Top Shelf at the Merrick Library

Top Shelf at the Merrick Library


Latest Episodes

Milestone! Episode 75: Interview with Kimmery Martin
November 19, 2021

What a way to kick off my 75th episode: hosting author Kimmery Martin for her latest book, Doctors and Friends, and co-hosting this special episode with my pal Cindy Burnett at Thoughts from a Page po

E74: Interview with Naomi Krupitsky
November 16, 2021

They say you can’t go home again but I sure did, right back to Brooklyn, NY with author Naomi Krupitsky’s debut novel The Family.  Set in early 20th century Brooklyn, The Family is a captivating debut

Episode 73: Interview with Wanda M. Morris!
November 05, 2021

This buzzy debut thriller, All Her Little Secrets by Wanda M. Morris has all the things and has made all the lists! NYT best-selling author Karin Slaughter says, “All Her Little Secrets is a brilliant

Episode 72: Interview with Josh Sabarra
October 29, 2021

I had such a blast interviewing Josh Sabarra for his debut novel, Enemies Closer. Author Lauren Fox says, “Enemies Closer is a fizzy cocktail of insider Hollywood gossip, biting, laugh-out-loud humor

Episode 71: Interview with Nathaniel Philbrick
September 24, 2021

What happened to George Washington after the Revolution? Find out in Nathaniel Philbrick’s latest bestselling book, Travels with George: In Search of George Washington and His Legacy. Among other thin

Episode 70: Interview with Isla Morley
August 23, 2021

In this luminous historical fiction narrative inspired by the fascinating real case of the Blue People of Kentucky, Isla Morley probes questions of identity, love, and family in her breathtaking new n

Episode 69: Interview with Megan Abbott
August 19, 2021

Just after being selected as the August Read with Jenna pick for her latest book, The Turnout,  I was thrilled to host Megan Abbott!  Abbott was waving to us from Queens when we spoke… Taut and unnerv

Episode 67: Interview with Claire Luchette
August 10, 2021

“Claire Luchette is so wildly talented that I would follow them anywhere. Here, it’s to Woonsocket along with four women who are searching for meaning and a sense of belonging from each other and the

Episode 66: Interview with Byron Lane
July 22, 2021

Author Julia Claiborne Johnson, the bestselling author of Better Luck Next Time, and our guest on Top Shelf E56, says this about A STAR IS BORED by Byron Lane: “I didn’t go into this expecting a love

Episode 65: Interview with Matthew Norman, 2021 Edition!
June 14, 2021

Welcome back to our E35 guest, Matthew Norman. Matthew Norman was here previously to talk about his third book, Last Couple Standing.  For this episode, we talk about his latest publication, All Together Now.