Tim Kirk – All His Damned Mother’s Sons

What if Elvis died while serving in the Army? Author Tim Kirk discusses how his Hollywood chops influenced a tightly plotted tale of 4 men who were influenced by what nobody knew was a seismic event.

Brian Cranley – The Call of Wonder

Hear the Conversation | Get the Book In the bottomless scroll of YouTube’s algorithmic curiosity cabinet, Brian Cranley found a quiet revelation. The video, produced by Fermilab, traced the unfathomable beginnings of the universe—an account of the Big Bang rendered in the measured tones of a science communicator with good posture. For most, it was […]

Leslie A. Rasmussen – When People Leave

Leslie A. Rasmussen’s When People Leave arrives with a gentle dissonance between grief and wit, an intimacy that feels eavesdropped rather than narrated, and an emotional resonance that lingers like the aftertaste of something both bitter and sweet.

S.A. Cosby – All the Sinners Bleed

In the mythical cartography of the American South, there are the hallowed grounds of Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha and the gothic humidity of Flannery O’Connor’s Georgia. And then there is the world S.A. Cosby is building, brick by bloody brick, out of the soil of his native southeastern Virginia. It is a place, as he describes it, […]

Thomas Cullen – Charlie Man

Federal Judge Thomas Cullen discusses Charlie-Man, his coming-of-age novel about Charlie Stewart, a senior at an elite boys’ school, as he navigates heartbreak, pressure, and identity.

Jenny Dandy – The Brownstone on E. 83rd

The late bloom is often the most beautiful. In the case of Jenny Dandy, author, grandmother-to-be, former executive, it arrives as a crime novel set-in classic New York architecture.

Andy Crocker – The Unconditionals

Andy Crocker’s “The Unconditionals” brings a scientist’s precision to five dimensions essential for a meaningful life. The former NASA rocket man’s new book casts a fresh view on timeless wisdom.

Daniel Hendrick – Know You Know

Hear the Conversation | Get the Book Music was imprinted on Daniel Hendrick early. His first solo—”Jesus Loves Me” at age two—was less performance than instinct. The youngest of five siblings in a family that sang as naturally as they breathed, he first heard opera through a Mario Lanza album, gifted by his steelworker father […]

Dwight Holing – The Thunder Head

Dwight Holing introduces his latest Nick Drake novel, “The Thunder Head,” where developers and ranchers clash over the future of pristine Oregon land and Nick finds himself in the crosshairs.

Terri Lewis – Behold the Bird in Flight: A Novel of an Abducted Queen

Debut author Terri Lewis joins us to talk about her stunning novel Behold the Bird in Flight — a vivid reimagining of Isabel d’Angoulême, the young French noblewoman abducted by England’s King John.

Marty Ross-Dolen – Always There, Always Gone.

Marty Ross-Dolen’s debut memoir Always There, Always Gone is lovingly stitched, unraveled, and re-woven in a luminous, genre-defying act of literary excavation.

Bruce Campelia and the Enduring Power of Books

Bruce Campelia still believes in books. By embracing screens and scrollers, he hopes to keep passing on the light.

The Art of Doing Good: Peter Samuelson’s Quest for Happiness

In the bright, improbable Venn diagram where philanthropy overlaps with film production and youth mentorship, Peter Samuelson has taken up permanent residence.

A.O. Wagner – The Karma Kantata

What if there was a machine that could predict the exact date and time of your death? A. O. Wagner blends suspense with spiritual, exploring the hidden forces behind technology, society, and fate.

Tori Eldridge – Kaua’i Storm

Tori Eldridge defies the contours of any one medium. With Kaua‘i Storm, she adds “Narrator” to her resume.

Dale Lisa Flint – Finding Juliet

Dale Lisa Flint has spent a lifetime chasing stories — on the stage, behind the scenes, and now on the page. With humor, heart, and an unflinching eye, she invites readers into a world where every moment tells a deeper truth.

Carla Vergot – Lily Barlow Book Three: The Mystery of the Tiles on the Tombstone

The Whims of the Muse: Carla Vergot and the Curious Case of Lily Barlow

The Emotional Cartographer: Caitlin Hamilton Summie’s Quiet Reckonings

Caitlin Hamilton Summie reflects on her lifelong love of storytelling and the decades-long journey to publish her debut collection To Lay to Rest Our Ghosts, and the inspiration behind her novel Geographies of the Heart.

Steve Eoannou – After Pearl

Stephen G. Eoannou’s new novel,”After Pearl” finds inspiration in a flawed memory and the ghosts of noir in Buffalo.

Tony Stewart – Carrying the Tiger

Tony Stewart, author of Carrying the Tiger, opens up about his late wife Lynn’s battle with cancer and how writing helped him heal, the importance of allowing complicated emotions, and how love endures even after unimaginable loss.

Terry Shames – Out of Control

Award-winning author Terry Shames steps beyond the small-town charm of Jarrett Creek in her gripping new standalone thriller, Out of Control. Set in San Francisco, the novel follows Julie Heller, a woman escaping the psychological grip of a religious cult as she struggles to reclaim her voice and power.

C.B. Wilson – Puppied to Death

C.B. Wilson is delighting fans with something rare: murder mysteries that spark joy. In this episode, we chat about her latest release, Puppied to Death, the ninth book in her beloved Bark View Mystery series.

Carl Vonderau – Saving Myles

Award-winning author Carl Vonderau joins us to talk about his gripping new thriller, Saving Myles—a father’s race against time to save his kidnapped son from a cartel in Tijuana.

Dawn M. Barclay – Vacations Can Be Murder: A True Crime Lover’s Travel Guide to New England

Dawn M. Barclay introduces VACATIONS CAN BE MURDER: A True Crime Lover’s Travel Guide to New England—a must-have for anyone obsessed with true crime, haunted history, and dark tourism.

Jennifer Graeser Dornbush – Frozen Lives

In Frozen Lives, Jennifer Dornbush’s protagonist Emily Hartford returns to her Michigan hometown to help find her best friend’s missing son and relief quickly turns to dread.