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Raquel V. Reyes
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - October 13, 2022 01:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsLinda Hengerer talks with Raquel Reyes about writing, Caribbean cooking, and her characters. Raquel V. Reyes is the author of Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking, the second book in the Caribbean Kitchen Mystery series and available now. Mango, Mambo, and Murder, the first book in the series featurin...
Christine DeSmet
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - November 01, 2021 03:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsda Hengerer talks with Christine DeSmet about her Fudge Shop Mystery Series, Belgian chocolate, writing, and creating recipes. Christine DeSmet is the author of the Fudge Shop Mystery Series and the novella series, Mischief in Moonstone Mystery Series, both set in Wisconsin. She is a writing c...
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - September 12, 2021 02:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHow can television reporter Lily Atwood keep a secret private when she's in the public's eye? Find out in Her Perfect Life. Hank Phillippi Ryan speaks from personal experience as an investigative reporter about always being on when out in public, exploring standalone books versus series books,...
Tart Bites: Rolled Cherry Sandwiches
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - August 29, 2021 21:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHow do you make a versatile filling for little rolled sandwiches, tea sandwiches, danish, or to use as a spread?
5-Minute Drill: Set Pieces
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - August 26, 2021 19:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat is a set piece and where can I get one?
Barbara Barrett
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - August 25, 2021 01:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsLinda Hengerer talks with author Barbara Barrett. To avoid a midlife crisis, Barbara Barrett wrote fiction at night while still employed in human resources for Iowa State Government. After releasing eleven full-length romance novels and two novellas, she turned to the cozy mystery genre, having...
Tart Bites: Affogato
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - August 22, 2021 00:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat are the two ingredients for a tasty treat?
5-Minute Drill: Setting
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - August 21, 2021 20:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat do writers need to consider about Setting for their story?
Hannah Dennison
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - August 16, 2021 03:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat jobs has Hannah Dennison had that inspired cozy mystery series? British-born, Hannah Dennison originally moved to Los Angeles to pursue screenwriting. She has been an obituary reporter, antique dealer, private jet flight attendant, and Hollywood story analyst. Hannah has served on numerous...
Tart Bites: Cherry Clafoutis
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - August 15, 2021 14:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSweet cherries and a cherry liqueur-infused custard make a summery dish.
Tart Bites: Puff Pancake
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - August 14, 2021 23:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWhat makes the eggy custard climb the sides of the baking dish? Can it be...magic?
Amy Vansant
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - August 08, 2021 17:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode, Linda Hengerer talks with Amy Vansant about her two upcoming releases. Find out what "Meat Bingo" is and what it has to do with Pineapple Cruise, and how Pineapple Circus came to have a circus setting. USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant has written...
Russia Week - Tart Bites: Pryaniki (Russian Spice Cookies)
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - August 07, 2021 21:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSettle in for a good read, a hot cuppa, and these delicious Russian spice cookies!
Russian Week - Tart Bites: Pryaniki (Russian Spice Cookies)
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - August 07, 2021 21:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSettle in for a good read, a hot cuppa, and these delicious Russian spice cookies!
Russia Week - Dick Francis's Trial Run
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - August 07, 2021 20:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode of Tart Words, Linda Hengerer talks about Dick Francis’s book Trial Run, and how he uses setting to emphasize the story, shows how societal expectations affect actions, and how to build characters for story. It was first published in the United States in 1978 by Berkley Books...
Russian Week - Dick Francis's Trial Run
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - August 07, 2021 20:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode of Tart Words, Linda Hengerer talks about Dick Francis’s book Trial Run, and how he uses setting to emphasize the story, shows how societal expectations affect actions, and how to build characters for story. It was first published in the United States in 1978 by Berkley Books...
Russia Week - Encore: Emilya Naymark
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - August 02, 2021 20:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsJoin me for the first themed Tart Words podcast week. It begins Monday with an encore presentation of Emilya Naymark's episode. Wednesday's Tart Thoughts are about Trial Run, Dick Francis's novel set mainly in Moscow. End the week on Friday with a recipe for Pryaniki, Russian spice cookies, whi...
Tart Bites: Honey for Cheese (and Crackers)
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - July 29, 2021 17:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHave you seen a jar of Honey for Cheese and wondered whether it would be tasty? Wonder no more.
Mary Stewart's The Ivy Tree
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - July 29, 2021 03:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode of Tart Words, Suzanne Fox and Linda Hengerer are discussing Mary Stewart’s book The Ivy Tree and how she uses Brat Farrar, Josephine Tey’s fictional take on a real-life situation, to guide the reader in one direction before taking them somewhere else. It was first published ...
Neil Plakcy
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - July 25, 2021 21:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode, Linda Hengerer talks with Neil Plakcy about writing, his many writing projects, and his writing process. Neil S. Plakcy is the author of over fifty gay romance, gay mystery and adventure, and cozy mystery novels. His eclectic work career includes stints in shopping mall constru...
Tart Bites: S'mores Coffee Break
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - July 25, 2021 12:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHow do you make S'mores without a grill? S'mores are the iconic campfire or grilling dessert. Toasted marshmallows are sandwiched with chocolate bars between graham crackers. Does summer get any better than that?
Mary Stewart's Thunder on the Right
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - July 25, 2021 03:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode of Tart Words, Suzanne Fox and Linda Hengerer are discussing Mary Stewart’s book Thunder on the Right and how she uses omniscient point of view, how her protagonist differs from her usual protagonist, and why we think this might have been the first book Mary Stewart wrote. It wa...
Alan Orloff
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - July 18, 2021 19:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsLinda Hengerer talks with Alan Orloff, whose latest YA thriller I Play One on TV came out from Down & Out Books on July 19, 2021. Alan Orloff won an ITW Thriller Award for his novel, PRAY FOR THE INNOCENT, and he won a Derringer Award for his short story, “Dying in Dokesville.” He’s also had nov...
Tracee de Hahn
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - June 20, 2021 23:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode, Linda Hengerer talks with Tracee de Hahn. Tracee de Hahn is the author of classic tales of intrigue and suspense published by Minotaur Books. Swiss Vendetta was inspired by her years in Switzerland. A Well-Timed Murder probed the heart of the Swiss watch industry. She is Natio...
Susie Black
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - June 19, 2021 14:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode, Linda Hengerer talks with Susie Black. Born in the Big Apple, Susie Black calls sunny Southern California home. Like the protagonist in her Holly Swimsuit Mystery Series, Susie is a successful apparel sales executive. Susie began telling stories as soon as she learned to talk. ...
Connie Berry
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - June 15, 2021 20:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode, Linda Hengerer is talking with Connie Berry. Connie Berry is the author of the Kate Hamilton Mysteries, set in the UK and featuring an American antiques dealer with a gift for solving crimes. Like her protagonist, Connie was raised by antiques dealers who instilled in her a pass...
Emilya Naymark
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - June 06, 2021 22:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode, Linda Hengerer talks with Emilya Naymark. Emilya Naymark’s debut novel is “Hide In Place” from Crooked Lane Books. Her short stories appear in the Harper Collins anthology A Stranger Comes to Town, Secrets in the Water, After Midnight: Tales from the Graveyard Shift, River Riv...
Shawn Reilly Simmons
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - May 31, 2021 21:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode, Linda Hengerer talks with Shawn Reilly Simmons about culinary cozy mysteries, Malice Domestic and 2021's More Than Malice, and writing. Shawn Reilly Simmons is the Agatha and Anthony Award-winning author and editor of The Red Carpet Catering Mysteries and of twenty short stori...
Tara Lush
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - May 23, 2021 20:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode of Tart Words, Linda Hengerer talks with Tara Lush. Tara Lush is a Rita Award finalist, an Amtrak writing fellow, and a George C. Polk Award-winning journalist. For the past decade, she's been a reporter with the Associated Press, covering crime, alligators, natural disasters, ...
Vincent H. O'Neil
Tart Words: Writers read. Readers bake. Bakers write. - May 23, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn this episode, Linda Hengerer talks with Vincent H. O'Neil. Vincent H. O’Neil is the Malice Award-winning author of the Exile murder mysteries from St. Martin’s Press and the military science fiction Sim War series (written as Henry V. O’Neil) from HarperCollins. He has also authored several s...
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