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Episode 102: Interview with Bruce Holsinger author of The Displacements
Hypnotic. ~ NYT Cinematic. ~ USA Today A gripping, full-throttle page turner. ~ Miranda Cowley Heller The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger is an adrenaline-fueled story of lives upended and tran
Episode 101: Interview with Hayley Scrivenor author of Dirt Creek
Im very interested in how we define ourselves to other people so says author Hayler Scrivenor about her amazing debut Dirt Creek. Dirt Creek is a suspenseful police procedural about a missing gir
Episode 100: Interview with Julia Armfield, author of Our Wives Under the Sea
Welcome to the 100th Episode of the Top Shelf Podcast! I couldnt think of a better way to spend it than with the brilliant Julia Armfield talking about her debut novel, Our Wives Under the Sea. You m
E 99: Interview with Jess Montgomery, author of The Echoes
What a joy to host for the third time author Jess Montgomery for the next book in her Kinship series, The Echoes. Jess and I chatted about her amazing main character Sheriff Lilly Ross, the very perso
Episode 98: Interview with Madeline Kay Sneed
Madeline Kay Sneed has written a Friday Night Lights for a new generation. The Golden Season is a heartfelt story of finding yourself, coming out, and coming home A tender, bighearted exploration of
Episode 97 : Interview with Marilyn Simon Rothstein author of Crazy to Leave You
Poignant and funny, Crazy To Leave You is chock full of Rothsteins signature fast-paced, smart dialogue and brimming with wit. A heartfelt, delicious story. Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling
Episode 96 : Interview with Geraldine Brooks author of Horse
Horse isnt just an animal storyits a moving narrative about race and art. TIME A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from t
Episode 95 : Interview with Nina LaCour, author of Yerba Buena
Here’s what’s being said about the debut adult fiction novel, Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour: “A love story for our time.” ―Tara Conklin, bestselling author of The Last Romantics “This book is a precious
Episode 94: Interview with May Cobb author of My Summer Darlings
“My Summer Darlings is spicy enough to make you sweat – until the suspense chills you to your core.” ~ Riley Sager, bestselling author of Survive the Night. Named A Most Anticipated Novel of 2022 by C
Episode 93: Interview with Peter Farris author of The Devil Himself
“The Devil Himself thunders off the page with beautiful writing and a killer sense of place. It’s urgent, triumphant, and unflinching.” — William Boyle, author of Shoot the Moonlight Out and City of M