On this edition of Conversations, Ellen Keith joins us to talk about her debut novel, The Dutch Wife. The novel sweeps through the Netherlands to Germany to Argentina and tells the story of three individuals who share a dark secret.

On this edition of Conversations, Matt Killeen joins us to talk about his novel, "Orphan Monster Spy." The Young Adult novel is set in Germany in 1939. He is also the author of the non-fiction work, "The Women Who Made Me a Feminist." 

Katherine Paterson has written more than thirty books and has received many of the highest honors in children’s literature. Her Newbery Medal-winning novel Bridge to Terabithia is one of the most beloved children’s novels of all time and was made into a major motion picture. On this edition of Conversations, she joins us to talk about her latest youth novel, My Brigadista Year. The novel was inspired by the experiences of young volunteers in the 1961 Cuban literacy campaign.