Over the holidays, millions of Americans will pick up and read a book. I'm more of a non-fiction guy, but as an author I try to pay attention to literary trends. One of the most interesting is the growth of
historical fiction. I was curious about what such a book looked like. To this end, I sat down with my new W. P. Carey colleague and friend
Alan Simon (no relation). We talked about one of his many books,
The First Christmas of the War.The following are excerpts of our conversation.
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