SunLit Interviews Archives - The Colorado Sun https://coloradosun.com/category/sunlit/sunlit-interviews/ Telling stories that matter in a dynamic, evolving state. Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:37:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://newspack-coloradosun.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-favicon-32x32.png SunLit Interviews Archives - The Colorado Sun https://coloradosun.com/category/sunlit/sunlit-interviews/ 32 32 210193391 Stefan Scheuermann’s co-author inspired Scottish historical fantasy https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/21/sunlit-stefan-scheuermann-king-of-the-gulls/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:10:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=491195 Stefan Scheuermann's co-author Paul Alexander inspired the Scottish historical fantasy "King of the Gulls."]]> 491195 Immigration, family, place gave form to Nina McConigley’s novel https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/14/sunlit-nina-mcconigley-how-to-commit-a-postcolonial-murder/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 08:10:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=489021 Immigration, family, place gave form to Nina McConigley's novel, "How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder."]]> 489021 Acadian ancestry led Marianne Sulser to story of displacement that inspired her novel https://coloradosun.com/2026/06/07/sunlit-marianne-sulser-like-snow-before-sun/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:10:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=487897 While Acadian ancestry led Marianne Sulser to the story that inspired her novel, she says that, at its core, "Like Snow Before Sun" remains a novel about impossible choices amid uprooted people and culture.]]> 487897 Tom Mowle confronted his past in crafting account of Iraq experience https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/31/sunlit-tom-mowle-chaos-in-the-green-zone/ Sun, 31 May 2026 08:10:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=486501 Former Air Force Academy instructor turned military strategist Tom Mowle had written about the second Iraq war for an academic audience. Crafting a narrative account was different.]]> 486501 Lenore Mitchell’s mare named Babe taught family about life, love https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/24/sunlit-lenore-mitchell-wild-ride/ Sun, 24 May 2026 08:10:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=486687 486687 Daniel Ginsberg ends his trilogy with a story of child trafficking https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/17/sunlit-daniel-ginsberg-a-well-too-full/ Sun, 17 May 2026 08:10:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=486020 Author Daniel Ginsberg, a former military policeman, pulled background for "A Well Too Full" from two cases that unfolded decades apart on different continents.]]> 486020 Mariko Tatsumoto built a novel of hope from industrial tragedy https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/10/sunlit-mariko-tatsumoto-blossoms-on-a-poisoned-sea/ Sun, 10 May 2026 08:10:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=485192 Mariko Tatsumoto's "Blossoms on a Poisoned Sea" grew from traumatic childhood memories of the mercury poisoning in Japan that gave rise to Minamata disease.]]> 485192 From a dream — and lots of research — Meg Wingerter crafted her first novel https://coloradosun.com/2026/05/03/sunlit-meg-wingerter-the-silence-that-remains/ Sun, 03 May 2026 08:10:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=483950 From a dream, and years of research, author Meg Wingerter crafted her first novel , "The Silence that Remains."]]> 483950 “Singular moments” sparked Pardeep Toor’s short stories https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/26/sunlit-pardeep-tour-hands/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:10:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=482228 Author Pardeep Tour built on "singular moments" to create his short story collection "Hands" — and in the lead character discovered a new member of his family.]]> 482228 How a historic ranch inspired Victress Hitchcock’s memoir https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/19/sunlit-victress-hitchcock-a-tree-with-my-name-on-it/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:10:00 +0000 https://coloradosun.com/?p=481972 A historic ranch inspired Victress Hitchcock's memoir, "A Tree with My Name on It."]]> 481972