Nonfiction writers, by definition, reckon with the past. But how can authors research who and what has been under- and misrepresented in history books and scholarship? Using archives, interviews, on-the-ground investigation, and other forms of research, these recently published authors, whose work covers diverse stories and time periods, will discuss how they have recreated lives and times on the page, forging a counternarrative that separates myth from truth, while navigating bias in research.

Speakers: Suzanne Cope, Katie Gee Salisbury, Laurie Gwen Shapiro, Michelle Young

Moderator: Natasha Zaretsky

Location: Room 403B, Level Two, Los Angeles Convention Center

Session Code: F203