Episodes

Kelly Hooker joins me for the October's Real Time Reading episode where we highlight our current, past and upcoming reads. Kelly’s Selections: Last: Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister ...

Mary Webbey O'Malley and Pamela Klinger-Horn join me to recommend their favorites reads of Fall 2024. Mary's selections: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte Eden Undone by Abbott Kahler The Love Elixir...

In this interview, I chat with Kimberly Brock about The Fabled Earth , how she decided to write about Cumberland Island and how she created her characters, building a strong sense of place, looking back on history through a 2...

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in April through June 2024. Our shared top reads: How To Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley Long Time Gone by Charlie Donlea Kelly’s remaining top reads...

In this interview, I chat with Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding about Elizabeth of East Hampton , how they decided to write together, modernizing Jane Austen and the pressure of updating such an iconic author's works, how wr...

In this interview, I chat with Gill Paul about Scandalous Women , how she decided to write about these two women and why she paired them together, what surprised her the most when writing this one, her fascinating research, t...

In this interview, I chat with Alison Espach about The Wedding People , her title and cover, the inspiration for this novel, the role a "stranger" plays in a story, the hardest thing about writing the book, and much more. Ali...

In this interview, I chat with Jennifer Mathieu about The Faculty Lounge , how she began writing this book, writing an adult novel versus a YA book and how the two differ, weaving the characters together, what surprised her t...

In this interview, I chat with Flynn Berry about Trust Her , why she returned to writing about Tessa and Marian, creating such a strong sense of place, focusing on motherhood, her title and cover, her writing process, Norther...

In this interview, I chat with Laura Wood about Under Your Spell , writing an adult novel, how she wrote this one, her title and cover, how writing adult novels varies from Young Adult and children's books, her title and cove...

In this interview, I chat with Kristy Woodson Harvey about A Happier Life , her title and cover, why this is a very personal story for her, tackling a dual timeline story, unearthing her feelings about traditions, her next bo...

In this interview, I chat with Julie Satow about When Women Ran Fifth Avenue , deciding to write about these women, her research, getting the cover right, how her title came about, and much more. Julie's recommended reads are...

In this interview, I chat with Laura Hankin about One-Star Romance , setting the book over a longer period of time than most rom-coms, the publishing world as a backdrop, writing a rom-com versus women's fiction, and much mor...

In this interview, I chat with Clare Pooley about How to Age Disgracefully , including a memorable dog in this book, how readers do not like dogs to die in books, Iona Iverson's various covers and titles, the easiest and hard...

In this interview, I chat with Susie Orman Schnall about Anna Bright Is Hiding Something , how her marketing background helps her as an author, the research she conducted for this one, the Elizabeth Holmes effect, how she dec...

In this interview, I chat with Annabel Monaghan about Summer Romance , the term "hard pants", exploring grief as well as what it means to be a mother, multi-tasking, skateboarding, her book title, and much more. Annabel's rec...

In this interview, I chat with Ann Leary about I've Tried Being Nice , why she decided to write this essay collection, how she is trying to no longer be a people pleaser, how hard it can be to get along with people as an intr...

In this interview, I chat with Susan Elia MacNeal about The Last Hope , ending the series, what she plans to do next, how this installment is based on actual events, including Coco Chanel and Kim Philby, the title of the book...

In this episode, Kelly and I chat about our favorite books that published in January through March 2024. Our shared top reads: First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston The Turtle House by Amanda Churchill Kelly’s remaining top reads: ...

In this interview, I chat with Eileen Garvin about Crow Talk , the inspiration for Adam, writing a book during COVID, creating her own field guide, the characters that were the easiest and hardest to write, the title and cove...

In this interview, I chat with Michelle Collins Anderson about The Flower Sisters , inspired by an actual event from 1928, her daily family newsletter, how she decided to structure the story, the highlights of writing the boo...

In this interview, I chat with Tommy Tomlinson about Dogland , how he became interested in the world of show dogs and the Westminster Dog Show, following Striker and his handler, creating the interludes throughout the book, w...

In this interview, I chat with Amy Lin about Here After , writing about the grief she experienced after losing her husband, narrating her audiobook and how that process worked, creating a book that is a mirror versus a guideb...

In this episode, Kelly Hooker and I discuss our upcoming Literary Lookbook and our Summer Reading Guides and how they are different. Kelly’s Summer Reading Guide Preview Selections: All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitake...