Episode 35: Interview with Sheldon Russell

Dr. Sheldon Russell has fifteen books published, including historical fiction and a five-book mystery series. He and his wife Nancy, a sculptor, currently live on the family ranch in Oklahoma where they work on their respective art projects. Russell is a three-time winner of the Oklahoma Book Award, the Langum Prize for Historical Literature, the Spur Award for Best Western Historical Novel, and the 2023 Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award from The Oklahoma Center for the Book. His latest novel, Listen, is the winner of the 2024 Oklahoma Book Award for Fiction. Listen to Sheldon read from his novel and talk about where he finds inspiration.