Author2Author

Send us Fan Mail

Bill welcomes novelist and storyteller Matthew Dicks to the show. Matthew is the internationally bestselling author of the novels Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, Something Missing, Unexpectedly, Milo,The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs, and, most recently, Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling. His novels have been translated into more than 25 languages worldwide. Matthew is a 35-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 6-time GrandSLAM champion whose stories have been featured on their nationally syndicated Moth Radio Hour and their weekly podcast. Don't want to miss this one!

Send us Fan Mail

Bill welcomes suspense novelist Riley Sager to the show. Riley is a former journalist, editor and graphic designer.  Now a full-time author, Riley's first thriller, FINAL GIRLS, was a national bestseller that has been published in 25 languages. His next book, THE LAST TIME I LIED, is out right now! Don't miss it.

Send us Fan Mail

Bill welcomes memoirist Jen Waite to the show. Jen is the author of the international bestselling memoir A Beautiful Terrible Thing: A Memoir of Love and Betrayal. In addition to her memoir she has been published in Scary Mommy, Upworthy, Today Parenting, The Huffington Post, and Romper. Don't miss it!

Send us Fan Mail

Bill welcomes author Henry Alford to the show. A humorist and journalist, Henry Alford has written for the New Yorker, the New York Times and Vanity Fair for two decades. He has also been a contributor to National Public Radio. He is the author of a book about manners, Would It Kill You To Stop Doing That?; a book about the wisdom of people over the age of 70, How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They are Still on This Earth; a humor collection, Municipal Bondage; and an account of his attempts to become a working actor, Big Kiss, which won a Thurber Prize for American Humor. His most recent book,  And Then We Danced, is all about dance. Don't miss it!

Send us Fan Mail

Bill welcomes children's book author Barbara Bottner to the show.  Barbara is a New York Times best-selling author, a screenwriter, TV writer, and writing coach, who began her multi-hyphenate career as an artist and actor. She is the author of over 40 books in all areas of children’s literature, including Young Adult, Middle Grade, chapter and I Can Reads as well as her award-winning picture books, several of which have been animated, and translated into multiple languages including French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Hebrew amoung others. Don't miss it.

Send us Fan Mail

Bill welcomes bestselling novelist Robert Dugoni to the show. Robert  is the critically acclaimed New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of The Tracy Crosswhite series: My Sister’s Grave, Her Final Breath, In the Clearing, and The Trapped Girl. The Crosswhite Series has sold more than 2,000,000 books and My Sister’s Grave has been optioned for television series development. He is also the author of the best-selling David Sloane series: The Jury Master, Wrongful Death, Bodily Harm Murder One and The Conviction, and the stand-alone novels The 7th Canon, a 2017 finalist for the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for best novel, The Cyanide Canary, A Washington Post Best Book of the Year. He is a two time finalist for the International Thriller Writers award and the Mystery Writers of America Award for best novel. His books are sold world-wide in more than 25 countries and have been translated into more than two dozen languages. We'll be discussing his latest stand alone novel: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell.

Send us Fan Mail

Bill welcomes novelist Jessica Knoll to the show. Jessica has been a senior editor at Cosmopolitan, and the articles editor at SELF. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Luckiest Girl Alive, which was recently purchased by Lionsgate and will be produced by Reece Witherspoon. Her second novel, The Favorite Sister, is another blockbusting page-turner!

Send us Fan Mail

Bill welcomes bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey to the show. Dickey's novels, Chasing Destiny, Liar's Game, Between Lovers, Thieves' Paradise, The Other Woman, Drive Me Crazy, Genevieve, Naughty or Nice, Sleeping with Strangers, Waking with Enemies, and Pleasure have all earned him a spot on The New York Times bestseller list. Liar's Game, Thieves' Paradise, The Other Woman, and Genevieve have also given Dickey the added distinction of being nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005. In 2008, Eric was nominated for Storyteller of the Year at the 1st annual ESSENCE Literary Awards. Dickey is also the author of a six issue miniseries of comic books for Marvel Enterprises featuring Storm (X-Men) and the Black Panther. We'll be discussing his latest book, Bad Men and Wicked Women.

Send us Fan Mail

Bill welcomes author, journalist, editor, and content strategist Natalie Singer to the show. Having spent ten years writing for papers up and down the West Coast, including The Desert Sun, The San Francisco Independent, and The Seattle Times, she currently curates and programs content on two global Microsoft websites and works as an editor for the tech giant’s culture storytelling program. She is also the author of her recently published the memoir California Calling, a lyrical self-interrogation of obsession, emigration, and identity. Don't miss it!

Send us Fan Mail

Bill welcomes author Debra Dean to the show. Debra Dean is the bestselling author of four critically acclaimed books that have been published in twenty-one languages. Her debut novel, The Madonnas of Leningrad, was a New York Times Editors’ Choice, a #1 Booksense Pick, a Booklist Top Ten Novel, and an American Library Association Notable Book of the Year. We will be discussing her newest book, Hidden Tapestry: Jan Yoors, His Two Wives, and the War That Made Them One. Don't miss it!