Historical Fiction as a Lens For the Future

Award-winning author Ned Tillman discusses how historical fiction provides perspective on the challenges we face today. Tillman is the author of four books-- two non-fiction and two fiction. Tillman discusses the value of both genres for telling the stories of our past and how they can be used to get a sense of how life really was like over the centuries. 

His books provide the reader with insight and perspective on the parallels to challenges we see in our lives today. His latest book, Good Endeavor, uses his 300-year-old childhood homestead as his setting to explore social and environmental challenges down through the centuries. He discusses how he created a series of colorful characters to share realistic stories of their lives, loves, and losses during five different generations of this Maryland family. 

Prior to the presentation, Mr. Tillman will host a discussion of his newest book, Good Endeavor.