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Latest Episodes

E122: Interview with Lisa Scottoline, author of Loyalty
April 20, 2023

I have no words for how amazing it was to host Lisa Scottoline for this episode! We talked about her brand new best-seller, Loyalty, a historical fiction look at the formation of the Mafia in Italy, a

E121: Interview with Anissa Gray, author of Life and Other Love Songs
April 11, 2023

Life and Other Love Songs, the gorgeous second novel from Episode 24 guest, Anissa Gray is riveting, rhythmic, transcendenta stellar family saga. so says Jacqueline Woodson, NYT bestselling author

E120: Interview with Eli Cranor, author of Ozark Dogs
March 30, 2023

A feud between Arkansas families escalates with the fury of Greek tragedy. Family loyalty, young love, honoring the deadtheyre all here, and they all go terribly wrong in Ozark Dogs. Kirkus Eli C

E119: Interview with Jenny Jackson, author of Pineapple Street
March 23, 2023

Full of witty and caustic observations about a privileged class of New Yorkers, Pineapple Street is a sharp and juicy satire. So says bestselling author Nita Prose about the transporting and lush de

E118: Interview with Alma Katsu, author of Red London
March 20, 2023

The whole reason I started to write this series was to showcase women in the intelligence field today; what theyre like and how they do their job. ~Alma Katsu on writing the Red Widow series. Red L

E117: Interview with Kristen Loesch, author of The Last Russian Doll
March 13, 2023

With hauntingly beautiful prose, Kristen Loesch has delivered an epic, dual timeline tale that deftly transports you to the Russian revolution and the life-altering crucible that came after it. The L

E116: Interview with Ed Ashton, author of Antimatter Blues
March 07, 2023

I felt like there was more to be saidthats the essence of all writing. ~ Edward Ashton on continuing the Mickey7 series. For Episode 82, I had the pleasure of hosting Edward Ashton to talk about M

E115: Interview with Cheryl A. Head, author of Time’s Undoing
February 27, 2023

Times Undoing is a harrowing yet beautiful journey into the heart of darkness that beats in the center of the American Experience. A tour de force. S.A. Cosby, NYT bestselling author of Razorblade

E114: Interview with Deepti Kapoor, author of Age of Vice
February 23, 2023

Equal parts crime thriller and family saga, transporting readers from the dusty villages of Uttar Pradesh to the urban energy of New Delhi, Age of Vice, a stunner by Deepti Kapoor is an intoxicating n

E113: They’re Going to Love You by Meg Howrey
February 16, 2023

Theyre Going to Love You by Meg Howrey is my idea of a perfect book. It is about art, life, death, love, and family and it is beautifully and sharply written. I cried several times while reading it,