Top Shelf at the Merrick Library

Top Shelf at the Merrick Library


Latest Episodes

E152: Interview with Adam White, author of The Midcoast
November 20, 2024

For this episode, we head to Damariscotta, Maine, to chat with Adam White about his stunning debut, The Midcoast. This gripping novel dives into privilege, the shadows of the American dream, and the l

E151: Interview with Sean Jacques, author of Doe Run
November 08, 2024

For this episode I sat down with author Sean Jacques to talk about his fiction debut, Doe Run. Author Eli Cranor says, Sean Jacques knows the heart of the Ozarks, and puts that knowledge on full disp

E150: Interview with Gary Goldstein, author of Please Come to Boston
October 31, 2024

Happy Episode 150!! For this episode I had the absolute pleasure of hosting Gary Goldstein for his third book, Please Come to Boston. Its a funny, nostalgic, and bittersweet look at first love at a

Episode 149: Interview with Robert Justice, author of They Can’t Take Your Name
August 12, 2024

Laced with atmospheric poetry and literature and set in the heart of Denvers black community, They Cant Take Your Name by Robert Justice is a gripping crime novel that pits three characters in a rac

Episode 148: Interview with Eli Cranor, author of Broiler
July 31, 2024

This gripping, gritty noir is Upton Sinclair on hormones, the Coen brothers deep-fried. ~ Minneapolis Star Tribune about Broiler by Eli Cranor Eli Cranors third book, Broiler, is another edge-of-y

Episode 147: Interview with Delia Pitts, author of Trouble In Queenstown
July 17, 2024

With Trouble in Queenstown, Delia Pitts introduces private investigator Vandy Myrick in a powerful mystery that blends grief, class, race, and family with thrilling results. I could not put this book

Episode 146: Interview with Ethan Joella, author of The Same Bright Stars
July 01, 2024

Oh my goodness, how thrilled are we all that Ethan Joella is back with his third book,The Same Bright Stars. This uplifting and emotionally resonant novel set in a Delaware beach town, follows a local

Episode 145: Interview with Claire Lombardo, author of Same As It Ever Was
June 24, 2024

Claire Lombardo, NYT bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever Had, returns with another brilliantly observed family drama in which the enduring, hard-won affection of a long marriage faces imminent

Episode 144: Interview with Wanda M. Morris, author of What You Leave Behind
June 14, 2024

What You Leave Behind is the powerful new book by Wanda M. Morris, and I am thrilled to host her for this episode! What You Leave Behind is a haunting thriller following a lawyer who after the mysteri

Episode 143: Interview with Henry Wise, author of Holy City
May 29, 2024

For this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing author Henry Wise. He sat down with me to talk about his terrific southern crime debut, Holy City. We talked about his poetry, the craft of writing