Episode 111: Author Jay Atkinson

Jay Atkinson, author of Massacre on the Merrimack, talks to Daniel Ford about his mentor Harry Crews, his research and writing process (yellow legal pads play a starring role), and what inspired his narrative featuring Hannah Duston’s thrilling, and bloody, escape from her Native American captors.

To learn more about Jay Atkinson, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, or follow him on Twitter @Atkinson_JayAlso check out our first interview with the author (“New England Narrative: 9 Questions With Author Jay Atkinson”) and our review of Massacre on the Merrimack.

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