to check out all Alyson's novels on Art In Fiction: https://www.artinfiction.com/novels?q=alyson+richman Alyson Richman's website: https://www.alysonrichman.com Music Credit Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...

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 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 two Euripedes plays put on by the Athenian soldiers in the quarryThe voice of Lampo and why he sounds IrishThe similarities between Ireland as an island nation separate from and yet related to England, and Sicily, also an island separate from and yet related to the culture of GreeceThe size and breadth of the ancient world and its many influencesDiscussion of Ferdia's compelling writing styleHow Lampo's character changes and grows in the novelThe making of the audiobook that Ferdia narratedParallels between Glorious Exploits and our own timeReading from Glorious ExploitsPublication journey of Glorious ExploitsOne thing Ferdia learned from writing his novel that he didn't know beforePress Play now & be sure to check out Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon on Art In Fiction: https://www.artinfiction.com/novels/glorious-exploits Ferdia Lennon's website: https://www.ferdialennon.com/ Music Credit Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson This website contains affiliate links. If you use these links to make a purchase, I may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you.  Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...

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: https://youtu.be/K1Zru2kCdtQ 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 constructed around a series of historical events related to works of artWhy Florence? Its role as a mecca for art historians and the WWII experienceHow the blowing up of Florence's bridges in WWII forms the linchpin in the novelThe remains of medieval houses in Florence; what we can still see todayHow Laura discovered a real person very much like her fictional Ava, a German photographer named Hilda Lotz BauerThe experiences of a WAC in Italy in WWII and the role they played in the war effortShades of grey in how art was handled both by the Allied and the Axis sides in WWIIMedia and misinformation in WWIIWhat is the appeal of Art In Fiction? Laura answers!Reading from The Last MasterpieceOne thing Laura learned from writing her novels that she didn't know beforePress Play now & be sure to check out Laura Morelli's novels on Art In Fiction: https://www.artinfiction.com/novels?q=laura+morelli Laura Morelli's website: https://lauramorelli.com/ Music Credit Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson This website contains affiliate links. If you use these links to make a purchase, I may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you.  Are you enjoying The Art In Fiction Podcast? Consider giving us a small donation so we can continue bringing you interviews with your favorite arts-inspired novelists. Click this link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/artinfiction. Also, check out Art In Fiction at https://www.artinfiction.com and explore 2300+ novels inspired by the arts in 11 categories: Architecture, Dance, Decorative Arts, Film, Literature, Music, Textile Arts, Theater, Visual Arts, & Other. Want to learn more about Carol Cram, the host of The Art In Fiction Podcast? She's the author of several award-winning novels, including The Towers of Tuscany, A Woman of Note, The Muse of Fire, and The Choir. Find out more on her website. ...