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Heather Newton's "McMullen Circle" Brings Characters in a Small Town to Life
Heather Newton's "McMullen Circle" Brings Characters in a Small Town to Life In this episode 278, we visit with Heather Newton, author of "McMullen Circle," a collection of connected short stories, and finalist for the W.S. Porter Prize. In 1969, as Karl Wallenda prepares to tight-rope walk across the gorge in the tiny town of Tonola Falls, Georgia, faculty families at the McMullen Boarding School learn about racism, war, and what makes a hero. Wiley Cash, New York Times bestselling author...
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The Book Queen Brings a Love of Books and Teas to the On-line World and Her Community
BLURB: Michelle Burgess is passionate about books that "fuel the soul & mind." She is the founder of "Book Queens" an online website dedicated to supplying books on African American culture. She is still solidly rooted in Oakland California, where she was born and raised. As a youngster, she read Maya Angelou's I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings the book that touched hearts worldwide, including hers. That was the jumping off point for a life-long relationship of intrigue and joy in the world of...
Lori Radar-Day, author of "Book is Death at Greenway"
LORI RADER-DAY is the Edgar Award-nominated and Anthony Award and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author of Death at Greenway (coming October 2021), The Lucky One, Under a Dark Sky, The Day I Died, Little Pretty Things, and The Black Hour. Lori's short fiction has appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Time Out Chicago, Good Housekeeping, and others. She lives in Chicago, where she is the co-chair of the mystery reader conference Murder and Mayhem in Chicago and serves as the national...
The Cozy Corner with Alexia Gordon S5:E8 Heather Weidner
Heather Weidner, author of the Jules Keene Glamping mysteries, joins me in the Corner to chat about Vintage Trailers and Blackmailers, the first in the series. Tune in to find out what glamping is and why it's popular. Hear about the fun of restoring vintage trailers. Learn about life in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains and how the area's rustic beauty amps up the tension in Heather's mystery. Find Heather at http://www.heatherweidner.com/ Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app...
Benjamin Percy, author of "The Unfamiliar Garden" interviewed by Allison Mart
Benjamin Percy is the author of six novels. His honors include a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Whiting Writers' Award, two Pushcart Prizes, the Plimpton Prize, and inclusion in Best American Short Stories and Best American Comics. And his story "Refresh, Refresh" was included in 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories. His new release, The Unfamiliar Garden, launched in January 2022. It is the second book in The Comet Cycle, which started with The Ninth Metal....
Now, Appalachia interview with author John Copenhaver
On the latest episode of Now, Appalachia, Eliot interviews Virginia author John Copenhaver about his new book THE SAVAGE KIND. ohn Copenhaver is the author of Dodging and Burning, which won the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel and garnered Anthony, Strand Critics, Barry, and Lambda Literary Award nominations. Copenhaver writes a crime fiction review column for Lambda Literary called "Blacklight," is a co-host on the House of Mystery Radio Show, and is the six-time recipient of...
WRITERS ON THE BEAT: Acclaimed Debut Novelist and History PhD Peter Mann on Historical Fiction
Acclaimed debut novelist Peter Mann steps into the Interrogation Room to try getting his story straight. Host Gavin Reese has questions. Peter better have the answers. Peter Mann has a Ph.D. in Modern European History and is a recipient of the Whiting Dissertation Fellowship. He teaches history and literature at Stanford and the University of San Francisco, and he's also a graphic artist. Peter regularly creates and publishes "The Quixote Syndrome" comic strip. In this episode, Peter and...
WRITERS ON THE BEAT: Acclaimed NYT Bestseller and Retired US Army LTC Brad Taylor on END OF DAYS
Acclaimed international bestseller Brad Taylor steps in the Interrogation Room to try to get his story straight. Brad retired from the US Army as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2010 after more than twenty-one years of service. He spent of that with the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, commonly known as Delta Force. His last assignment was as an assistant professor of military science at The Citadel. Brad's written fifteen New York Times bestsellers, and he's back with the 16th...
The Importance of what's left untold with USA Today Bestselling Author Sherri Leimkuhler"
BLURB: Sherri Leimkuhler is the USA Today Bestselling Author of What's Left Untold. She has written professionally for more than twenty years but is a Jill of many trades, with experience in sales, marketing, public relations, event planning, aviation, and yoga instruction. Her health-and-fitness column, "For the Fun of Fit," appeared bi-weekly in the Carroll County Times for a decade. A competitive triathlete and two-time Ironman finisher, Sherri also enjoys reading, hiking, paddleboarding,...
Vox Vomitus - Kim Taylor Blakemore, author of "After Alice Fell"
https://www.kimtaylorblakemore.com/ Kim writes historical novels that feature fierce and often dangerous women. She writes about the thieves and servants, murderesses and mediums, grifters and frauds - the women with darker stories, tangled lies and hidden motives. She is the author of the Amazon bestselling historical thriller AFTER ALICE FELL, and THE COMPANION, lauded by Publisher's Weekly as "a captivating tale of psychological suspense." She is also the author of BOWERY GIRL and WILLA...
The Cozy Corner with Alexia Gordon S5:E7 Kellye Garrett
Happy New Year! Author Kellye Garrett joins me in the Corner for the first episode of 2022. We chat about her multi-award-winning cozy Detective by Day mysteries, Hollywood Homicide and Hollywood Ending, and her new highly anticipated suspenseful traditional mystery, Like A Sister. Tune in to learn how Kellye dismantles stereotypes while telling the best story she can tell. Hear how writing suspense differed from writing cozy mysteries—and how humor operated in both subgenres. And find out...
Ellen Butler's "Swindler's Revenge" Is a Hard-Hitting Mystery
In this episode 276, we visit with Ellen Butler author of "Swindler's Revenge," a Karina Cardinal Mystery Book. When a mysterious burner phone shows up in her Karina Cardinal's pocket, she has no doubt who dropped it there. Mike is deep undercover and so far off-grid, he needs help to figure out who's framing him—and why. Classic Karina, she jumps in with both feet, ignoring the dangers. The trouble with leaping before you look? You can land in a world of dirt. And when an old enemy starts...
Telling the Earth's Story with Nobel Peace Prize Winner for Climate Change Professor Terry Root
Dr. Terry Root is an active conservator of the earth and all its species. She was a lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change Report in 2007, resulting in Dr. Root being co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with Vice President Al Gore. In addition to other honors, Root was awarded the "Spirit of Defenders Award for Science" by Defenders of Wildlife in 2010, and a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 from the conservation organization Point Blue. She served on the National...
Cindy Burnett's Top Ten Books of the Year and the Year-End Podcast Recap
In this episode 275, our 2021 end-of-year episode, we visit with Cindy Burnett, book influencer and host of the Thoughts from a Page Podcast headquartered in Houston, Texas. Cindy brings to this episode her recommendations for the top ten book reads of the year. You won't want to miss this episode for Cindy's suggestions. As an avid reader and book reviewer, Cindy loves to talk about books wherever she can. She actively talks about books on social media and writes two book columns. She is...
The Cozy Corner with Alexia Gordon Bonus: Alyssa Maxwell
The holidays aren't over yet! Listen to today's bonus episode to hear Lisa Manuel, writing as Alyssa Maxwell, chat about her newest A Lady and Lady's Maid mystery, A Deadly Endowment. Find out what it took to run an English estate during the interwar period. Hear how the Great War shook up social norms and how navigated the changing times. Lisa also writes the Gilded Newport mysteries, so I asked her what Christmas was really like in those fancy Newport Mansions. Tune in to learn the answer....
Sarah Bigham on Our Lives with Shannon Fisher Part 2
Kind Chemist Wife: Musings at 3 a.m., is a collection of essays about moments in Sarah Bigham's life that range from the mundane to the monumental. In Part 2 of this conversation, Shannon and Sarah discuss the writing process, the human condition, and fundamental problems with the medical field's approach to treating chronic pain, especially in women. Our Lives with Shannon Fisher explores personal, political, and societal perspectives of the American experience. The show delves deeply into...
Kind Chemist Wife: Musings at 3 a.m., is a collection of essays about moments in Sarah Bigham's life that range from the mundane to the monumental. In Part 1 of this conversation, Shannon and Sarah discuss creative expression, academia in the age of COVID-19, and living with chronic illness. Our Lives with Shannon Fisher explores personal, political, and societal perspectives of the American experience. The show delves deeply into the worlds of writers, artists, celebrities, and community...
A Natural Event with Supernatural Repercussions with Robert Gwaltney
BLURB: Robert Gwaltney, an author of Southern fiction, resides in Atlanta Georgia, where he is an active member of the local literary community and serves as Fiction Editor for The Blue Mountain Review. By day he helps leads a national non-profit. By night he is author, author-supporter, and a bit of a Facebook maverick. His debut novel, The Cicada Tree, will be released by Moonshine Cove Publishing, February 25, 2022. To learn more about Robert, visit his website: robertlgwaltney.com The...
The Cozy Corner with Alexia Gordon Holiday Extravaganza: Cynthia Kuhn
Cynthia Kuhn, author of the Lila MacLean Academic mysteries, joins me in the corner to chat about The Study of Secrets, her cozy twist on a gothic mystery. Listen to find out what inspired the fictional Callahan House. Hear what it's like to write a mystery about mystery novelists. And find out if the rumors of the family curse are true. Find Cynthia at https://cynthiakuhn.net/ Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app so you don't miss an episode. If you enjoy the show, please...
A Christmas Present from The Cozy Corner with Alexia Gordon
The Night Before Christmas by Clement C Moore. Happy holidays, merry Christmas, and thanks for listening