In "America's Prophet" (2009), New York Times bestselling author Bruce Feiler travels through moments in American history to trace the influence Moses played from the journey of the Mayflower, to Gettysburg, to Charlton Heston. One part adventure story, one part literary detective story, one part exploration of faith in contemporary life, "America's Prophet" aims to illustrate how Moses could be considered one of our nation's founding fathers.

Feiler, who also wrote "Walking the Bible" (2004) which became a PBS series, visits Writers Talk to discuss his writing methods as well as his upcoming book "The Council of Dads," which will be published in 2010.