Ep. 109 - Five Decembers by James Kestrel

About this episode

Brett Cain interviews author James Kestrel about his book 'Five Decembers' and the lessons learned from it.

I found Five Decembers by chance. A happy chance because it is one of my all-time favorite stories. I am joined by the author, James Kestrel, to talk about the story and his life as well as lessons learned. Follow him on Twitter (X) @JamesKestrel Pick up "Five Decembers" Here

People in this episode

Host: Brett Cain

Guest: James Kestrel

Topics covered

• literature
• storytelling
• author interview
• life lessons
• book discussion

Keywords

• Five Decembers
• James Kestrel
• literature
• storytelling
• book review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Five Decembers

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