Beccas Book TALKS | How Every Day People Inspire Author & Historian Katherine Howe Pitcairn Island [Q2f3GDx0oda]

Welcome back, Book Dragons. The Book Dragon is back with another interview. This time with another book dragon: NY Times Best Seller and Award Winning author/historian Katherine Howe. She has a few unique lineages that go far back to the Salem Witch Trials and piracy. #witchtrials #katherinehowe #piratestories

Ms. Howe has been a busy Mama Book Dragon, as she's getting ready to teach at Columbia University. She also worked on two pirate books, and collaborated with broadcast journalist Anderson Cooper. The author discusses 1) the most influential fiction and non-fiction books, 2) praise of historical fiction of every day people, 3) thoughts about book bans, 3) and what she truly fears: AI. Hear it all from the author herself. Check her out at & "The Howe & Why" at

*As for me, apparently need a little reboot of American History, as mariska hargitay you'll see in the video. ENJOY!!!! This video was edited in Canva Pro with use of the audio file "Battle Music" by The4Elements from pixabey.

Other sites to be checked out from our conversation:

Mary Beth Norton:

Markus Rediker:

George Chauncy:

Sadiya Hartman:

Tiya Myles:

Irvine Welsh:

Herter Bros:

The Western Canon:

William Dean Howells:

Edith Wharton:

John P. Marquand:

Julia Schumacher:

Bryan Burroughs:

National Endowment for the Arts:

VC Andrews:

Judy Blume:

James Talarico:

The Merchants House Museum, NYC:

The Gibson House Museum, Boston, MA:

Raphael Sabatini:

Conversion Disorder:

Anderson Cooper:

Esther Forbes:

Kay Thompson:

Interview Breakdown:

0:00-0:22

0:23-2:13 grace raccah Welcome Katherine Howe

2:14-4:46 The Power of Esther Forbes

4:47-6:08 "Eloise"-A Child's Perspective on Adults

6:09-7:38 "Age of Innocence"

7:39-10:07 Two Great Histories of Witches of Pirates

10:08-12:21 "Gay New York" & "The Nance" Connection

12:22-14:10 Myles & Hartman- Black Female Historians

14:11-15:37 Irvine Welsh on Language & Accents

15:38-17:53 Gilded Age? Look at Herter Bros. Furniture

17:54-18:31 Romantasy- The Latest Craze

18:32-19:26 veronica gentili "A True Account"- Piracy

19:27-20:20 Read Historic Narratives

20:21-24:11 The Western Canon: One Story- Many Versions

24:12-25:18 "Odyssey" & "Inferno"- Reality of Place

25:19-27:30 Howells, Marquand & Epistolary Novels

27:31-30:32 Historian Fandom & Author Conversations

30:33-34:27 A Lesson About the Alamo

34:28-37:34 An Unpublished Texan Book

37:38-43 Howe Can't Live W/O Her Books

38:44-45:30 Censorship & the AI Question

45:31-47:37 Reading Widely, Even Controversial Novels

47:38-48:50 Disclaimer-Political Views

48:51-51:17 Library Participation & Visit Itty, Bitty House Museums

51:18-56:00 On Howe Discovered Witch and Pirate Lineage

56:01-58:36 "Conversion" & Conversion Disorder

58:37-1:01:21 The Crucible & St. Joan in "Conversion"

1:01:22-1:03:27 Cooper & The Gilded Age

1:03:28-1:08:00 Author Signature vs. Current Reading Trends

1:08:01-1:08:50 The Hustle: Writing, Parenting & Teaching

1:08:51-1:09:40 Wrap Up