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Find out what makes great, arts-inspired fiction in a variety of genres, from mysteries to crime novels, historical fiction, thrillers, contemporary fiction, and more. Art In Fiction founder and author Carol M. Cram chats with some of the top novelists featured on Art In Fiction, a curated online database of books inspired by the arts. Discover your next great read and get valuable advice on what it takes to be a successful writer.

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  • Escape from the Inquisition in Isabela's Way by Barbara Stark-Nemon
    Dec 13 2025

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    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.

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  • A Brontë Novel for the Ages: The Man in the Stone Cottage by Stephanie Cowell
    Nov 14 2025

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    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.

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    24 min
  • Intrigue Meets Art Appreciation in Following Van Gogh by Tea Gudek Šnajdar
    Oct 12 2025

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    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.

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    29 min
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