Bookreporter Talks To
281 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 31 ratings“Bookreporter Talks To” is a podcast from The Book Report Network where we host in-depth conversations with authors about the books that we love. We know authors cannot travel everywhere, so we want to bring them to you, wherever YOU may be.
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Wendy Corsi Staub: The Other Family
February 08, 2022 18:41 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBWendy Corsi Staub talks to Carol Fitzgerald about her new standalone suspense novel, The Other Family, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. Wendy has written more than ninety book, including five suspense trilogies. In The Other Family, a family moves into a rental home in Brooklyn that's been vacant for 25 years and was the site of an unresolved homicide case. Someone is watching the house, which keeps members of the family on edge. Wendy talks to Carol about freeing herself with a st...
Heather Gudenkauf: The Overnight Guest
February 01, 2022 21:23 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBHeather Gudenkauf joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her latest, The Overnight Guest, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. Heather is the New York Times bestselling of nine novels; Carol discovered her with her debut novel, The Weight of Silence. The Overnight Guest has a chilling setting figuratively and literally. Wylie, a true crime writer, is snowed in while she writes her book in a house where, decades earlier, two people were murdered and a young girl disappeared. As a blizza...
Christopher Golden: Road of Bones
January 28, 2022 21:58 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBChristopher Golden talks to Austin Ruh about his latest horror novel, Road of Bones. Christopher is the New York Times bestselling and Bram Stoker award-winning author of Ararat, Snowblind, Dead Ringers, and Of Saints and Shadows, along with many other books and media. Road of Bones follows two National Geographic filmmakers, Teig and Prentiss, as they travel into the farthest reaches of Siberia. There's a historical aspect to this novel. The road was the place more than hundreds of thousand...
Katherine Faulkner: Greenwich Park
January 26, 2022 19:05 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBKatherine Faulkner talks to Carol Fitzgerald about her debut novel, Greenwich Park, the plot of which came to Katherine when she was in a prenatal class. She looked at the other women and realized they were all pregnant, and there was a feeling they all should be friends. Greenwich Park begins with Helen and her strange encounter in her prenatal class where she meets Rachel, who has latched on to Helen. At first, Helen appreciates the companionship, but as time goes on Rachel becomes more err...
Nita Prose: The Maid
January 18, 2022 21:01 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBNita Prose talks to Carol Fitzgerald about her debut novel, The Maid, which is Good Morning America’s Book Club Pick for January, as well as a Bookreporter Bets On selection. The Maid is the story of Molly, a socially challenged hotel maid who prides herself on delivering top service to the guests at the Regency Grand Hotel. One day she comes upon a wealthy hotel guest, who is dead in his bed. All fingers point towards Molly as his killer, and she works to unravel this mystery of what happ...
Xochitl Gonzalez: Olga Dies Dreaming
January 11, 2022 19:37 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBXochitl Gonzalez talks to Carol Fitzgerald about her debut novel, Olga Dies Dreaming, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. In the novel, Olga is a wedding planner for New York socialite types and deftly handles all of their quirks and high-end dreams. Her brother is a politician in Brooklyn, who strives to represent the Puerto Rican community. While they both appear to be in control of their own lives, these appearances are deceiving. Both are haunted by their absent mother, who was ...
James Rollins: The Starless Crown
January 04, 2022 20:41 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBNew York Times bestselling novelist James Rollins talks to Austin Ruh about his latest fantasy novel, The Starless Crown, the start of his new Moon Fall series. Best known for his Sigma Force thriller series, James has written across genres, including thrillers, sci fi, and now fantasy. The Starless Crown follows three characters in a world that has stopped turning on its axis. When a blind girl, Nyx, foresees the end of the world, the kingdom attempts to kill her before she can speak out....
Bookreporter Bets On Books of 2021
December 20, 2021 19:28 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBWelcome to our End-of-Year video where Carol Fitzgerald talks about all 44 of the books that she selected as Bookreporter "Bets On" selections in 2021! You can read more about the books and enter to WIN ALL 44 of these books by Friday, January 7th in the End-of-Year contest: https://www.bookreporter.com/features/end-of-the-year-celebration/end-of-the-year-contest-2021 Here are some other useful links: Find Our Podcast Here: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/bookreporter-talks-to-91975...
Reviewers' Top Books of 2021
December 10, 2021 21:27 - 1 hour - 105 MBBookreporter is celebrating its 25th anniversary! We invited ten of our longtime reviewers to share their favorite books of 2021. Our reviewers hail from across the country. They are the heart and soul of Bookreporter, and we were excited to bring this event back for them. Below is a list of the titles they spoke at length about, and you'll notice extras mentioned in the video! 02:15 - Harvey Freedenberg Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr A Swim in a Pond ...
Karen White: The Attic on Queen Street
November 23, 2021 21:16 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBKaren White joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about The Attic on Queen Street, a New York Times bestseller and the final book in her Tradd Street series. She talks about how she needed to give her characters a good wrap up, and how she wove little clues into this book that will tie to the next series, which will be set in New Orleans. That first book, The Shop on Royal Street, will be out on March 29th. Karen talks about her love for Charleston as a setting. She discusses her upcoming book ...
Jim DeFede: The Day the World Came to Town
November 19, 2021 18:44 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBJim DeFede, author of The Day the World Came to Town, the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical, Come From Away, was our November "Bookaccino Live" Book Group guest. The Day the World Came to Town tells a true story of untold events from September 11th. When United States airspace closed, 38 jetliners were forced to land in Gander, a small town in Newfoundland. Residents of Gander welcomed “the plane people” warmly, even as the population of the town swelled to nearly twice its size. Th...
Alison Gaylin: The Collective
November 10, 2021 18:46 - 51 minutes - 47 MBAlison Gaylin joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her latest thriller, The Collective, which looks at a collision of grief, obsession, and rage amongst a group of women who have lost their children at the hands of murderers. Camille, who tragically lost her daughter, is approached by a woman who says, “I know who you are. I know how you feel.” From there, she senses a kinship with the people in The Collective. Camille tries to decide if the woman of The Collective are truly avenging angel...
Nicole Baart: Everything We Didn't Say
November 03, 2021 20:49 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBNicole Baart joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her latest thriller, Everything We Didn't Say, which is the #1 Book of the Month Club selection for October and a Bookreporter Bets On pick. Everything We Didn't Say is set in small town in Iowa and is told in dual time periods. The earlier time period follows siblings Juniper and Jonathan, who grow up on a small farm. Juniper leaves when she's 19, shortly after a neighboring farm couple are murdered. For years, Jonathan has been a prime su...
Viola Shipman: The Secret of Snow
October 28, 2021 14:56 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBWade Rouse joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about The Secret of Snow, his latest novel written under his pen name, Viola Shipman. Set in Northern Michigan, it’s the story of a Palm Springs meteorologist who heads back to her frigid hometown after she is replaced by a virtual meteorologist that will never age, gain weight, or renegotiate its contract. Now she has to confront her past --- and try to move forward in the town she ran from years ago. Wade talks about how deeply personal this bo...
Sarah Ruhl: SMILE: The Story of a Face
October 19, 2021 20:55 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBSarah Ruhl is a playwright, essayist, and poet, as well as a two time Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award nominee. Sarah joins Carol Fitzgerald and Austin Ruh to discuss her memoir, Smile: The Story of a Face. Smile is the story of Sarah Ruhl's decade long journey with Bell's palsy, as well as her experiences as a mother and artist. After surviving a high-risk pregnancy, half of her face is left paralyzed. She's told that most patients recover within a few days, but Sarah's face doesn't...
Stephanie Land: Maid
October 15, 2021 19:38 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBStephanie Land is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive, which is now a successful Netflix series. Carol Fitzgerald had the pleasure of interviewing Stephanie in two pre-publication interviews in 2019, when Maid was selected as a Bookreporter Bets On Selection. Netflix recently released a brilliant 10-part series called Maid with Margaret Qualley based on the book, which is back on the bestseller list. Before the book, Steph...
Lisa Unger: Last Girl Ghosted
October 06, 2021 16:54 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBLisa Unger joins Carol to talk about her new novel, Last Girl Ghosted, which is her 19th book. Last Girl Ghosted begins with a story many young people in the dating scene may be familiar with. A young woman meets the “perfect guy” on a dating app. They go on a date, then another, and she falls head over heels for him. But then he disappears, and she's left ghosted. It's as if he never existed at all, no social media or working phone. That’s what happens to Wren, but soon she finds she is n...
Lisa Jewell: The Night She Disappeared
September 28, 2021 20:15 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBLisa Jewell, the New York Times bestselling author, talks to Carol Fitzgerald about her newest thriller, The Night She Disappeared, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. As The Night She Disappeared opens, a young, suburban couple has been missing for a year. A mystery writer moves in near the estate where the disappearance took place and, on a walk one day, she comes across a note that reads, "Dig Here." From that one clue, the unsolved case gets opened up again. Lisa talks about h...
Dianna Rostad: You Belong Here Now
September 23, 2021 18:27 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBDianna Rostad talks to Carol Fitzgerald about her debut novel, You Belong Here Now, which received this praise from William Kent Krueger: “I love this book, and I guarantee you won’t find a better debut novel anywhere.” You Belong Here Now is about three orphans who journey west from New York City on one of the infamous orphan trains. On the train, the orphans come up with a plan to jump off in Montana to seek a life all their own. They find themselves on a ranch on Montana where they quic...
Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström: In Every Mirror She's Black
September 16, 2021 19:09 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBLolá Ákínmádé Åkerström joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her debut novel, In Every Mirror She's Black. Lolá was born in Nigeria and lived in the States for a long time before moving to Sweden. She is an award winning author, speaker, and photographer who has traveled the globe for her work. In Every Mirror She's Black is told through the perspectives of three women. Kemi Adeyemi, is a marketing executive living in the United States, who is hired by a major Sweden marketing company to h...
Naomi Hirahara: Clark and Division
September 09, 2021 19:12 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBNaomi Hirahara, the Edgar Award-winning author of the Mas Arai series, talks to Carol Fitzgerald about her latest historical mystery novel, Clark and Division, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. Clark and Division tells the story of the Ito family who was detained first at Manzanar in California and then to Chicago in 1944 as Japanese Americans were moved by the government after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The oldest daughter, Rose, had gone on ahead of the family to Chicago, and ...
Ash Davidson: Damnation Spring
August 27, 2021 16:45 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBAsh Davidson talks to Carol Fitzgerald about her very accomplished debut novel, Damnation Spring, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. It’s a book where the characters and their story will stay with you. Damnation Spring is set in a northern California town in the late ‘70s. Damnation Spring tells the very human story of a family torn apart by the underlying effects of environmental destruction. Rich and his family have been longtime loggers in this area, and he sees an opportunity f...
William Kent Krueger: Lightning Strike
August 24, 2021 16:57 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBWilliam Kent Krueger joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss his newest novel, Lightning Strike, which is a prequel to his Cork O'Connor series. He is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Ordinary Grace, This Tender Land, 18 Cork O'Connor novels, and more. Lightning Strike tells the story of 12-year-old Cork O'Connor in his home town of Aurora, Minnesota. When Cork stumbles upon a dead body, he begins his first foray into detective work. His father, who is the sheriff of Auror...
Miranda Cowley Heller: The Paper Palace
August 20, 2021 16:52 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBMiranda Cowley Heller talks to Carol Fitzgerald about her debut novel, The Paper Palace, which was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller. Set on the Outer Cape of Cape Cod over the course of 24 hours, Elle must make a decision about whether to stay with her husband, Peter, or to leave her marriage for her childhood friend, Jonas. The book looks back over Elle’s life and delves into moments, including one pivotal one, that will influence her decision. Miranda talks to Carol about how sh...
Jonathan Santlofer: The Last Mona Lisa
August 18, 2021 16:52 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBJonathan Santlofer joins Carol Fitzgerald for a lively discussion of his new novel, The Last Mona Lisa, his first novel with a historical setting. The Last Mona Lisa explores the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, giving readers a backstage look at what happened with the painting and the thief behind it all. With forgeries propping up in its wake, the ensuing years became a mystery for the art world. Where is the real painting? And what if the Mona Lisa that ended up in the Louvr...
Taylor Jenkins Reid: Malibu Rising
August 11, 2021 20:58 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBTaylor Jenkins Reid joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about Malibu Rising, her latest New York Times bestseller. Malibu Rising follows four famous siblings over one day in August 1983, the day of their annual party, which is legendary. All the “right” people are there. By the end of the night their lives will be changed, secrets will be revealed -- and oh, the house where the party is taking place will be burned down. The Rivas are connected to fame. Two are beloved surfers, one is a renowned...
Chandler Baker: The Husbands
August 06, 2021 19:14 - 57 minutes - 53 MBChandler Baker, the New York Times bestselling author of the Whisper Network, talks to Carol Fitzgerald about her newest novel, The Husbands. The Husbands follows Nora Spangler, an attorney with more than her career on her plate. She’s up for partnership at her law firm, but at home she’s juggling everything for the house and kids. Her husband works hard at the office, but on the home front his task list is a lot lighter, and he is a lot more relaxed. When they plan a move to a new neighbo...
Megan Abbott: The Turnout
August 04, 2021 17:31 - 1 hour - 57 MBMegan Abbott joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her latest thriller, The Turnout, which is the 10th book in her award-winning career. Set against the world of ballet, The Turnout follows Dara and Marie Durant, two sisters who trained in ballet since they were children. Their parents ran the prestigious Durant School of Dance. After their sudden death, the girls take over running the dance school together, teaming up for the parts of teaching that suit them best. Working with them is Char...
Megan Miranda: Such a Quiet Place
July 27, 2021 16:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBMegan Miranda joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her latest thriller, Such a Quiet Place, which is a locked-in thriller. The setting is the idyllic neighborhood of Hollow's Edge, where the residents are also employed by the local college. It’s a convivial place where everyone looks out for one another. The community is reeling from the murder of two neighbors, the Truetts, and a year later, this cozy oasis has become stifling. The residents can't sell their homes and tensions are still a...
Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray: The Personal Librarian
July 21, 2021 21:55 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBMarie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray talked to Carol Fitzgerald about their first collaboration, The Personal Librarian, which is a New York Times bestseller, a Good Morning America Book Club Selection, and a Bookreporter Bets On pick. Marie, who has been interviewed for “Bookreporter Talks To” previously, is the New York Times bestselling author of novels that include The Other Einstein and Lady Clementine. She focuses her novels on important historical women who may have been ove...
Scott Shepherd: The Last Commandment
July 15, 2021 18:40 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBScott Shepherd joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about his thriller, The Last Commandment, which is the first in a series. They cover a lot of turf here; Scott has had the idea for this book for a while now and talks about how he played around with the it decades before writing it. They spoke in depth about the characters, why he chose London and New York for settings, and where he may go in future books. Scott was a longtime writer/producer/show-runner with years of experience running networ...
T.J. Newman: Falling
July 06, 2021 15:46 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBT.J. Newman joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her debut thriller, Falling, which is a #1 Indie Pick for July and a Bookreporter Bets On selection. TJ, a former flight attendant, got the idea for this book when she was on a flight and asked the flight’s captain, “Hey, what would you do if your family was taken, and you were told that if you didn’t crash the plane, they would be killed?” His reaction, and where her imagination took it next, became Falling. The book was written on many a c...
Kate White: The Fiancée
June 30, 2021 19:46 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBKate White joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her latest novel, The Fiancée, a stand-alone thriller in a locked-in scenario. The Fiancée is set on a sixty-acre estate, where Summer, her husband Gabe, her nine-year-old stepson Henry, and other members of the family have gathered for an annual summer reunion. Enter Hannah, Summer's brother-in-law's new girlfriend, who seems familiar to Summer but claims they've never met. When a member of the family dies, Summer starts an investigation of ...
Book Group Event: Julie Clark and The Last Flight
June 25, 2021 19:03 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBJulie Clark, the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight, was our June "Bookaccino Live" Book Club guest. In The Last Flight, two women switch places to get a chance at a new life. Claire, who married into a political dynasty that she wants out of, meets Eva in an airport bar. On a whim, the two decide to trade tickets and board the other’s flight. But one of the planes goes down, and suddenly Claire realizes this is her chance to disappear and start a new life. She soon learn...
Lauren Weisberger: Where the Grass is Green and the Girls Are Pretty
June 22, 2021 16:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBLauren Weisberger, the New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada, talks to Carol Fitzgerald about her newest novel, Where the Grass is Green and the Girls Are Pretty. In Where the Grass is Green and the Girls Are Pretty, Peyton thinks she has it all as an anchor of a beloved morning show, with celebrity status and enough money for her family to enjoy life. Her daughter is bound for Princeton and ready to follow her filmmaking dreams. Peyton’s sister, Skye, lives a modest l...
Joshua Henkin: Morningside Heights
June 18, 2021 18:17 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBJoshua Henkin joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss his new novel, Morningside Heights. As the author of four novels, Joshua also directs the MFA Fiction Writing program at Brooklyn College. In Morningside Heights, Pru Steiner falls in love with her Shakespeare professor, Spence. Marrying him means ending her ambition to make a name for herself in New York academia. Decades later, Spence is diagnosed with Alzheimers, and Pru must come to terms with the impact of that on her life. Layer in a st...
Zakiya Dalila Harris: The Other Black Girl
June 16, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBZakiya Dalila Harris joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss her debut novel, THE OTHER BLACK GIRL. Zakiya spent a few years working in the editorial department at Knopf/Doubleday. She left to write THE OTHER BLACK GIRL when the kernel of a story idea came to her, and it was too good to ignore. In THE OTHER BLACK GIRL, editorial assistant Nella Rogers, who's been the only Black editorial employee at Wagner Books, meets Hazel, another Black woman who's just begun working beside her. What Nella ho...
Linwood Barclay: Find You First
June 08, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBLinwood Barclay, the New York Times bestselling thriller author of over 20 novels, joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss his latest thriller, Find You First. In Find You First, Miles Cookson is a tech millionaire who has all the money he could ask for but is running out of time. He's been diagnosed with a terminal illness and hopes to spend the last bit of his short life finding anyone he might have passed it on to. As a sperm donor, he knows he has multiple unknown kids, and he's got to find ...
Wendy Wax: The Break-Up Book Club
June 03, 2021 20:57 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBWendy Wax joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her latest novel, The Break-Up Book Club, a Bookreporter Bets On selection. Wendy is known for writing character-driven novels; she jokes during the interview that there are times she wishes she could skip plot and conflict and just write characters. The Break-Up Book Club is a briskly-paced story about a group of very different people that come together to share their love of reading and discuss books at a bookstore. There's the sports agent ...
Jean Hanff Korelitz: The Plot
May 28, 2021 19:23 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBJean Hanff Korelitz joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss her New York Times bestselling novel, The Plot, which also is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. In The Plot, Jacob Finch Bonner is a novelist whose first book saw some success. Since then, his career has been floundering. He teaches at a third-rate writing workshop when he comes across a terrific plot for a novel from one of his arrogant students. Later, he learns that this student has died without writing the book he presented during t...
Laura Dave: The Last Thing He Told Me
May 26, 2021 21:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBLaura Dave joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her first domestic suspense novel, The Last Thing He Told Me, which was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller, and is a Reese Witherspoon Book Pick and a Bookreporter Bets On selection. The idea for this book is one that Laura had for a while; she started writing notes for it back in 2012, even as she was writing other books. This includes Eight Hundred Grapes, which Carol jokes that she thinks of whenever she opens a bottle of wine. In The...
Robert Kolker Book Club: Hidden Valley Road
May 21, 2021 21:31 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBRobert Kolker, the New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road, was our May “Bookaccino Live” Book Club guest. Hidden Valley Road, which is now available in paperback, follows the true story of the Galvin family, which was upended by acute schizophrenia in the 1960's and 1970's. At that time, the family hid any suspicion of their abnormal lives, but under the curtain was a history of psychological breakdowns, sudden violence, and abuse. In their conversation, Robert discusses i...
Pam Jenoff: The Woman with the Blue Star
May 20, 2021 19:35 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBPam Jenoff joins us to talk about her latest New York Times bestseller, THE WOMAN WITH THE BLUE STAR. Inspired by true events, THE WOMAN WITH THE BLUE STAR tells the story of Sadie Gault, a young woman who takes refuge with her family in the sewers beneath the Krakow Ghetto as Nazis begin to ship Jews to the camps in the middle of WWII. While walking one day Ella, a young Polish girl, spies Sadie beneath the sewer grate and they strike up a conversation. Horrified by their situation, Ella ...
Mark Sullivan: The Last Green Valley
May 04, 2021 20:26 - 56 minutes - 52 MBMark Sullivan joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about his new historical thriller, THE LAST GREEN VALLEY. Many readers know Mark from his last historical novel, BENEATH A SCARLET SKY, which was a mega-bestseller. THE LAST GREEN VALLEY book is eagerly anticipated. THE LAST GREEN VALLEY here opens in the Ukraine, where the Martel family is offered two options: wait for Stalin to arrive, or run with the Nazis who will protect them. Neither is a great choice, but they choose the latter. As Ethnic...
Kim Michele Richardson: THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK
April 27, 2021 19:47 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBKim Michele Richardson , the New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, was our April “Bookaccino Live” Book Club guest. Kim Michele is a Kentuckian, who is proud to share her Kentucky heritage and that of those before her. Inspired by both the true stories of the "blue people" of Kentucky, and the WPA’s Pack Horse Librarian Project, Kim Michele created the character of Cussy Mary Carter, a true Blue, who travels the hills of rural Kentucky bringing reading m...
Sally Hepworth: The Good Sister
April 22, 2021 20:26 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBSally Hepworth, the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Sister, joins Carol Fitzgerald from Australia to talk about her latest domestic thriller, which also is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. In The Good Sister, there are twin sisters --- Fern and Rose. Fern, who has behavior issues which allude to being on the autism spectrum, always has relied upon her twin, Rose. When Fern discovers that Rose cannot get pregnant, Fern decides to pay Rose back for everything she's done for he...
Gabriela Garcia: Of Women and Salt
April 07, 2021 21:48 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBGabriela Garcia, whose short fiction and poetry has appeared in Best American Poetry and other collections, joins Carol to discuss her first novel, OF WOMEN AND SALT, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. OF WOMEN AND SALT looks at the lives of two families of women, from the days of the cigar factories in the nineteenth century Cuba to modern day Miami, with a look also at migrant detention centers sheltering people coming from Mexico. The voices of these women are intertwined in such...
The Four Winds: Kristin Hannah at the Morristown Festival of Books
April 05, 2021 19:16 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBAs part of the Morristown Festival of Books @Home series, Carol Fitzgerald interviewed Kristin Hannah, author of THE FOUR WINDS, which debuted at #1 simultaneously on the New York Times Print, Combined Print and eBook and Audio Bestseller lists. During their conversation they discuss Kristin’s inspiration and writing process for THE FOUR WINDS, as well as so much more about her 30-year writing career, including THE NIGHTINGALE and FIREFLY LANE, which recently was adapted into a smashingly su...
Nadia Hashimi: Sparks Like Stars
March 31, 2021 21:35 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBNadia Hashimi joins “Bookreporter Talks To” to discuss her newest novel, Sparks Like Stars. The book opens in Afghanistan in 1978, where a ten-year-old girl named Sitara witnesses and survives a government coup that has her entire family slain. She is shepherded to an American Foreign Service officer to flee the country. In her writing, Nadia captures the old Afghanistan--one that is very different from what we know now. The story skips to 2008, where Sitara is now a doctor in the United S...
Alexandra Andrews: Who is Maud Dixon?
March 25, 2021 16:23 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBAlexandra Andrews joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss her debut novel, Who is Maud Dixon?, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. In the book, Florence Darrow is early in her career at a book publisher, hoping to eventually make it as a successful author. In the publishing world, Mississippi Foxtrot by Maud Dixon is one of the hottest books on the market. The identity of Maud is unknown, as she only publishes under her pseudonym. After a fall from grace at the publisher, Florence becomes M...