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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Nadia Owusu: Aftershocks
March 16, 2021 14:11 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBAs part of the Morristown Festival of Books @Home series, Carol Fitzgerald interviewed Nadia Owusu, the author of AFTERSHOCKS, which is a memoir. Nadia was born in Tanzania, and raised in Italy, Ethiopia, England, Ghana, and Uganda, before moving to New York when she was 18. She talks about her background traveling the world, as well as why she sees earthquakes as a metaphor for the upheavals in her life. Her mother abandoned the family when she was a young child, and her father passed away ...
Celebrating Women's History Month
March 09, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBTo kick off Women's History Month in March, Carol Fitzgerald moderated a panel featuring Lauren Willig (BAND OF SISTERS), Marie Benedict (THE MYSTERY OF MRS. CHRISTIE), Kristin Harmel (THE BOOK OF LOST NAMES) and Vanessa Riley (ISLAND QUEEN) as they celebrated the Lauren's new historical novel, BAND OF SISTERS, which is based on her extensive research into the real history of a group of alumnae from Smith College who went to France during World War I, as part of a relief effort. They also pl...
Chris Whitaker: We Begin at the End
March 05, 2021 19:51 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBChris Whitaker talks to Carol Fitzgerald about We Begin at the End, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. The discussion opens with Chris sharing the circuitous --- and somewhat crazy --- route he took to becoming an author, and what drew him to write his lead character, 13-year-old, Duchess. That story alone could be a book. We Begin at the End is genre defying --- on one hand it’s a coming- of-age story, on a second it’s a mystery, but above all it’s just a great read. It’s set in bot...
Alex Berenson: The Power Couple
February 24, 2021 19:32 - 41 minutes - 38 MBAlex Berenson, joins us to discuss his standalone thriller, The Power Couple, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. Both Rebecca and Brian are government agents -- one in the FBI, the other in the CIA. As the book opens, Rebecca and Brian Unsworth are on a vacation in Europe with their teenage children as they celebrate their 20th anniversary. Their teenage daughter is abducted, and both parents are tested as they work to get her back. Alex talks with Carol about the tumultuous life of ...
Jane Harper: The Survivors
February 19, 2021 18:29 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBJane Harper joins Carol Fitzgerald from her office in Australia to talk about The Survivors, her latest thriller. Setting has a strong influence on Jane's thriller work, and she talked about exploring Tasmania as part of her research process. Humorously, the setting had Carol looking at maps and confessing that she had no idea where Tasmania was in reference to Australia and New Zealand. They also talked about how Jane develops her plot and characters. And yes, Carol asked about the survivor...
Janet Skeslien Charles: The Paris Library
February 09, 2021 19:12 - 1 hour - 56 MBJanet Skeslien Charles joins us to talk about her historical novel, The Paris Library. While working as the programs manager at The American Library in Paris, she learned the history of the library, which celebrated its centennial last year. Included in its storied history are the heroic librarians who stood up to the Nazis during World War II and smuggled books to those the Nazis deemed undesirable. The story is told in separate points of view over two periods in time: one in Paris, 1939,...
Sharon Virts: Masque of Honor
February 05, 2021 22:16 - 1 hour - 72.6 MBSharon Virts joins us to discuss her debut novel, Masque of Honor: A Historical Novel of the American South. Inspiration for this book came as Sharon was restoring the historic home where she now lives, called Selma. During her restoration research, she learned about the home’s original owners, and that set her on a path to learn more about the people who lived in the early 1800s. In Masque of Honor, two young aristocrats grow up together as friends and rivals. Their push and pull for power...
Sadeqa Johnson: Yellow Wife
February 02, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBSadeqa Johnson joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss Yellow Wife, her first novel of historical fiction. Yellow Wife tells the story of Pheby Delores Brown, a mixed-race woman who grew up in Virginia. When the book opens, she is living on a plantation with her mother, who is a medicine woman. Pheby’s father is the Master of the plantation, which gives her some privileges not typically allow to slaves. She’s been promised her freedom at age 18. But before that freedom can be granted, circumstan...
Book Group Event: William Kent Krueger
January 26, 2021 17:45 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBWelcome to our January "Bookaccino Live" Book Group event, in which we discuss This Tender Land with William Kent Krueger. We opened the program with Carol Fitzgerald interviewing Kent about This Tender Land, a New York Times bestseller and Bookreporter Bets On selection. Four readers were then invited to join the discussion on camera to ask questions before we went to questions from our Zoom audience. Kent has been interviewed before on “Bookreporter Talks To,” but this interview took the c...
Lisa Gardner: Before She Disappeared
January 21, 2021 18:08 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MB#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner has been writing thrillers for the past twenty years. You probably know her best from her three book series, including the one with Detective D.D. Warren, but her latest novel, Before She Disappeared is a standalone novel. In Before She Disappeared, Frankie Elkin is a middle-aged woman who spends her life hopping between towns to try locating missing persons, with a focus on tracking down those who live in marginalized communities. She's a re...
Liese O'Halloran Schwarz: What Could Be Saved
January 15, 2021 21:09 - 1 hour - 60 MBLiese O'Halloran Schwarz joins us to discuss her new novel What Could Be Saved, a Bookreporter Bets On selection. The book began as a short story in which she reflected on her life in Bangkok as a child. The bones of the story were there and grew to be the novel we have now. What Could Be Saved follows the perspectives of a family. When the book opens, it’s 2019. We meet Laura Preston, an artist who struggles with her sister about family matters and whose mother is dealing with dementia. A ...
Melanie Benjamin: The Children's Blizzard
January 12, 2021 22:17 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBMelanie Benjamin, the New York Times bestselling author of Mistress of the Ritz and The Swans of Fifth Avenue, returns to our podcast and video series to discuss her new novel, The Children's Blizzard. This blizzard, so named in 1888, provides the backdrop for the book, and gives readers insight into what happened in the Dakota Territory on that fateful day 133 years ago. The book is framed around the story of two sisters who were young school teachers on the day of the storm. Students hea...
Ashley Audrain: The Push
January 08, 2021 22:42 - 52 minutes - 48 MBWe kick off 2021 talking to Ashley Audrain, the author of The Push, a book that has been getting well-deserved buzz. In it, Blythe has given birth to her daughter, Violet, and while she dreamed of a loving mother-daughter relationship, she is not bonding with Violet. Something feels off. Her husband, Fox, does not see it, and this has her questioning her mothering skills. Her mother and grandmother both grappled with mental instability, so she has no great familial role models. Then her seco...
Bookreporter "Bets On" 2020 Wrap-up: Presented by Carol Fitzgerald
December 18, 2020 22:37 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBWelcome to our End-of-Year video where Carol Fitzgerald talks about all 42 of the books that she selected as Bookreporter "Bets On" selections in 2020! You can read more about the books and enter to WIN ALL 42 of these books by Monday, January 4th here: https://www.bookreporter.com/features/end-of-the-year-celebration/end-of-the-year-contest-2020 Here are some other useful links: Find Our Podcast Here: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/bookreporter-talks-to-919758 Subscribe on Our ...
Sue Miller: Monogamy
December 09, 2020 20:10 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBSue Miller discusses Monogamy, her latest novel. Set in a New England town, it is the story of Graham, a gregarious bookseller, and Annie, a shy photographer, who have been married for nearly 30 years. By all appearances, they are a golden couple. When Graham suddenly dies, Annie is lost. What is the point of going on, she wonders, without him? Then, while she is still mourning Graham intensely, she discovers a ruinous secret, one that will spiral her into darkness and force her to question...
Elizabeth Berg: I'll Be Seeing You
December 02, 2020 19:10 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBElizabeth Berg , the bestselling author of over thirty books, comes to us with a beautiful memoir about her parents in their final years. In this personal family love story, Elizabeth tells her experience of watching her parents' relationship when she was growing up. When her father is diagnosed with Alzheimer's and they are moved out of their home, it's up to their children to care for them in ways they couldn't expect. Carol talks to Elizabeth about what made writing a memoir different fro...
Jacqueline Winspear: This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing
November 25, 2020 18:43 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBJacqueline Winspear talks about her memoir, This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing. After 16 novels, she has taken the bold step of turning to memoir, revealing the hardships and joys of her family history. Both shockingly frank and deftly restrained, her story tackles the difficult, poignant and fascinating family accounts of three generations --- her grandparents, her parents, and she and her brother. Winspear’s childhood was spent picking hops and fruit on farms in rural Kent, capturing he...
Jeanine Cummins: American Dirt
November 20, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBWe have a new format for our first “Bookaccino Live” Book Group event, in which we discuss American Dirt with the author, Jeanine Cummins. Carol interviews Jeanine at the start and then invites eight readers to ask questions live. To finish we went to questions from our Zoom audience. Carol had been looking forward to this interview for a long time. American Dirt is a Bookreporter Bets On pick, as well as an Oprah Book Club selection and is a finalist for the Goodreads Reader’s Choice Awar...
Susie Yang: White Ivy
November 03, 2020 22:21 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBSusie Yang joins Carol to discuss her debut novel, White Ivy, which is the “Today Show Read With Jena” selection for November. Susie's main character, Ivy Lin, was born in China. Her parents left her there and moved to the States, bringing her to join them when she was five. When Ivy is accepted as a scholarship student at the school where her father works, her goal is to fit in with others enrolled there. Her grandmother has taught her to shoplift from stores and yard sales to have the t...
Aimee Molloy: Goodnight Beautiful
October 28, 2020 21:09 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBAimee Molloy, the instant New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Mother, joins Carol to discuss her second novel, Goodnight Beautiful. It is one of those books Carol simply cannot stop talking about, with stellar twists that are so well plotted. In Goodnight Beautiful, Sam, a psychotherapist, and Annie are newly married. While Sam works long hours with his patients, he doesn't realize that every word can be clearly heard upstairs through a floor vent upstairs. Then Sam goes missing...
Rose Carlyle: The Girl in the Mirror
October 20, 2020 21:35 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBRose Carlyle joins Bookreporter Talks To from New Zealand to discuss her debut thriller, The Girl in the Mirror, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. Carol loves this line to describe it, “It’s a thriller with identical twins, fast yachts, tropical harbors, secrets and deceit, sex, and crocodiles.” She read it floating in the pool and looked up thinking she was on her way to the Seychelles. In the book, Iris and Summer are mirror twins, meaning they're completely identical but physica...
Lisa Jewell: Invisible Girl
October 13, 2020 21:46 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBLisa Jewel joined Carol from London to discuss her newest novel, Invisible Girl. Carol and Lisa first met at BookExpo a few years ago, where they quickly bonded over Lisa’s thriller writing. Carol has interviewed Lisa before, which brings a very funny moment to the interview. They talk about Lisa’s inspiration for Invisible Girl, which came from a rather innocuous sighting, which got her imagination going. There are intertwined stories of three characters; two who live in the same neighborho...
Lisa Unger: Confessions on the 7:45
October 07, 2020 20:59 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBLisa Unger, the New York Times bestselling author of 18 novels, joins Carol to discuss her newest psychological thriller, Confessions on the 7:45. In this thriller, Selena's usual train commute is interrupted and stalled. She begins a deep conversation with her seat neighbor and reveals a few too many secrets from her personal life the way many of us would during a long plane trip. Selena assumes they'll never meet again when the train arrives at the station, and they part ways. However, Sel...
Goodreads: Fall 2020
October 01, 2020 21:06 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBSuzanne Skyvara, the Vice President of Marketing & Editorial for Goodreads and Danny Feekes, who is their Managing Editor, return for a fall book discussion with Carol where they share titles that are resonating with Goodreads readers! Like their talk in June, there's a lot here to discover, with discussions about each new suggestion. They share books from eight genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Fantasy, Horror, Women’s Fiction, Romance, and Memoir --- so you’ll want ...
Robert Dugoni: The Last Agent
September 24, 2020 17:20 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBRobert Dugoni joins Carol to talk about The Last Agent, the second book in his Charles Jenkins series. Jenkins has walked away from his life as an agent after being exonerated on charges of espionage. But when he learns that Paulina Ponomayova, the woman who saved his life, is being held in a Russian prison, he is lured out of retirement to return to Russia to save her. The action in the book is brisk; there is one section that reminded Carol of The Thomas Crown Affair. Carol read Robert...
Wendy Walker: Don't Look for Me
September 15, 2020 20:47 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBWendy Walker joins Carol to discuss her newest thriller, Don't Look for Me, which like her previous books, All is not Forgotten, Emma in the Night, and The Night Before, is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. In Don't Look for Me, Molly Clarke has disappeared, leaving behind only an empty car at the edge of town and a note at a hotel. She's not the first to leave this way, following the same behaviors police call a "walk away." But something feels strange to her family. When a new lead is re...
Ruth Ware: One by One
September 08, 2020 20:39 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBRuth Ware joins Carol to discuss her newest suspense/thriller, One by One. This is her sixth thriller, and again it’s a Bookreporter Bets On selection. One by One takes place in a luxury ski cabin in a spectacular setting. It’s attended to by a two-person staff at the ready to cater to the visitors’ every need. The current guests: eight coworkers from a booming tech company and a former colleague. The “locked in” theme that is such a huge part of Ruth’s work clicks into play as the group f...
Bookaccino Live! Celebrating Bookreporter's 24th Anniversary
August 28, 2020 21:19 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBBookreporter celebrated its 24th anniversary yesterday! To mark the occasion, we invited nine of our longtime reviewers to share their favorite summer books. They each engaged in a lively dialogue with Carol as they talked at length about what they took away from each book. Our reviewers hail from across the country. They are so much of the heart and soul of Bookreporter, and we were excited to introduce them to our readers. Below is a list of the titles that each of them spoke about. * titl...
Christina Baker Kline: The Exiles
August 25, 2020 20:58 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBChristina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of ORPHAN TRAIN and A PIECE OF THE WORLD, joins Carol to discuss her latest novel, THE EXILES, which is set in Australia in the early 19th century when the country was known for being a penal colony. Three young women are brought together to tell this story. When Evangeline, a young governess in London, is discovered to be pregnant, she's first sent to a notorious prison, and then to a fourteen-year sentence in Australia. On the s...
Fiona Davis: The Lions of Fifth Avenue
August 21, 2020 20:12 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBThis week, Carol talks to Fiona Davis, who returns for a second "Bookreporter Talks To" interview discussing her latest book, The Lions of Fifth Avenue. As with her other four books, Fiona focuses on a landmark building in New York City. This time it's a building I'm sure we'd all love to spend years roaming around, the New York Public Library. She was drawn to set a book there after she learned a family lived in a seven-room apartment in the library during its early years. Once again she ...
Finola Austin: Bronte's Mistress
August 14, 2020 21:21 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBFinola Austin joins Carol to talk about her debut historical fiction novel, Bronte's Mistress. Set in 1843, it’s the story of Lydia Robinson, who is best known for her secret affair with Branwell Bronte, the brother of the famous Bronte sisters. Here, Finola looks at the complex character of Lydia, a woman who is trapped in Victorian era social mores. Finola discusses her research via books and scholarly writing and her travels to delve more deeply into the lives of her characters, every...
Alice Feeney: His & Hers
August 03, 2020 16:00 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBAlice Feeney joins us for a "Bookreporter Talks To" interview where we discuss her latest thriller His & Hers, which like her debut novel, Sometimes I Lie, is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. His & Hers has dueling multiple narrators, who tell unexpected sides of the same story in a murder case where the suspect could be any number of people. Anna Andrews, a television correspondent and Jack Harper, the detective assigned to the case, are early suspects in the very case they're trying to c...
Jill McCorkle: Hieroglyphics
July 29, 2020 21:48 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBJill McCorkle joins “Bookreporter Talks To” to discuss her latest novel, Hieroglyphics. The idea for the novel came from two actual events. The first was the 1942 Cocoanut Grove Fire in Boston, and the second was a train wreck in Rennert, North Carolina. Both of those got Jill thinking about the families of those who passed away and what the impact of those accidents were on people’s lives. The story explores this through the lens of a retired married couple, Lil and Frank, who each experien...
Rachel Beanland: Florence Adler Swims Forever
July 16, 2020 19:26 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBRachel Beanland joins Carol Fitzgerald for “Bookreporter Talks To” to discuss her debut novel, Florence Adler Swims Forever, which was inspired by a secret kept by Rachel’s own family. The book takes place over the summer of 1934. As it opens, Florence is training to swim the English Channel and her family is rallying behind her. Fate steps in the way and suddenly the family is thrown in a different direction, which will test them all. The book is an uplifting story of hope, solidarity and r...
Bruce Holsinger: The Gifted School
July 10, 2020 16:23 - 59 minutes - 55 MBBruce Holsinger talks to Carol about his novel, The Gifted School, which is now out in paperback. It was a Bookreporter Bets On selection when it pubbed in hardcover last year. The Gifted School follows a close-knit community of friends and their parents as applications open for entry into a school for gifted students. These parents -- though meaning well -- go to overwhelming competitive lengths to prove their children are brilliant and talented, and that brings a ripple effect that could...
Bruce Holsinger
July 10, 2020 16:23 - 59 minutes - 55 MBBruce Holsinger talks to Carol about his novel, The Gifted School, which is now out in paperback. It was a Bookreporter Bets On selection when it pubbed in hardcover last year. The Gifted School follows a close-knit community of friends and their parents as applications open for entry into a school for gifted students. These parents -- though meaning well -- go to overwhelming competitive lengths to prove their children are brilliant and talented, and that brings a ripple effect that could...
Stephanie Scott: What's Left of Me is Yours
June 30, 2020 15:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBStephanie Scott is a Singaporean-British writer who was born and raised in South East Asia. She joins Carol to discuss her debut novel, What's Left of Me is Yours. Set in modern-day Tokyo, the novel follows the story of an agent who is hired to seduce Sato's wife and give him advantage in his divorce; this tradition is called “wakaresaseya” (literally “breaker-upper”). Sato's wife, Rina, and this agent, Kaitaro, end up in a relationship that is much deeper than the one he was hired for. Kai...
Stephanie Scott
June 30, 2020 15:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBStephanie Scott is a Singaporean-British writer who was born and raised in South East Asia. She joins Carol to discuss her debut novel, What's Left of Me is Yours. Set in modern-day Tokyo, the novel follows the story of an agent who is hired to seduce Sato's wife and give him advantage in his divorce; this tradition is called “wakaresaseya” (literally “breaker-upper”). Sato's wife, Rina, and this agent, Kaitaro, end up in a relationship that is much deeper than the one he was hired for. Kai...
Julie Clark
June 25, 2020 17:17 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBJulie Clark's new novel, The Last Flight, has what it takes to be the thriller of Summer 2020. In this interview Julie talks with Carol about the logistics of constructing this setup for a thriller, especially of the decisions that kept this story as feasible as possible. Carol asks about the nature of each character's past and, without spoiling anything, she opens conversation about how secrets are so successfully revealed over the course of this story. With so many mysteries at play, Julie...
Julie Clark: The Last Flight
June 25, 2020 17:17 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBJulie Clark's new novel, The Last Flight, has what it takes to be the thriller of Summer 2020. In this interview Julie talks with Carol about the logistics of constructing this setup for a thriller, especially of the decisions that kept this story as feasible as possible. Carol asks about the nature of each character's past and, without spoiling anything, she opens conversation about how secrets are so successfully revealed over the course of this story. With so many mysteries at play, Julie...
Megan Miranda
June 23, 2020 14:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBMegan Miranda, the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, The Perfect Stranger, and The Last House Guest, joins Carol to discuss her new novel, The Girl from Widow Hills. In this psychological suspense, a young girl, Arden, disappears while sleepwalking and is missing for days. Against all odds, she is found alive, hidden beside a storm drain. Years later, Arden is a young woman who does everything she can to escape the public eye, rife with stalkers and fans in equal me...
Megan Miranda: The Girl From Widow Hills
June 23, 2020 14:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBMegan Miranda, the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, The Perfect Stranger, and The Last House Guest, joins Carol to discuss her new novel, The Girl from Widow Hills. In this psychological suspense, a young girl, Arden, disappears while sleepwalking and is missing for days. Against all odds, she is found alive, hidden beside a storm drain. Years later, Arden is a young woman who does everything she can to escape the public eye, rife with stalkers and fans in equal me...
Meg Mitchell Moore
June 16, 2020 19:50 - 52 minutes - 48 MBMeg Mitchell Moore, author of The Islanders, joins Carol to talk about her new book, Two Truths and a Lie. The book is set in Newburyport, Massachusetts where Meg lives, and they talk about how she brings this town to life in her fiction using the businesses and beaches there. The book is told from four points of view, one of which is as notes from the Mom Squad, a group of mothers who have bonded together through their daughters. Meg and Carol discuss the story structure and character devel...
Meg Mitchell Moore: Two Truths and a Lie
June 16, 2020 19:50 - 52 minutes - 48 MBMeg Mitchell Moore, author of The Islanders, joins Carol to talk about her new book, Two Truths and a Lie. The book is set in Newburyport, Massachusetts where Meg lives, and they talk about how she brings this town to life in her fiction using the businesses and beaches there. The book is told from four points of view, one of which is as notes from the Mom Squad, a group of mothers who have bonded together through their daughters. Meg and Carol discuss the story structure and character devel...
Goodreads
June 09, 2020 21:26 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBFor a new kind of interview, Carol is joined this week by Suzanne Skyvara, who is the Vice President of Marketing & Editorial at Goodreads, and Danny Feekes, the Managing Editor at Goodreads. As one of the most useful resources for book lovers, Goodreads has a big hand in sharing great and exciting new reads. A whole host of incredible books have just come out, or will be out soon, ranging from thrillers to literary fiction to memoirs and more. As they make recommendations for great reading,...
Mikel Jollett: Hollywood Park
May 26, 2020 17:17 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBMikel Jollett, the author of Hollywood Park: A Memoir, joins Carol for a “Bookreporter Talks To” interview. Raised in the dangerous Synanon cult in California, he portrays his childhood escape and the tumultuous struggle he had to face to fit himself into our world. His conversation with Carol is equally provocative and profound. Mikel shares his writing process, including the freedoms he placed on himself to change his memoir’s tone and narrative voice as his character ages. With an admirat...
Mikel Jollett
May 26, 2020 17:17 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBMikel Jollett, the author of Hollywood Park: A Memoir, joins Carol for a “Bookreporter Talks To” interview. Raised in the dangerous Synanon cult in California, he portrays his childhood escape and the tumultuous struggle he had to face to fit himself into our world. His conversation with Carol is equally provocative and profound. Mikel shares his writing process, including the freedoms he placed on himself to change his memoir’s tone and narrative voice as his character ages. With an admirat...
Alex George: The Paris Hours
May 20, 2020 18:02 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBIn this interview, Carol shares a conversation with Alex George about his latest novel, The Paris Hours, which follows four ordinary people during one day in Paris in 1927. The city and its lively arts scene has excitement and energy, and it forms the perfect backdrop. The book’s ending is a propulsive read as the stories of the characters collide and many threads are woven together. It’s brisk and tight. Alex is also an independent bookstore owner, the founder and director of the Unbound B...
Alex George
May 20, 2020 18:02 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBIn this interview, Carol shares a conversation with Alex George about his latest novel, The Paris Hours, which follows four ordinary people during one day in Paris in 1927. The city and its lively arts scene has excitement and energy, and it forms the perfect backdrop. The book’s ending is a propulsive read as the stories of the characters collide and many threads are woven together. It’s brisk and tight. Alex is also an independent bookstore owner, the founder and director of the Unbound B...
Scott Turow: The Last Trial
May 14, 2020 21:10 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBScott Turow joined Carol Fitzgerald to discuss his latest novel, The Last Trial. Scott shares his thoughts on giving Sandy Stern a starring role in this book for one final trial; Sandy has had a role in every one of his Kindle County books. For this book Scott did extensive research into pharmaceutical drug testing and shares how he incorporated that into his novel. They also talk about the intricacies of interpreting the law, and how the internet has changed how you can research a case. He ...