In our continued conversation about what makes good stories that are worth reading, we talk about the power of empathy in fiction, for both villains and heroes.

David and Roseanna White chat about the role of villains and anti-heroes in stories, and how they inspire us to make better choices in reality.

Where do fact and fiction, truth and story, meet?

Today’s guest is Lauralee Bliss. She’s the author of Mountains, Madness and Miracles: 4000 Miles Along the Appalachian Trail and Gators, Guts and Glory: Adventures Along the Florida Trail as well as numerous works of fiction.

Today's Guest is Joy Palmer Author of Weddings, Willows, and Revised Expectations, Love, Lace, and Minor Alterations, and Marriage, Melodies and Rewritten Conclusions (coming winter 2020.)

Today’s Guest is Hannah Currie, author of Heart of a Royal and the sequel Heart of a Princess (releasing Summer 2020).

Today's guest is  Susie Finkbeiner, author of Paint Chips, My Mother's Chamomile with WhiteFire, The Pearl Spence Series including the books A Cup of Dust, A Trail of Crumbs and A Song of Home and All Manner of Things and the upcoming Stories That Bind Us.

Today’s Guest is Angela Henderson author of Isaac’s Ice Cream Tree and Isaac and Izzy’s Treehouse. We talk about why she loves picture books, how she brings her books alive when she reads to groups of children and the power of collaboration between authors and illustrators.