A Few Sensational Interviews

Recently, I had the chance to talk with John Maynard of the Freedom Forum on the First Five Now program. We delved into 19th-century stunt reporters, their undercover investigations, and the multi-pronged efforts to censor their findings. Watch it here.

Also, host Jonathan Small and I discussed Nellie Bly’s ebullient prose style, the evolution of nonfiction narrative, and other vital topics of the 1890s and today on his podcast Write About Now. Check it out.

Deborah Kalb’s book blog featured a Q&A about Sensational, where we covered some of the misunderstanding about these early journalists and their work. Read all about it.

The Authors Guild also highlighted my work in a Member Spotlight and gave me space to talk about what writing means to me and techniques for overcoming writer’s block. Here you go.

I loved talking with biographer William Souder (Carson, Audubon, Steinbeck) at a Barbara’s Bookstore event, putting stunt reporters in context of the New Journalism of the 1800s, as well as the mid-1900s. Listen in.