Discovering Literary Truths in Historical Fiction With Dylan Hoover — Washington Square On Air

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Author Dylan Hoover chats with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. A writer who has workshopped his stories internationally, Hoover reflects on the difficulties of crafting dialogue, the importance of placing emotion in the center of a story, and puzzles over the continued devaluing of historical fiction in literary communities.

Dylan Hoover’s story, Aztec, appears in the Summer 2025 issue of the Washington Square Review.

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