About Colin Mustful

Colin Mustful is the founder and editor of History Through Fiction, an independent press publishing compelling historical novels. He is also the author of four historical novels about the settlement and Native history of the Upper Midwest. His books combine elements of fiction and nonfiction to tell compelling and educational stories. He has masters degrees in history and creative writing and currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Colin Mustful is an author, historian, and publisher. You can learn more about his work at https://www.colinmustful.com.
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NBN Episodes hosted by Colin:

Gregory D. Smithers, "Native Southerners: Indigenous History from Origins to Removal" (U Oklahoma Press, 2019)

February 23, 2024

Native Southerners

Gregory D. Smithers
Hosted by Colin Mustful

In his book, Native Southerners: Indigenous History from Origins to Removal (University of Oklahoma Press, 2019), Dr. Gregory D. Smithers effectively …

Chris Lombardi, "I Ain’t Marching Anymore: Dissenters, Deserters and Objectors to America’s Wars" (The New Press, 2020)

October 9, 2020

I Ain’t Marching Anymore

Chris Lombardi
Hosted by Colin Mustful

Before the U.S. Constitution had even been signed, soldiers and new veterans protested. Dissent, the hallowed expression of disagreement and refusal t…

Jay Weiner, "Professor Berman: The Last Lecture of Minnesota’s Greatest Public Historian" (U Minnesota Press, 2019)

March 18, 2020

Professor Berman

Jay Weiner
Hosted by Colin Mustful

In his latest book, journalist Jay Weiner details the extraordinary life of Professor Hy Berman. Written as an autobiography co-authored by Weiner, Pr…

Gonzalo Lamana, "How 'Indians' Think: Colonial Indigenous Intellectuals and the Question of Critical Race Theory" (U Arizona Press, 2019)

January 14, 2020

How 'Indians' Think

Gonzalo Lamana
Hosted by Colin Mustful

In his new book, How “Indians” Think: Colonial Indigenous Intellectuals and the Question of Critical Race Theory (University of Arizona Press, 2019), …

Luis Martínez-Fernández, "Key to the New World: A History of Early Colonial Cuba" (U Florida Press, 2018)

December 10, 2019

Key to the New World

Luis Martínez-Fernández
Hosted by Colin Mustful

From pre-contact, to first-contact, to colonization and beyond, Key to the New World: A History of Early Colonial Cuba (University of Florida Press, 2…

Leah Price, "What We Talk About When We Talk About Books: The History and Future of Reading" (Basic Books, 2019)

October 3, 2019

What We Talk About When We Talk About Books

Leah Price
Hosted by Colin Mustful

Let’s talk about books! How, when, and what do you like to read? Have you ever thought about the history of books and reading? How about shape, size, …

Kent Gramm, "Gettysburg: The Living and the Dead" (Southern Illinois UP, 2019)

August 16, 2019

Gettysburg

Kent Gramm
Hosted by Colin Mustful

Using a mixture of genres, Kent Gramm captures the voices of those past and present in his book, Gettysburg: The Living and the Dead (Southern Illinoi…

Bennett Gilbert, "A Personalist Philosophy of History" (Routledge, 2019)

July 5, 2019

A Personalist Philosophy of History

Bennett Gilbert
Hosted by Colin Mustful

In his book, A Personalist Philosophy of History (Routledge, 2019), Bennett Gilbert identifies our affection of and affliction by history. As he argue…

Sigrid Lien, "Pictures of Longing: Photography and the Norwegian-American Migration" (U Minnesota Press, 2018)

April 8, 2019

Pictures of Longing

Sigrid Lien
Hosted by Colin Mustful

In one of history’s largest migrations, hundreds of thousands of Norwegians immigrated to North American during the 1800s and early 1900s. In addition…

William D. Green, "The Children of Lincoln: White Paternalism and the Limits of Black Opportunity in Minnesota, 1860–1876" (U Minnesota Press, 2018)

January 8, 2019

The Children of Lincoln

William D. Green
Hosted by Colin Mustful

At a speech before the unveiling of the Freedman’s Monument in 1876, Fredrick Douglass stated, “You are the children of Abraham Lincoln. We are only a…

James W. Loewen, "Teaching What Really Happened: How to Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks and Get Students Excited About Doing History" (Teachers College Press, 2018)

January 3, 2019

Teaching What Really Happened

James W. Loewen
Hosted by Colin Mustful

In an atmosphere filled with social media and fake news, history is more important than ever. But, what do you really know about history? In the secon…