A Mighty Blaze Podcast

The wildly popular author of ANIMAL HUSBANDRY and SEPARATION ANXIETY came to A Mighty Blaze to talk books with fellow bestselling author (and AMB cofounder) Caroline Leavitt, and to delve into the backstory of her latest successful release, SMALL WORLD. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet

This is a special one. A Mighty Blaze honored Holocaust Remembrance Day with a visit from musician and debut author Janet Horvath, who compiled her fascinating family history into a book called THE CELLO STILL SINGS: A GENERATIONAL STORY OF THE HOLOCAUST AND THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC. Janet spoke with NYT bestselling author Jenna Blum, who has interviewed Holocaust survivors for the Spielberg Survivors of the Shoah Foundation and wrote about the Holocaust in her books THOSE WHO SAVE US and THE LOST FAMILY. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet

When it comes to crafting a great story, few know more than professor, lecturer, and Fulbright Scholar Robert McKee. Actors, screenwriters, authors, and directors around the world flock to his "STORY" Seminars, and thousands more have devoured his bestselling book, STORY: SUBSTANCE, STRUCTURE, STYLE, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF SCREENWRITING. We were thrilled when Robert came to A Mighty Blaze to share some of his secrets with "The Thoughtful Bro" Mark Cecil. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet

Amy Impellizzeri has been churning out gripping novels for years, including WHY WE LIE and I KNOW HOW THIS ENDS. This "reformed lawyer turned author" visited Hank Phillippi Ryan's "Crime Time" show to talk about the unusual real-life relationship that spawned Book 1 in her Riversedge Law Club series: IN HER DEFENSE. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet

Boyah J. Farah's book, AMERICA MADE ME A BLACK MAN, was an NPR Best Book of 2022 and an NAACP Image Award nominee. The author, poet, and entrepreneur visited A Mighty Blaze to talk with fellow author Jane Roper on "The Zeitgeist" about the challenges he faced after immigrating to the United States from war-torn Somalia. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet

Who wants to hear Maggie O'Farrell read from her latest blockbuster? (Hands up...) Us, too! The bestselling author of HAMNET, MY LOVER'S LOVER, AFTER YOU'D GONE, and so many others visited A Mighty Blaze to share insights with fellow writer Kimberly Hensle Lowrance and to read a bit from her newest work, THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet

If you're looking for books to get your heart beating and your feet dancing, look no further: Author Priscilla Oliveras specializes in romance novels with a Latin flair, and her latest, the Mariachi-inspired WEST SIDE LOVE STORY, keeps the fun and festive streak alive. Priscilla visited A mighty Blaze's "Blaze Boudoir" to talk with fellow romance fan Kate LeBeau about her process and inspirations. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet

Imagine, if you will, a tiny Atlantic island in the 1800s, mostly populated by the wives of absent ship captains. A northern island, where freed slaves are trying to make a new life, and where the women's suffrage and abolitionist movements are stoking tensions. Now, add in a devastating fire, and what are you left with? A great story, that's what! DAUGHTERS OF NANTUCKET author Julie Gerstenblatt lays it all out in conversation with NYT bestselling novelist and AMB cofounder Jenna Blum. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet

Maybe you know him from his MAGPIE MURDERS fame. Or maybe you've read his ALEX RIDER series, or some of his Sherlock Holmes or James Bond books. Perhaps even watched some of the popular TV series he's written over the years. No matter how you know Anthony Horowitz, you'll get it when we say that we were extremely lucky and excited to feature him in conversation with fellow bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan on Crime Time! Hosted by Trisha Blanchet

It's a baker's dozen this season with a bonus thirteenth episode! This is a podcast-exclusive interview that you won't hear anywhere else, featuring the one, the only, the magnificent Elizabeth Strout! The Pulitzer Prize-winner talked with fellow NYT bestselling author Caroline Leavitt about her latest book, the pandemic-set LUCY BY THE SEA. Hosted by Trisha Blanchet