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\\nDavid A. Goodman.

\\nDespite more than 700 hours of television and films, there is still\\nso much we don\'t know about how the Federation came to be. That\'s\\nwhy CBS asked David A. Goodman to write the records that future\\nhistorians will rely upon when tracing mankind\'s long road to the\\nstars. In this episode of Literary Treks we\'re joined by David to\\ntalk about the genesis of the project and what went into creating\\nFederation: The First 150 Years. Along the way we also talk about\\nhis famous Star Trek episode of Futurama and get an insider\'s look\\nat the second and third seasons of Enterprise.

\\nIn our news segment we look at some new information about David R.\\nGeorge III\'s Allegiance In Exile, Christopher L. Bennett\'s upcoming\\nEnterprise book Rise of the Federation, Roberto Orci and Michael\\nJohnson talking to StarTrek.com about Countdown to Darkness, and a\\nbit about Star Trek Ongoing 17\'s exploration of Dr. McCoy\'s\\nbackstory.