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.
Megan Abbott – El Dorado Drive
Megan Abbott and I grew up in Michigan, in the “Pleasant Valley Sunday” world Gerry Goffin and Carole King wrote about for the Monkees. In the spectral hush of this now-faded suburbia, Megan has carved out a singular domain: the dark undercurrent of women’s lives. Her noir is not the domain of...
Alex Kenna – Burn This Night
What happens when an author, who also happens to be a dynamic prosecutor imagines the worst possible person’s darkest intentions Alex Kenna hits it out of the park.
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...
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.
Marketing 101 – Getting Your Books Into Libraries
For the indie author, seeing your titles in the library stacks or on apps like Hoopla is a win. Here’s how I did it.
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.