Bestselling author Jane Healey welcomes author, former U.S. Congressman, and bookstore owner Steve Israel to discuss his latest historical thriller, The Einstein Conspiracy. Inspired by the Long Island cottage where Albert Einstein wrote his pivotal 1939 letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt warning of Nazi atomic ambitions, Israel shares the remarkable true history behind the novel, his extensive research into Nazi activity in America, and the challenge of balancing historical accuracy with the pace of a spy thriller. The conversation also explores writing process, historical fiction, the importance of independent bookstores, and why stories from the past continue to resonate with readers today.