Interview with Ken Tentarelli, Author of The Blackest Time

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Blackest Time?

The compassion, courage, and resilience of those who coped with the Black Plague are compelling stories that needed to be told.

What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

Historical fiction, which I also write, is my favorite to read, but I also enjoy reading thrillers

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

Ken Follett’s Circle of Days. John Sandford’s Revenge Prey

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

The scene where Gino rescues a woman healer accused of witchcraft by helping her flee the city in the middle of the night.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

I have six coffee cups, which I use on a daily rotation.

Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?

From John Denver: Some days are diamonds, some days are stone.

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

People who lived in medieval times were the same as we are: they loved, feared, had ambition, and had compassion.

Ken Tentarelli is the author of the new book The Blackest Time

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