Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
Sheinkin's previous profession was writer of history textbooks. You know, the ones that tend to put you to sleep. So that's why he started writing his own versions—because history is never actually as boring as they can make it in school. (Source)
The author and his brother once made a film called A More Perfect Union about four young guys who decide to secede from the Union and declare their rented house to be an independent nation. Great premise, but it flopped…big time. (Source)
If he hadn't ended up becoming a writer, Steve Sheinkin thinks he'd probably be working in some kind of environmental protection job. (Source)
Ted Hall was supposed to be the main character in Bomb because he's the one who really captivated Sheinkin from the beginning. (Source)