Bonus Episode - Sheila O’Connor

In this special bonus episode of History Through Fiction: The Podcast, HTF intern Reina Markert talks with Sheila O’Connor about her novel Evidence of V: A Novel in Fragments, Facts, and Fictions. Called an ambitious blend of fact and fiction, Evidence of V explores history of incarcerating young girls for the crime of “sexual immorality”, something that happened to the author’s maternal grandmother at the age of 15. In the episode, host Reina Markert talks with O’Connor about some of the obstacles to her research, the challenge of being an author, character, and narrator, and the importance of starting conversations about incarceration and the criminal justice system. Don’t miss it!