Ralph DeFalco – The Counterfeit
What happens when history repeats itself and the global balance of power shifts overnight? I sit down with Dr. Ralph DeFalco, the “Renaissance man” and author behind the chilling political thriller, The Counterfeit.
Mike Papantonio – A Death in Arcadia
What happens when a legal case cracks open a wound a man has kept sealed his entire life? I talk with legendary trial lawyer, radio host, and author Mike Papantonio about his latest legal thriller, A Death in Arcadia.
Kirsten Kashock – An Impossibility of Crows
We dive into the “uneasy space” of literary horror with poet and dancer Kirsten Kashock and her unsettling new novel, An Impossibility of Crows, a story that examines the haunting boundaries of devotion, inheritance, and control.
Dennis Palumbo – Panic Attack
Dennis Palumbo lives a fascinating duality. By day, his psychotherapist identity absorbs the quiet catastrophes and operatic inner lives of his patients. By night, he transforms those same emotional currents into fiction, threading trauma and resilience into the pulse of a mystery narrative.
Karen Ann Phillips – A Deadly Hook
Karen Ann Phillips has written not just a mystery, but a quiet meditation on resilience, disguised, as all the best ones are, as a story you pick up simply to see what happens next.
Chad Boudreaux – Mob Justice
Chad Boudreaux’s Mob Justice, takes readers into modern Chicago, where Justice Department attorney Blake Hudson confronts a criminal empire that is smarter, quieter, and far more dangerous than its Hollywood reputation.
Gary Fields – The Book of Judges
In this episode of In Conversation with Terry Shepherd, Terry sits down with debut thriller author Gary Fields to explore his globe-spanning, time-bending novel, The Book of Judges — already drawing comparisons to The Da Vinci Code.
What I Learned About the Craft at Writers’ Conferences
After seven years of sampling just about every conference and conclave I could find, conferences have played an important role in my understanding of the writer’s craft. Here are eleven learnings gleaned from attending.
Michael Yang – Coming Alive on the Ride
Silicon Valley pioneer Michael Yang’s new memoir, “Coming Alive on the Ride,” explores how trading the corporate boardroom for a motorcycle journey to Patagonia taught him that true reinvention happens on the open road. It’s a powerful look at shifting from financial success to a...
Mimi Nichter – HOSTAGE: A Memoir of Terrorism, Trauma, and Resilience
In 1970, Mimi Nichter was a college senior whose flight home from Tel Aviv was hijacked by the PFLP. Her memoir, “HOSTAGE: A Memoir of Terrorism, Trauma, and Resilience,” reveals not just the frightening experience, but the lessons learned.
Peter Fedorenko – Among the Living
For 35 years, Peter Fedorenko was the “script doctor” who fixed Hollywood’s biggest stories from the shadows. Then, in 2020, his own heart stopped. Having returned from Covid’s brink, Peter has stepped into the light with his debut novel, “Among the Living.”
Danielle Girard – Pinky Swear
Born from the “ashes of a collapsed marriage” and the quiet, wintry silence of Montana, Danielle Girard’s 17th novel is a work of emotional archaeology.