What I've been working on: the troublesome "Daniel Vanished."
My new book, a missing persons mystery, has been an anguishing thing to work on.
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Behind the Scenes: China’s Long Revolution, 1900-1950.
How China went from an archaic imperial dynasty to the People's Republic is the subject of my latest deep-dive video.
Behind the Scenes: Brazil in the World Wars.
My latest deep-dive history video looks at the history of Brazil from 1914 to 1945. It's complicated.
Searching for a story: A look at my chaotic writing process.
How I come up with creative writing ideas is a convoluted, chaotic and often frustrating process.