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Writing Wrongs presents William L. Myers Jr and writer and musician Raymond Benson
July 24, 2020 15:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBThis audio podcast can also be seen as a video on www.youtube.com/authorsontheair Listen to Amazon #1 best-selling author William L Myers at https://www.facebook.com/writingwrongspodcast/
Live from the Pat Conroy Literary Center Jonathan Haupt is IN CONVERSATION with Anthony Grooms
July 24, 2020 14:40 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBIn a brilliant hour conversation, Executive Director Jonathan Haupt of the Pat Conroy Literacy Center discussed writing, poetry and more with award-winning writer Anthony Grooms. Here is their exceptional #podcast. "You might just be a bystander, but nobody's innocent, son."--Anthony Grooms, The Vain Conversation The Live from the Pat Conroy Literary Center podcast returns Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. when I'll be in conversation with the brilliant Tony Grooms, a rare two-time winner of th...
Children's books author Tracy Blom on how her dreams inspire her books and writing
July 24, 2020 14:29 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBTracy Blom grew up in Cincinnati Ohio, and currently resides in Columbus, Ohio with her husband and two rescue dogs. As a young child, she started writing in a dream journal. She dreamt up entire stories, stapled them together, and created her first stories. Since those early years, every book she has written has arrived in a dream, including places, character names, and lessons to be shared. Over the years she has come to accept the power of her dreams. She made the decision to sort thr...
Kevin Deutsch, award-winning crime journalist, author and podcaster on crime, drugs, the media and more
July 20, 2020 01:52 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBIn an amazing one hour interview with award-winning true crime journalist, author of 2 books, and host of A Dark turn podcast, Kevin Deutsch, we discussed investigating crime, drugs, government corruption, and gangs. Kevin has travelled the world to hunt down leads in homicides and kidnappings. Eye opening discussion you won't want to miss. Kevin Deutsch is an award-winning crime writer and author of two books: The Triangle: A Year on the Ground with New York's Bloods and Crips, and Pill Cit...
International best-selling author Jeff Abbott is like a magician - you'll never guess "who done it!"
July 20, 2020 01:42 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes award-winning and NYT best-selling author Jeff Abbott to the studio. About Jeff: Jeff Abbott is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of many mystery and suspense novels. He has been called “one of the best thriller writers in the business”. His novels have been called “compulsively readable”, “outstanding. . .genuinely moving” and “fresh, original… intricately woven”, “nail-bitingly suspenseful and totally original”, and “extremely...
Coming from Canada and Australia Claude Bouchard and Luke Romyn IN CONVERSATION
July 20, 2020 01:33 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes guest host Claude Bouchard and his guest Luke Romyn to the studio. About Luke: Luke Romyn is a USA Today and Amazon #1 bestselling author whose books have sold over 600,000 copies worldwide. With a background in international security, Luke's books are high-octane fantasies, stretching the limits of human imagination from apocalyptic thrillers to psychic suspense to mythical adventure. Luke lives in Northern Queensland, Australia, with his wife, S...
Anne Hillerman and William Kent Krueger IN CONVERSATION on Authors on the Air
July 10, 2020 19:21 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack is honored to welcome New York Times best-selling authors ANNE HILLERMAN and WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER in CONVERSATION. About Kent Krueger: Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities. After that, he logged timber, worked construction, tried his hand at freelance journalism, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota....
The Pat Conroy Literary Center presents Jonathan Haupt and Kathleen Rodgers IN CONVERSATION
June 29, 2020 19:11 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBThe Pat Conroy Literary Center and the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network proudly present Executive Director Jonathan Haupt IN CONVERSATION with award-winning author of The Flying Cutterbucks, KATHLEEN M. RODGERS. Born and raised in Clovis, New Mexico, Kathleen M. Rodgers is a novelist whose stories and essays have appeared in Family Circle Magazine, Military Times, and in anthologies published by McGraw-Hill, University of Nebraska Press/Potomac Books, Health Communications, Inc., AMG...
Goddess of Romance, international best-selling author SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS
June 29, 2020 18:41 - 27 minutes - 25 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes back international best-selling women's fiction / romance author SUSAN ELIZABETH PHILLIPS to the studio to talk about her new book DANCE AWAY WITH ME. Susan Elizabeth Phillips (born December 11,) is a romance and women's fiction novelist from the United States. She is the creator of the sports romance and has been called the “Queen of Romantic Comedy. Find out more by reading hher very funny biography here https://susanelizabethphillips.com/all-ab...
Screenwriter and author Jane Rosen on ELIZA STARTS A RUMOR and more
June 29, 2020 18:35 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes Jane Rosen to the studio to discuss her new book ELIZA STARTS A RUMOR. Jane L. Rosen is an author, screenwriter, and Huffington Post contributor. She lives in New York City and Fire Island with her husband and three daughters. The author of Nine Women, One Dress delivers a charming, unforgettable novel about four women, one little lie, and the big repercussions that unite them all. It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. When Eliza Hunt created T...
Southern fiction novelist Susan Zurenda IN CONVERSATION
June 29, 2020 18:29 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBAfter teaching literature, composition, and creative writing to thousands of high school and college students for 33 years, Susan turned her attention to putting a novel in her heart on paper, the genesis of which started with a short story that won a fiction prize some years ago. She is delighted to present her debut novel, Bells for Eli, to readers on March 2, 2020. During her years of teaching at Spartanburg Community College and then as an AP English teacher at Spartanburg High School, S...
Gabino Iglesias and Jennifer Hillier IN CONVERSATION
June 17, 2020 23:45 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBAuthors on the Air presents GABINO IGLESIAS AND JENNIFER HILLIER in Conversation. About Gabino: Gabino Iglesias is a writer, editor, journalist, and book reviewer living in Austin, Texas. He is the author of COYOTE SONGS, ZERO SAINTS (both from Broken River Books), and GUTMOUTH (Eraserhead Press). He is the book reviews editor at PANK Magazine, the TV/film editor at Entropy Magazine, and a columnist for LitReactor and CLASH Media. His nonfiction has appeared in places like The New York Tim...
Authors Jessica Barry and her new novel DON'T TURN AROUND
June 17, 2020 22:17 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes Jessica Barry to the studio. Jessica Barry is a pseudonym for an American author who grew up in a small town in Massachusetts and was raised on a steady diet of library books and PBS. She attended Boston University, where she majored in English and Art History, before moving to London in 2004 to pursue an MA from University College London and a career in publishing. She is the author of the bestselling novel FREEFALL and the forthcoming novel DON’...
Stephanie Newman discusses her book Barbarians at the PTA
June 17, 2020 22:12 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBStephanie Newman, author of Barbarians at the PTA is in conversation with host Pam Stack on Authors on the Air. Desperate Housewives Meets Mean Girls in this Heartfelt and Hilarious Debut Novel about a Mother-Daughter Duo Facing Cliques, Cyberbullying, and Snobs in a Wealthy NYC Suburb Victoria Bryant is starting over. After a rage-inducing scandal and the realization that her dreamy fiancé is faker than a faux Fendi purse, she moves her psychology practice and 10-year-old daughter, Rachel...
Philosophy professor and historical thriller writer Alex Rosenberg
June 17, 2020 22:06 - 29 minutes - 27 MBAuthors on the Air presents Alex Rosenberg, historical thriller author and philosophy professor at Duke University. The Intrigues of Jennie Lee: A gripping and evocative story of love, politics, betrayal and bravery, which reimagines events of the interwar years. Jennie Lee was elected to parliament aged just twenty-four, five years too young even to vote in 1929 Britain. From the Labour backbenches, she hurled barbs and bolts of thunder at the likes of Winston Churchill, Lady Astor, even ...
Award-winning mystery author Elaine Viets
June 01, 2020 19:25 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes Elaine Viets to the studio. About Elaine: Elaine Viets has written 34 mysteries in four series: the bestselling Dead-End Job series with South Florida PI Helen Hawthorne, the cozy Josie Marcus Mystery Shopper mysteries, and the dark Francesca Vierling mysteries. With the Angela Richman Death Investigator series, Elaine returns to her hard...
Author Reece Hirsch IN CONVERSATION about his books and cybersecurity
June 01, 2020 19:18 - 34 minutes - 32 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes best-selling author Reece Hirsch to the studio. Reece is the author of six thrillers that draw upon his background as a privacy attorney. His first book, The Insider, was a finalist for the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel. About DARK TOMORROW: FBI special agent and cybercrime specialist Lisa Tanchik faces a deadly threat in this white-knuckle thriller. FBI special agent Lisa Tanchik is skilled at handling cyber threats,...
James Lee Burke IN CONVERSATION with David Corbett
May 21, 2020 17:44 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBThe Authors on the Air Global Radio Network is proud to present this exclusive IN CONVERSATION interview with American's legendary writer JAMES LEE BURKE and writing instructor, author and former private investigator DAVID CORBETT. James Lee Burke is an American author, best known for his Dave Robicheaux series. He has won Edgar Awards for Black Cherry Blues and Cimarron Rose, and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. JLB's 40th book, THE PRIVATE CATHERAL: The Shon...
Tom Pitts - noir crime fiction author
May 20, 2020 15:52 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack is excited to welcome back to the studio the one and only author and podcast host TOM PITTS! Tom Pitts received his education firsthand on the streets of San Francisco. He remains there, writing, working, and trying to survive. His shorts have been published in the usual spots by the usual suspects. His novel, Hustle, win the novella of the year from the Authors on the Air Books Awards. He is also the author of two novellas, Knickleball and Piggyback. Ame...
David E. Grogan, author and Navy Judge Advocate
May 20, 2020 15:46 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes former Naval Judge Advocate and author David E. Grogan to the studio. About Dave: David E. Grogan served on active duty in the United States Navy for over 26 years as a Navy Judge Advocate. During the course of his Navy career, he prosecuted and defended court-martial cases; negotiated agreements in capitals around the world; lived abroad in Japan, Cuba and Bahrain; deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf onboard the nuclear powered...
Dana King chats with Pam about publishing, writing, not giving a crap and his new book PUSHING WATER,
May 16, 2020 18:06 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes author Dana King to the studio. Dana King has earned Shamus Award nominations for two of his Nick Forte novels, A Small Sacrifice and The Man in the Window. He also writes the Penns River novels, of which the fifth novel in the series, Pushing Water was released by Down & Out Books last week. Colin Campbell, author of the Jim Grant series, said of Pushing Water, ““An extraordinary voice. A mix of Pelecanos, Leonard and Wambaugh.” Dana’s work has ap...
Southern literary writer CLAIRE FULLERTON returns to discusses her latest book LITTLE TEA
May 16, 2020 17:57 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes back to the studio Southern author Claire Fullerton. Little Tea is Claire's 4th novel and is set in the Deep South. It is the story of the bonds of female friendship, healing the past, and outdated racial relations. Little Tea is the August selection of the Pulpwood Queens, a Faulkner Society finalist in the William Wisdom international competition, and a finalist in the Chanticleer Review's Somerset award. From Claire: "Music radio led me to...
Ashley Sweeney discusses writing about underserved women with Pam on Authors on the Air
May 16, 2020 17:47 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes author Ashley E Sweeney to the studio. Ashley has this to say about herself and her writing: "I’ve been long enamored with underserved women’s voices. My technique to hitch a heroine to history dovetails with a fact that (unfortunately) didn’t surprise me: women’s stories make up only a fraction of narratives set in the American West. There are as many tales waiting to be told as the day is long on a warm July day in New Mexico or Wyoming or Monta...
"Rambo" author David Morrell and NYT best-selling author Jack Carr IN CONVERSATION on Authors on the Air
May 06, 2020 15:51 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes the distinguished Professor & international best-selling author DAVID MORRELL (father of Rambo) as guest host for an IN CONVERSATION discussion with author JACK CARR. About David: Davi attended Penn State and received his M.A. and Ph. D. in American literature. There, he also met William Tenn (real name Philip Klass), who taught Morrell the basics of fiction writing. The result was First Blood, a ground-breaking novel about a returned Vietnam ...
John Pielmeier (Agnes of God) and Irene O'Garden (Women on Fire) - the Arts Power Couple on Authors on the Air
May 04, 2020 21:03 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack is honored to welcome Irene O'Garden and John Pielmeier to the studio. John and Irene are one of the arts super couples, with their work encompassing stage and screen (Agnes of God, Voices in the Dark, Choices of the Heart, Sins of the Father, The Memorykeeper's Daughter ) to books including Hook's Tale, Riding the Rapids, Glad to be Human to poetry from both John and Irene, For her work in children’s literature, Irene O'Garden received the Alice Curtis De...
Gabino Iglesias on writing - book reviews, short stories, editorials and fiction visits Authors on the Air
April 30, 2020 21:34 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes book reviewer, author, editor and journalist Gabino Iglesias to the studio. Gabino is the author of COYOTE SONGS, ZERO SAINTS (both from Broken River Books), and GUTMOUTH (Eraserhead Press). He is the book reviews editor at PANK Magazine, the TV/film editor at Entropy Magazine, and a columnist for LitReactor and CLASH Media. His nonfiction has appeared in places like The New York Times, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the LA Times, El Nuevo Día, an...
Live from the Authors on the Air Network and the Pat Conroy Literary Center we present Jonathan Haupt and Tom Conroy
April 23, 2020 21:52 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBAuthors on the Air and the Pat Conroy Literary Center present Jonathan Haupt and poet Tim Conroy IN CONVERSATION. Tim Conroy is a poet and former educator. His work has been published in journals, magazines, and compilations, including Fall Lines, Auntie Bellum, Blue Mountain Review, Jasper, Marked by the Water, and Our Prince of Scribes: Writers Remember Pat Conroy. In 2017, Muddy Ford Press published his first book of poetry, Theologies of Terrain, edited by Columbia, South Carolina, poet...
Mork & Mindy writer, comedian and general all round funny guy David Misch discusses humor and laughter
April 12, 2020 16:40 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBDavid Misch has wanted to be a comedian his whole life. And here he discusses his life long passion, why laughter and humor are important and the book he wrote dissecting what is funny. Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes legendary comedian and comic writer David Misch. After graduating from Pomona College, David moved to Boston, where he wrote political satire, hosted a live music radio show and performed as a comic folksinger and stand-up comedian at colleges, coffeehouses and nig...
Authors Tim Maleeny and JT Ellison sat down in the Authors on the Air studios for an IN CONVERSATION session on writing.
April 12, 2020 16:30 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBTim Maleeny is the author of the award-winning Cape Weathers Mystery series and and the bestselling comedic thriller JUMP, which The Boston Globe called “hilarious” and Publishers Weekly described as “a perfectly blended cocktail of escapism.” This new books BOXING THE OCTOPUS relased this year to wide acclaim. His short fiction appears in several major anthologies and has won the prestigious Macavity Award for best story of the year. Booklist says, “The Cape Weathers mysteries are smart, ...
NYT best-selling authors Allison Brennan and Catherine Coulter IN CONVERSATION
March 27, 2020 01:23 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBAuthors on the Air presents Allison Brennan and Catherine Coulter IN CONVERSATION for Women's Herstory Month. Allison Brennan believes life is too short to be bored, so she had five children and writes three books a year. A former consultant in the California State Legislature, Allison is now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than three dozen thrillers and numerous short stories. Reviewers have called her “a master of suspense” and RT Book Reviews said her books are ...
Marietta Miles & Authors on the Air present WOMEN MAKING THEIR OWN HER-STORIES
March 27, 2020 01:05 - 1 hour - 105 MBMarietta Miles asked Authors on the Air host Pam Stack to contribute something to a piece she was writing in DO SOME DAMAGE about the women who influenced me in my life. This article was for Women's HerStory Month. I've had a lot of brilliant women in my life who have left behind little amazing pieces of themselves that I hope I carry with me today in their honor. Back to Marietta. Instead of writing something, I asked her to get some of her friends together and guest host Authors on the A...
International best-selling author Lori Wilde on writing, reading and life on Authors on the Air
March 13, 2020 18:16 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBWe could not celebrate Women's History Month without award-winning New York Times and Publisher's Weekly best-selling author LORI WILDE stopping by the studio at Authors on the Air. Lori Wilde is the bestselling author of 87 works of romantic fiction and now women's fiction. Her books have been translated into 26 languages, with more than four million copies of her books sold worldwide. Her breakout novel, The First Love Cookie Club, has been optioned for a TV movie. Lori is a registered ...
Irish mystery writer Carlene O'Connor spun Irish tales of the fae on Authors on the Air
March 13, 2020 18:12 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWE continue to celebrate Women's HerStory Month by welcoming author Irish mysteries author Carlene O'Connor to Authors on the Air. Carlene O’Connor comes from a long line of Irish storytellers. Her great-grandmother emigrated from Ireland to America filled with tales and the stories have been flowing ever since. Of all the places across the pond she’s wandered, she fell most in love with a walled town in County Limerick and was inspired to create the town of Kilbane, County Cork. Carlene cur...
Author Matty Dalrymple discussed writing: novels, shorts, fiction & non-fiction on Authors on the Air
March 13, 2020 18:02 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBAuthors on the Air welcomes Matty Dalrymple, thriller and non-fiction writer to the studio in honor of Women's HerStory Month. Matty Dalrymple is the author of the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers Rock Paper Scissors, Snakes and Ladders, and The Iron Ring; the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels The Sense of Death and The Sense of Reckoning; and the Ann Kinnear Suspense Shorts, including Close These Eyes and Write in Water. Matty lives with her husband, Wade Walton, their two Labrador Retrievers (Juno and S...
Award-winning author of short stories & thriller novels Hilary Davidson on Writing Wrongs with William Myers Jr.
March 06, 2020 15:25 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBAmazon's #1 best-selling author and host of Writing Wrongs Radio, William Myers Jr. welcomes award-winning author Hilary Davidson to the studio to discuss her latest book DON'T LOOK DOWN. About Hilary: Hilary’s debut novel won the 2011 Anthony Award for Best First Novel, and the Crimespree Award for Best First Novel. It also launched the Lily Moore series that continued with The Next One to Fall and Evil in All Its Disguises. Hilary’s first standalone thriller, Blood Always Tells.. Her last...
Author - Aviator Joni M. Fisher discusses strong female characters on Authors on the Air
March 06, 2020 15:19 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes former journalist, author and aviator Joni M. Fisher to the studio to celebrate Women's History Month. After working decades in journalism, Joni M. Fisher turned to crime. Her Compass Crimes collection has garnered attention in Publisher's Weekly and earned recognition in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the Royal Palm Literary Awards, and others. She serves on the Arts and Humanities Advisory Board for Southeastern University and is a member ...
USA Today best-selling cozy mystery author Nicole Leiren visits Authors on the Air
March 06, 2020 15:17 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes USA Today best-selling author Nicole Leiren to the studio to celebrate Women's History Month. About NICOLE: Described by those who know her best as perky, quirky and effervescent, USA Today Best-Selling author Nicole Leiren likes to have fun -- in life, with her characters and, of course, her readers. She admits to being sassy (just ask her mother!) and inspiration for her characters are drawn from the real-world heroes and heroines she meets whil...
Meet Jonathan Haupt, Executive Director of the Pat Conroy Literary, on Pat Conroy's life
February 27, 2020 19:12 - 33 minutes - 31 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack is honored to welcome Jonathan Haupt, Executive Director of the PAT CONROY LITERARY CENTER in Beaufort, South Carolina. Kentucky-born Jonathan Haupt, 43, has forged a distinguished career in literary arts leadership in his adopted home of South Carolina. Since 2011, he has served as Director of the University of South Carolina Press. Under Haupt’s leadership, USC Press was honored with a South Carolina Governors Award in the Humanities, given in recognition...
Meet Derek McFadden who discusses his new book WHAT DEATH TAUGHT TERRENCE
February 13, 2020 16:22 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes Derek McFadden,novelist and fan of all things creative to the studio. Derek McFadden is the author of the novel What Death Taught Terrence, available in February of 2020 wherever fine books are shelved. Other works of note include the well-regarded Prose From A Grandson To A Senior Fellow. Born with a mild case of cerebral palsy, his is "a voice for those whose voices have yet to be heard," according to the online publication Audacity Magazine. My ...
Allison Brennan on family, writing, cats and more on Authors on the Air
February 13, 2020 16:13 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes New York Times best-selling thriller author ALLISON BRENNAN. Allison is a fellow cat lover but all similaries stop there. Allison Brennan believes life is too short to be bored, so she had five children and writes three books a year. A former consultant in the California State Legislature, Allison is now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than three dozen thrillers and numerous short stories. Reviewers have called her “a mas...
Author-Publisher Jason Pinter on writing, publishing and family
February 13, 2020 15:51 - 27 minutes - 25 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes back to the studio Jason Pinter who will discuss his new book HIDE AWAY. Jason Pinter is the internationally bestselling author of the Henry Parker thriller series (THE MARK, THE GUILTY, THE STOLEN, THE FURY, and THE DARKNESS), the standalone thriller THE CASTLE, and two children's books. He has been nominated for the Thriller Award, Strand Critics Award, Barry Award, and the Shamus Award. Jason is the founder and publisher of Polis Books, and it'...
Kathleen Kent on strong female characters and writing thrillers on Authors on the Air
February 13, 2020 15:41 - 29 minutes - 27 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes highly acclaimed author Kathleen Kent to the studio to discuss THE BURN and her other novels. She says: "When I was a child I loved epic, historical novels, and I read a lot of Dickens, Poe and James Michener. Later, some of my favorite authors included Annie Dillard, Philip Meyer, Larry McMurtry and Cormac McCarthy—authors who wrote about the American Heartland. A few of my recent favorite novels include A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, ...
Best-selling author Joe Ide visits to discuss IQ in HIGH FIVE
February 11, 2020 16:12 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes JOE IDE back to the studio to discuss IQ in HIGH FIVE. Cristiana is the daughter of the biggest arms dealers on the West Coast, Angus Byrne. She's also the sole witness and number one suspect in the murder of her boyfriend, found dead in her Newport Beach boutique. Isaiah Quintabe is coerced into taking the case to prove her innocence. If he can't, Angus will harm the brilliant PI's new girlfriend, ending her career. The catch: Christiana has mult...
Florida legend Randy Wayne White talks about Doc Ford & Tomlinson, fishing and sperm donors on Authors on the Air (REALLY!)
February 10, 2020 20:03 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MBDelightful, thoughtful and knowledgeable, Randy Wayne White, one of the treasures of Southwest Florida and I chatted about fishing, the great waters around Florida and how one does not have to look any further than a South Florida newspaper for inspiration about crazy characters. Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes my city's literary treasure Randy Wayne White. ABOUT RANDY: Randy Wayne White (born 1950) is an American writer of CRIME FICTION and non-fiction adventure tales.He has wr...
Bruce Coffin and Pam were having a lovely chat about books when Pam crashed the internet (listen why here), This is part 1.
February 10, 2020 19:54 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBMy internet went out right in the middle of my interview with Bruce Coffin (horrors!) AND it happened right when I admitted that I have never read a Stephen King novel because I'm afraid of his books and all things creepy. Dang. Having already committed a mortal sin with my admission, I shall say 500 Hail Mary's and we'll meet again in a days. Bless me Father..... TO BE CONTINUED ABOUT BRUCE: Bruce Robert Coffin is the bestselling author of the Detective Byron mystery series and former de...
Luanne Rice is a sublime writer who looks to family and nature for inspiration. A lovely evening on Authors on the Air.
February 10, 2020 19:19 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack is honored to welcome author Luanne Rice to the studio. ABOUT LUANNE: Luanne is the New York Times bestselling author of 34 novels, that have been translated into 24 languages. Rice’s books often center on love, family, nature, and the sea. Several of Rice's novels have been adapted for television.Connecticut College awarded Rice an honorary degree. Her papers are located in the college's Special Collections Library. She was awarded an honorary Docto...
Authors Cathy Ace and Alan Orloff stop by First Monday on Authors on the Air
February 04, 2020 15:39 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBLast night I spoke to Cathy Ace and Alan Orloff on First Monday - my open mic night on Authors on the Air. Here are the things I learned about Cathy, who BTW, is just a hoot and has the best stories to tell. Her first piece of fiction was a short story that she wrote in a parking lot ono Baker Street near M&S (very well-known store in London). She had-wrote it on paper and her friend typed it up and she hand delivered it the next day - the deadline for contest entries. She won and was put i...
Susan Kelsel discusses Bill Caldwell and his contribution to Native Americans
January 30, 2020 16:06 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBAuthors on the Air Host Pam Stack welcomes Susan Kelsey to the studio. ABOUT SUSAN: Susan L. Kelsey lives in Lake Forest, Illinois and was inspired by her mother and grandmother (both pilots) to enjoy history and adventure. By telling the story about family history and stories about the community we live in, we can begin to understand the place we call home. .ABOUT THE BOOK: Billy Caldwell was a Métis born March 17, 1780, outside of Fort Niagara, New York (then Canada), to Rising Sun, Moh...
NYT best-selling author Brian Freeman on THIEF RIVER FALLS (new book) and his Jason Bourne takeover on Authors on the Air
January 30, 2020 15:42 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes New York Times best-selling author Brian Freeman to the studio. ABOUT BRIAN: Brian Freeman is a New York Times bestselling author of psychological thrillers, including the Jonathan Stride and Frost Easton series. His books have been sold in 46 countries and 22 languages. He is widely acclaimed for his “you are there” settings and his complex, engaging characters and twist-filled plots. Brian’s novel SPILLED BLOOD won the award for Best Hardcover No...
Historical fiction writer Gabriel Valjan discusses his new book and his Agatha nomination
January 28, 2020 20:04 - 33 minutes - 31 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes Gabriel Valjan to the studio to discuss his Agatha nomination and DIRTY OLD TOWN, his new book. ABOUT GABRIEL: Gabriel is the author of two series, Roma and Company Files, with Winter Goose Publishing. Dirty Old Town is the first in the Shane Cleary series for Level Best Books. His short stories have appeared online, in journals, and in several anthologies. He has been a finalist for the Fish Prize, shortlisted for the Bridport Prize, and receive...