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Lanny Larcinese talks about crime fiction writing, the Crime Writers Caravan and more on Authors on the Air
January 21, 2020 01:12 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes author Lanny Larcinese to the studio. ABOUT LANNY: Lanny is a native mid-westerner and dyed-in-the-wool city guy transplanted to the City of Brotherly Love where he has been writing fiction for seven years. His prize-winning short stories and non-fiction have appeared in magazines and online publications. When not writing, he lets his daughter, Amanda Kohn, charm him out of his socks, and works at impressing his longtime companion and artist Jackie...
Dana Ridenour, retired FBI agent turned author discuss her books and facts vs fiction on Authors on the Air
January 09, 2020 14:45 - 32 minutes - 30 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes former FBI agent turned author Dana Ridenour to the studio. ABOUT DANA: Dana Ridenour is the award-winning author of Behind The Mask, Beyond The Cabin, and Below The Radar. She is a retired FBI agent who spent most of her career as an FBI undercover operative infiltrating criminal organizations including the Animal Liberation Front, the subject of her new book, Below The Radar. Dana has an extensive social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, Lin...
M.L. Matt Buchman on writing military suspense, military romance and more on Authors on the Air
January 09, 2020 14:42 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBAuthors on the Air host welcomes M.L. "Matt" Buchman to the studio. Matt writes romantic suspense and thrillers with strong female characters and scarily accurate information about military aircraft and other flying machines. Matt is one of host Pam Stack's favorite writers. ABOUT MATT: Bestselling author M.L. Buchman started the first of over 60 novels and 100 short stories (along with an ever-growing pile of audiobooks narrated by the author) while flying from South Korea to ride acr...
Lee Matthew Goldberg on writing, publishing and filmmaking on Authors on the Air
January 09, 2020 14:33 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes author Lee Matthew Goldberg to the studio. We sit down to discuss his wickly evil new book THE DESIRE CARD and his new publishing house. ABOUT LEE: Lee Matthew Goldberg is the author of the novels SLOW DOWN and THE MENTOR from St. Martin’s Press. He has been published in multiple languages and nominated for the 2018 Prix du Polar. The first book in an international thriller series, THE DESIRE CARD, is out from Fahrenheit Press and the second book...
First Night with Terri Lynn Coop and Al Chaput on Authors on the Air
January 08, 2020 18:25 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBAuthors on the Air and the Book Review Crew opened up the microphones to two authors who released books this month. Meet Terri Lynn Coop, crime fiction and RIDE THE LIGHTNING and Al Chaput who writes a cozy mystery series.
National best-seller Hank Phillippi Ryan on writing and finding balance on Authors on the Air
January 08, 2020 18:20 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes award-winning author and investigative journalist Hank Phillippi Ryan to the studio. ABOUT HANK: Hank Phillippi Ryan is the on-air investigative reporter for Boston's WHDH-TV. She's won 36 EMMYs and dozens more journalism honors. The nationally bestselling author of 11 mysteries, Ryan's also an award-winner in her second profession—with five Agathas, three Anthonys, two Macavitys, the Daphne, and for The Other Woman, the coveted Mary Higgins Clark...
Exclusive! Authors on the Air interview with Jake Lassiter from jail and his shark, Paul Levine!
January 06, 2020 18:49 - 26 minutes - 6.04 MBAuthors on the Air has obtained permission to be the first media outlet to interview suspected murderer, Jake Lassiter, from his cell in Miami-Dade County lock up. In this exclusive interview, broadcast to a worldwide audience, we will discuss State vs Lassiter with the former football player and his mouthpiece, Paul Levine, Esq . Please join us for this live event --- you won't hear another interview like it. This is a copyrighted podcast owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Netw...
Author Joe Clifford speaking honestly about depression, writing, music and Italy on Authors on the Air
December 17, 2019 22:13 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MB* This conversation is not for little ears. Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes Joe Clifford to the studio. ABOUT JOE: Joe Clifford is the author of several books, including The One That Got Away, Junkie Love, and the Jay Porter Thriller Series, as well as editor of the anthologies Trouble in the Heartland: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Bruce Springsteen; Just to Watch Them Die: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Johnny Cash, and Hard Sentences, which he co-edited. Joe'...
Author Brad Taylor discusses wars, guns and books on Authors on the Air
December 17, 2019 22:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes international best-selling author Brad Taylor to the studio. ABOUT BRAD: Brad was born on Okinawa, Japan, but grew up on 40-acres in rural Texas. Graduating from the University of Texas, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Infantry. Brad served for more than 21 years, retiring as a Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel. During that time he held numerous Infantry and Special Forces positions, including eight years in 1st Spec...
Author Simon Wood talks about his new anthology and what it means to write with dyslexia on Authors on the Air
December 12, 2019 21:12 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes back to the studio award-winning and best-selling novelist Simon Wood. ABOUT TROUBLE & STRIFE: My new book is the anthology collection of crime stories inspired cockney rhyming slang. The book’s release is next month so I thought I’d clue you in on what to expect. Listen to Simon quiz host Pam Stack. Funny. If you don’t know what cockney rhyming slang is, here’s a little bit of background. It’s a coded language where you create/use an expression t...
Award-winning author and talk show host Matt Coyle stops by Authors on the Air to discuss his new book
December 09, 2019 21:38 - 36 minutes - 33 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes back award-winning and best-selling author Matt Coyle to the studio. About Matt: Writing at night for over a decade his debut novel, Yesterday's Echo, was finally published in 2013. The wait was almost worth it as it won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, the San Diego Book Award for Best Mystery, the Ben Franklin Award for Best New Voice in Fiction. His short story, The #2 Pencil, was a finalist for a Derringer and Macavity Award. Matt l...
Forensic scientist and thriller novelist Lisa Black stops by Authors on the Air
December 09, 2019 21:32 - 27 minutes - 25 MBAuthors on the Air Host Pam Stack welcomes forensic scientest and author (and SW Florida resident) Lisa Black to the studio. About Lisa: Lisa Black has spent over twenty years in forensic science, first at the coroner’s office in Cleveland Ohio and now as a certified latent print examiner and CSI at a Florida police dept. She is the author of two popular crime thriller series, Theresa MacLean and Gardiner & Renner which have been translated into six languages. She also writes books under h...
First Monday introduces Wendy Bryne & Pamela Fagan Hutchins on Authors on the Air
December 09, 2019 21:29 - 25 minutes - 23 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes all authors who are releasing a book during the month of December 2019. Each writer will have a chance to tell listeners about their book, web and buy links plus a synopsis. We welcome all regardless of how you are published. No pre-sales please! This broadcast is presented by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network's BOOK REVIEW CREW. Ask them about reviewing your book or their wonderful book promotion by emailing them at info@authorsontheair....
George Weinstein on books, writing and reading on Authors on the Air
December 04, 2019 23:42 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes author George Weinstein to the studio. Author Bio: George Weinstein is the author of the suspense thriller Watch What You Say (Southern Fried Karma, November 5, 2019); the Southern historical novel Hardscrabble Road; the Southern mystery Aftermath; the novel of forgotten U.S. history The Five Destinies of Carlos Moreno; and the contemporary romance The Caretaker. His work has also been published in the Atlanta press and in regional and national ant...
UK book reviewer Ali Karim is IN CONVERSATION with The Warehouse author Rob Hart
December 02, 2019 22:36 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes literary bon vivant and book reviewer ALI KARIM and special guest ROB HART in this exclusive IN CONVERSATION interview. ABOUT ALI: Ali Karim was a Board Member of Bouchercon [The World Crime & Mystery Convention] and co-chaired programming for Bouchercon Raleigh, North Carolina in 2015. He is Assistant Editor of Shots eZine, British correspondent for The Rap Sheet and writes and reviews for many US magazines & Ezines.Ali is an associate member o...
Best-selling author Anne Hillerman, daughter of Tony Hillerman visits Authors on the Air
November 29, 2019 17:40 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBAnne Hillerman came to New Mexico as a child with her mother, Marie, and her father, Tony Hillerman. She grew up in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, the eldest of the family’s six children. She received a journalism degree from the University of New Mexico and worked as a newspaper reporter, editor and columnist before becoming a full-time author. She is honored to continue the mystery series Tony Hillerman created. Anne’s debut novel, Spider Woman’s Daughter, follows the further adventures of th...
International best-selling author Lisa Unger on Authors on the Air
November 29, 2019 17:37 - 30 minutes - 28 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes best-selling author Lisa Unger to the studio. ABOUT LISA: Lisa Unger is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of seventeen novels, including THE STRANGER INSIDE. With millions of readers worldwide and books published in twenty-six languages, Lisa Unger is widely regarded as a master of suspense. In 2019, she received two Edgar Award nominations, an honor held by only a few writers including Ruth Rendell and Agatha Christie....
Award-winning author DP Lyle discusses EVERYTHING on Authors on the Air
November 29, 2019 17:27 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes back the multi-talented DP LYLE to the studio. ABOUT DOUG: DP Lyle, MD is the Amazon #1 Bestselling; Macavity and Benjamin Franklin Silver Award winning; and Edgar (2), Shamus, Agatha, Anthony, Scribe, USA Today Best Book Award (2), and Foreward INDIES Book of the Year nominated author of many non-fiction books as well as numerous works of fiction, including the SAMANTHA CODY, DUB WALKER, JAKE LONGLY, and CAIN/HARPER thriller series, and the RO...
William Kent Krueger discusses THIS TENDER LAND on Authors on the Air
November 29, 2019 17:22 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes William "Kent" Krueger to the studio. ABOUT KENT: Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Priz...
Allen Eskens, best-selling and award winning author on his books and his movie deal on Authors on the Air
November 18, 2019 14:39 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes award-winning and best-selling author Allen Eskens. Allen Eskens is the bestselling author of THE LIFE WE BURY, THE GUISE OF ANOTHER THE HEAVENS MAY FALL, DEEP DARK DECEPTION, THE SHADOWS WE HIDE, and NOTHING MORE DANGEROUS. He is the recipient of the Barry Award, Minnesota Book Award, Rosebud Award (Left Coast Crime), and Silver Falchion Award and has been a finalist for the Edgar® Award, Thriller Award, and Anthony Award. His books have been tr...
Reece Hirsch, security attorney and cyber-thriller author on Authors on the Air
November 18, 2019 14:30 - 32 minutes - 30 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes author and attorney Reece Hirsch to the studio. ABOUT REECE: Reece is the author of five thrillers that draw upon his background as a privacy attorney. BLACK NOWHERE is the first in a new series featuring FBI Special Agent Lisa Tanchik, who investigates cybercrime. His first book, THE INSIDER, was a finalist for the 2011 International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel. His next three books, THE ADVERSARY, INTRUSION, and SURVEILLANCE, a...
Author Michele Drier discusses her mysteries and vampire stories on Authors on the Air
November 18, 2019 14:26 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes author Michele Drier to the studio to discuss her new book STAIN ON THE SOUL. HOW SHE STARTED: "After I contracted with a publisher for my first book, a mystery, my son-in-law asked why I didn’t write about vampires because they sold so well. I’d never read any vampire books. So I read some Charlaine Harris, some Kelly Armstrong, some Karen Monig and realized they all had a strong romantic plot line, so I made up a 500-year-old sexy as all get out...
Best-selling author L.A.. Chandlar visits South Florida and Authors on the Air
November 13, 2019 00:36 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes best-selling author L.A. Chandler to Southwest Florida! ABOUT LA: LA CHANDLAR is a 2019 Agatha nominated, National Best Selling author with Kensington Publishing. Her debut novel, The Silver Gun - Book One in the Art Deco Mystery Series debuted in 2017. The Gold Pawn (Best Historical Agatha Nominated, Silver Falchion Finalist) released 2018, and Book 3, The Pearl Dagger, released September 2019. Laurie takes a fresh look at the innovative and artfu...
Mystery writer J.D. Allen talks about writing with dyslexia and conferences obn Authors on the Air
November 08, 2019 18:52 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes mystery writer J.D. Allen to the studio. ABOUT J.D.: JD Allen attended The Ohio State University and earned a degree in forensic anthropology with a creative writing minor. Her Sin City Investigation Series debuts in February 2018 with 19 SOULS from Midnight Ink. Her short story "Grasshoppers" was published in the Anthony Award-winning Bouchercon 2015 Anthology, MURDER UNDER THE OAKS. In 2016, She was nominated for the Killer Nashville Claymore...
Agora author Tori Eldridge discusses THE NINJA DAUGHTER and her own skills on Authors on the Air
November 08, 2019 18:38 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes the newest member of the Polis / Agora house, TORI ELDRIDGE. After a wildly success debut at Bouchercon 2019, Tori takes a deep breath to stop by and discuss her highly acclaimed and starred new thriller THE NINJA DAUGHTER. Tori Eldridge is a Honolulu-born writer who challenges perspective and empowers the spirit. Her debut novel, THE NINJA DAUGHTER, is the first book in the Lily Wong series and was inspired by her debut short story featured in Su...
FIRST MONDAY-OPEN MIC NIGHT presents new books releases for November 2019 with author interviews
November 05, 2019 02:13 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBAuthors on the Air presents FIRST MONDAY - OPEN MIC NIGHT for all authors who are releasing books in November. Our studio was buzzing for an hour while the writers told us about their new books for November and what to expect in the future. Thanks to Natasha Bajema, Lisa Colodny, Brenda Margriet, Greg Jolley, Joseph Badal, Boyd Morrison, LynDee Walker, and Tina Susedik joined host Pam Stack tonight. Thank you!
#1 Best-selling author Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMiller discuss THE DESERTER on Authors on the Air
November 04, 2019 19:59 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes best-selling author Nelson DeMille and award-winning film director and writer Alex DeMiller to the studio to discuss their book THE DESERTER. ABOUT NELSON: Nelson DeMille is an American author of action adventure and suspense novels. His novels include Plum Island, The Charm School, and The Gold Coast. DeMille has also written under the pen names Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner, Ellen Kay and Brad Matthews. ABOUT ALEX: Alex DeMille is a writer, directo...
Steph Cha is making waves with her new book YOUR HOUSE WILL PAY. Here is the interview on Authors on the Air
November 01, 2019 17:27 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes Steph Cha to the studio. We are proud to supoprt the Miami Book Fair where Steph will be attending. ABOUT STEPH: Steph Cha is the author of Your House Will Pay and the Juniper Song crime trilogy. She’s an editor and critic whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. A native of the San Fernando Valley, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two basset hounds. ABOUT "YOUR HOUSE WILL PAY...
Best-selling author Kerry Ann King (aka Kerry Schafer) chats with Pam on Authors on the Air
November 01, 2019 17:23 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes best-selling author Kerry Anne King to the studio. ABOUT KERRY ANNE KING: Kerry Anne King is the sidekick, alter ego, and touchier-feelier doppelgänger of fantasy and paranormal thriller writer, Kerry Schafer. She is the author of Whisper Me This, a Washington post and Amazon charts bestseller. Kerry Anne is the proud possessor of a tugboat, a Viking, and forty acres of rocks and trees in the middle of rural northeastern Washington. In addition to...
Tosca Lee, New York Times best-selling author stops by Authors on the Air
November 01, 2019 17:17 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes best-selling author Tosca Lee to the studio to discuss her new book. ABOUT TOSCA: Tosca Lee is the award-winning New York Times bestselling author of The Progeny, Firstborn, Iscariot, The Legend of Sheba, Demon: A Memoir, Havah: The Story of Eve, and the Books of Mortals series with New York Times bestseller Ted Dekker. She received her BA in English and International Relations from Smith College. ABOUT A SINGLE LIGHT: Six months after vanishin...
Presidential inaugural poet Richard Blanco IN CONVERSATION with award-winning author, poet Irene O'Garden
October 23, 2019 18:07 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBAcclaimed author and poet Irene O'Garden is IN CONVERSATION with poet laurate Richard Blanco as part of the Authors on the Air continuing support of the Miami Book Fair. ABOUT RICHARD BLANCO: President Barack Obama selected Blanco in 2012 to serve as the fifth presidential inaugural poet in U.S. history, following in the footsteps of such luminary poets as Robert Frost and Maya Angelou. The youngest, first Latino, immigrant, and gay person to serve in such a role, Blanco read “One Today,” a...
Award-winning author & poet IRENE O'GARDEN in conversation with poet Rosalie Moffett
October 23, 2019 17:56 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBGuest host acclaimed author and poet IRENE O'GARDEN IN CONVERSATION with poet Rosalie Moffett, part of the Authors on the Air support for the 2019 Miami Book Fair. GUEST POET: Rosalie Moffett is the author of Nervous System, winner of the National Poetry Series, chosen by Monica Youn, forthcoming from Ecco press. She is also the author of June in Eden, winner of the Ohio State University Press/The Journal prize. She has been awarded the "Discovery"/Boston Review prize, a Wallace Stegner Fe...
Crime fiction author Tim Maleeny discusses BOXING THE OCTOPUS on Authors on the Air
October 23, 2019 17:44 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes award-winning author Tim Maleeny to the studio. ABOUT TIM: Tim is author of the award-winning CAPE WEATHERS SERIES and the bestselling comedic thriller JUMP, which The Boston Globe called “hilarious” and Publishers Weekly described as “a perfectly blended cocktail of escapism.” His short fiction appears in several major anthologies and has won the prestigious Macavity Award for best story of the year. Tim currently lives at an undisclosed locat...
Shannon Kirk, best-selling author of Method 15/33, Gretchen stops by Authors on the Air
October 20, 2019 17:40 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes award-winning author Shannon Kirk to the studio. Shannon Kirk is the awarding-winning, international bestselling author of Method 15/33 (psychological thriller), The Extraordinary Journey of Vivienne Marshall (Literary Fiction), In the Vines (psychological thriller, July 2018), and Gretchen (thriller/horror, July 2019). Shannon has also contributed to thriller anthologies, Night of the Flood, Swamp Killers, and an upcoming anthology on Border Noir....
Trey R. Barker, author, discusses crime and cops on Authors on the Air
October 20, 2019 16:56 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes crime fiction author Trey Barker. “Trey ain’t such a bad guy.” A jail inmate, charged with murder. Murderers, thieves, junkies, those who batter and assault others, rapists, fraudsters, con-men, general whacks. These are not only the people we meet in Barker’s fiction, but some of the people he deals with in the World on a daily basis.But in Barker’s world, both fictional and real, there are also lovers and heroes, the divine and profane, the...
Anne Leigh Parrish on writing short stories, fiction and poetry on Authors on the Air
October 18, 2019 23:41 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes Anne Leigh Parrish to the studio. Her debut novel, What is Found, What is Lost, appeared in 2014. This multi-generational tale speculates on the nature of religious faith and family ties, and was inspired by her own grandparents who emigrated to the United States in 1920. A third collection of short stories appeared in 2017 from Unsolicited Press.By the Wayside uses magical realism and ordinary home life to portray women in absurd, difficult situa...
LIVE from Capital Crime in London - Ali Karim and Barry Forshaw on Authors on the Air
October 18, 2019 23:39 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes crime fiction aficionado and book lover Ali Karim and Barry Forshawn at Capital Crime in London. Ali Karim is the Assistant Editor of Shots eZine, writes and reviews for many Crime/Thriller magazines; an associate member of the CWA, ITW and PWA. Karim contributed to DISSECTING HANNIBAL LECTER, ed. Benjamin Szumskyj [McFarland Press THE GREENWOOD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH CRIME FICTION, ed. Barry Forshaw, and ITW 100 THRILLER NOVELS, ed. David Morrell...
Agora Books debut authors Patricia Smith, Tori Eldridge and John Vercher on Authors on the Air
September 19, 2019 21:14 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack is delighted to welcome the new authors from the new Polis Book impraint, Agora, including Tori Eldridge, Patricia Smith, John Vercher and editor Chantelle Aimee Osman, and publisher Jason Pinter. Polis Books is proud to announce the launch of Agora, a new imprint devoted to crime fiction from unique and diverse voices from across all cultural spectrums. Chantelle Aimée Osman joins Polis as Editor for Agora, which will launch in the Fall of 2019 with three...
Tamara Veitch & Rene DeFazio discusses their brilliant fantasy novels on Authors on the Air
September 15, 2019 20:07 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes Rene DeFazio and Tamara Veith to the studio. ABOUT THE BOOK: When the world collapses from a Golden Age into one of chaos and strife, mankind's salvation lies in the hands of eternal Emissaries - guardians chosen to protect the secrets of a sacred ancient civilization and to help guide humanity back to enlightenment even as its darkest hour approaches. Marcus and Theron are two lovers bound by an eternal and unshakable bond. As a series of catastr...
Carole Bumpus, author and culinary travel guide through France on Authors on the Air
September 15, 2019 20:01 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes culinary and travel author Carole Bumpus to the studio. ABOUT THE BOOK: Part culinary memoir and part travelogue, Carole Bumpus gathered this compilation of intimate interviews, conversations, stories, and traditional family recipes (cuisine pauvre) in the kitchens of French families as she traveled throughout the countryside. Travel with her through Champagne caves/wineries and historic cathedrals, local farmers’ markets, ancient potters’ guilds,...
Craig Pittman, everyone's favorite Florida Man visits Authors on the Air
September 06, 2019 22:28 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes Oh Florida! author Craig Pittman. Craig Pittman is a native Floridian. Born in Pensacola, he graduated from Troy State University, where his muckraking work for the student paper prompted an agitated dean to label him "the most destructive force on campus." Since then he has covered a variety of newspaper beats and quite a few natural disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires and the Florida Legislature. Since 1998, he has covered environmental iss...
International best-selling author and founder of Sisters in Crime SARA PARETSKY on Authors on the Air
September 06, 2019 22:11 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack is honored to welcome international best-selling author Sara Paretsky. Called “passionate” and “electrifying,” V.I. reflects her creator’s own passion for social justice. As a contributor to the New York Times and the Guardian newspapers, Paretsky is an impassioned advocate for those on society’s margins. Paretsky served with then-state senator Obama on the board of Thresholds, which serves Chicago’s mentally ill homeless. In 1986 she created Sisters in Crim...
Writing Wrongs host Bill Myers welcomes legal thriller writer mark M. Bello
September 02, 2019 17:29 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBWilliam Myers Jr, New York Times best-selling author and Philadelphia attorney and host of Writing Wrongs welcomes author and attorney Mark M. Bello. ABOUT THE GUEST: Mark is an attorney and award-winning author of the Zachary Blake Legal Thriller Series. Mark received his B.A. English Literature from Oakland University and his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School. After working extremely high profile legal cases, Mark wanted to give the public a front row glimpse of what victim...
Writing Wrongs podcast host Williams Myers in conversation with writer-lawyer Ed Rucker
September 02, 2019 17:03 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBWriting Wrongs podcast host best-selling author William L Myers Jr sits down with retired criminal defense attorney turned writer Ed Rucker to discuss his book JUSTICE MAKES A KILLING. Abut Ed Rucker: Ed Rucker was one of our most prominent criminal defense lawyers. His Bobby Earl novels have been praised for their authenticity, as well as gripping suspense. During his career, he represented numerous high profile clients, including John Orr, the greatest serial arsonist in American histor...
Kira Jane Buxton's HOLLOW KINGDOM getting buzz around the world - find out why on Authors on the Air
September 02, 2019 16:59 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes Kira Jane Buxton whose new fantasy novel HOLLOW KINGDOM is the talk of reviewers and readers everywhere. ABOUT KIRA JANE: Kira Jane Buxton's writing has appeared in The New York Times, NewYorker.com, McSweeney’s, The Rumpus,Huffington Post, and more. She calls the tropical utopia of Seattle home and spends her time with three cats, a dog, two crows, a charm of hummingbirds, and a husband. ABOUT HOLLOW KINGDOM: One pet crow fights to save humanit...
Will Viharo, gonzo pulp writer for Thrillville Press, returns to Authors on the Air by popular demand.
September 02, 2019 16:52 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes back popular gonzo and pulp writer Will Viharo. FROM THRILLVILLE.NET: Thrillville is the virtual headquarters for the gonzo pulp fiction of Will "the Thrill" Viharo - freelance writer, film programmer, live music booker, tiki lounge lizard, and B movie impresario. For many years, Will "the Thrill" and his wife Monica "Tiki Goddess" Cortes hosted a live cult movie cabaret called "Thrillville," featuring classic drive-in/grindhouse cinema and live b...
Writer Haylen Beck (aka Stuart Neville) discusses writing in 2 genres on Authors on the Air
August 15, 2019 19:15 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes author Haylen Beck to the studio. Haylen Beck is the pseudonym of Stuart Neville, an acclaimed, Edgar-nominated author whose crime fiction has won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and made best-of-year lists with numerous publications including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe. About LOST YOU: Libby needs a break. Three years ago her husband split, leaving her to raise their infant son Ethan alone as she struggle...
International best-selling author Steve Cavanagh chats with Pam Stack of Authors on the Air about THIRTEEN, his amazing book.
August 15, 2019 19:08 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes author Steve Cavanagh to the studio to discuss his blockbuster novel THIRT3EN. About Steve: Steve Cavanagh is the bestselling author of the Eddie Flynn novels and standalone thrillers. In 2018 he won the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger for crime novel of the year. All of his novels have either been nominated for awards, or have won awards internationally. He is a practicing lawyer, and was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland, wher...
Roxanne St. Claire, NY Times best-selling author returns to talk about pets, publishing, romance and The Dogmothers!
August 12, 2019 00:03 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBABOUT ROCKI: Roxanne St. Claire is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 50 novels of suspense and romance.. She has penned numerous stand alone books and two young adult novels. Rocki is a ten-time nominee and one-time winner of RWAs RITA award, the National Reader’s Choice Award for best romantic suspense four times, the Daphne du Maurier Award, the HOLT Medallion, the Maggie, Booksellers Best, Book Buyers Best, the Award of Excellence, and many others. ABOUT ...
Richie Narvaez discusses his different writing style for crime and noir fiction on Authors on the Air
August 11, 2019 23:56 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBAuthors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes prolific noir and fiction crime writer Richie Narvaez to the studio to discuss Hipster Death Rattle. Guest: Richie Narvaez was born and raised in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. His literary and crime fiction have been published in Mississippi Review, Murdaland, Pilgrimage, Indian Country Noir, Long Island Noir, and Tiny Crimes. His first collection of short stories, Roachkiller and Other Stories, received the 2013 Spinetingler Award for Best Anthology/Sh...