Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

In this episode 229, we visit with Kristy Harvey, the New York Times bestselling author of “Under the Southern Sky,” a novel of love and unconventional family in which two childhood friends reconnect and slowly realize that family is always closer than you think.

When journalist Amelia Buxton discovers a personal connection to the biggest story of her career, she reaches out to her childhood friend Parker with the news—she has discovered a cluster of embryos belonging to Greer, Parker’s late wife.

Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of “Before We Were Yours” has this to say about the book, “Sometimes the key to new love lies hidden in old friendships. In Under the Southern Sky, Kristy Woodson Harvey stirs up a warm-hearted mix of hometown charm and the sort of thoroughly modern problems that bring us back to the people who know us best and the places that remind us of who we really are.”

Engage with the show here: https://linktr.ee/CharlotteReadersPodcast

Detailed show notes here: https://charlottereaderspodcast.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlottereaderspodcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlottereaderspodcast/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlottereader

Charlotte Readers Podcast is a proud member of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network and the Queen City Podcast Network.

© Charlotte Readers Podcast and Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

Love, Loss, and the Power of Music to Heal in Kathleen Basi’s “A Song for the Road”

In this episode, guest hosted by author Christine Arvidson, we visit with Kathleen Basi, author of “A Song for the Road,” a poignant journey of grief, love, and acceptance.

Miriam Tedesco is still grieving the loss of her husband and twin teenagers one year ago. After finding an automated cross-country road trip planned by her children for Miriam and her husband to take as soon-to-be empty nesters, Miriam decides to take the trip in their honor.

Barbara Claypole, bestselling author of “The Perfect Son” and “The Promise Between Us”, had this to say about the book, “An emotionally complex story about reconciling love with loss, and the healing power of music…I loved every scene from the first to the last.”

Engage with the show here: https://linktr.ee/CharlotteReadersPodcast

Detailed show notes here: https://charlottereaderspodcast.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlottereaderspodcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlottereaderspodcast/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlottereader

Charlotte Readers Podcast is a proud member of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network and the Queen City Podcast Network.

© Charlotte Readers Podcast and Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

https://carterwilson.com

Carter Wilson is the USA Today and #1 Denver Post bestselling author of seven critically acclaimed, standalone psychological thrillers, as well as numerous short stories. He is an ITW Thriller Award finalist, a four-time winner of the Colorado Book Award, and his novels have received multiple starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal. Carter lives in Erie, Colorado in a Victorian house that is spooky but isn’t haunted…yet.

Born in New Mexico in 1970, Carter grew up primarily in Los Angeles before attending Cornell University in New York. He lived in Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Miami before moving to Boulder, Colorado in 1996. Throughout his life, Carter has journeyed the globe for both work and pleasure, and his travels have been a constant source of inspiration in his fiction.

Carter’s writing career began on a spring day in 2003, when an exercise to ward off boredom during a continuing-education class evolved into a 400-page manuscript. Since that day, Carter has been constantly writing. In addition to his published novels, Carter has also contributed short fiction to various publications, and most notably was featured in the R.L. Stine young-adult anthology Scream and Scream Again.

VOX VOMITUS: Sometimes, it's not what goes right in the writing process, it's what goes horribly wrong. Host/Literary horror novelist Jennifer Anne Gordon with help from her co-host/author Allison Martine, chat with some of the best authors of the day.

www.jenniferannegordon.com

www.afictionalhubbard.com

@Copyright by Authors on the Air

PRETTY/UGLY by Jennifer Anne Gordon is a lyrical and compelling exploration of the complexity of the human psyche, set in a dystopian world with a terrifying pandemic. But this interview is neither bleak nor dystopian, so have a listen to find out about the unexpected uses of shower curtains, an unusual pandemic wardrobe problem, and the psychological questions that lie behind the book.

Our featured story is from author Meredith Stoddard who writes folklore inspired fiction. You will hear the beginning of her Book One, The River Maiden, in her Once and Future Series. There are five books in this contemporary fantasy series - so far. Meredith says she has more story to tell. 'These characters have mountains to climb, caves to feel their way through and emotional swamps to navigate.' Listen for how Meredith's characters are changed by betrayal and kindness. Hear what informs the choices they make and the way they see the world. There's an echo of this character development in Meredith's personal stories about her grandmother, Joyce. The lessons in life that Joyce gives Meredith draw from her nearly 104 years of experience. Meredith is the grateful granddaughter of a storyteller and a memory keeper. Read more of the Once and Future series as well as her short story bonus material on her website. http://www.meredithstoddard.com/ . And, here is a link to the author she mentions in the podcast - who she recommends to everyone - Steven Pressfield, https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/ The featured picture for this episode is Joyce at 100. You can it on the Desideratum Podcast website and Desideratum Podcast Facebook page. https://desideratumpodcast.com/ , https://www.facebook.com/DesideratumPodcast/?ref=pages_you_manage Thanks for listening.

As we head into the Independence Day holiday, on today's episode Kathleen Rodgers shares her impassioned convictions about democracy and talks about the stand she found the courage to take as an author. She invited her narrator and dear friend Michelle Williams to join the conversation. They dive into high school memories about CB radio handles and the eastern New Mexico sky. Kathleen says she can feel the land and smell the wind in Michelle's narration of Kathleen's 4th novel, The Flying Cutterbucks. Hear for yourself in our featured story, Chapter 1 of The Flying Cutterbucks, where the opening lines will take you back to a moment in October 2016. When you want to listen to the rest of the story, here is a link to Kathleen Rodger's The Flying Cutterbucks audiobook on Audible. https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Flying-Cutterbucks-Audiobook/B096MW4N6N And, a link to all of Kathleen's books and more on her website. https://kathleenmrodgers.com/ Thanks for listening.

Old-School Reporter Gets Revenge in the #MeToo Era in Eric Dezenhall’s “False Light”

In this episode 226, we visit with Eric Dezenhall, author of “False Light,” in which old-school reporting meets the #MeToo movement against the backdrop of sensationalist modern media.

When Sanford “Fuse” Petty learns that his goddaughter was sexually assaulted by a millennial media mogul on a top social media site, he jumps in to help. Instead of going to the police, he hatches a shady, entertaining, and ultimately satisfying plan for revenge.

Martin Clark, author of “The Substitution Order,” had this to say about the book, “…False Light is a masterwork—smart, funny, unpredictable, freewheeling, and start-to-finish entertaining. The plotting is brilliant, the dialogue always sharp. Better yet, perhaps, this novel is a good-news reminder that we can always find measures of virtue and fairness and hard truth in justice’s difficult alchemy.”

Engage with the show here: https://linktr.ee/CharlotteReadersPodcast

Detailed show notes here: https://charlottereaderspodcast.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlottereaderspodcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlottereaderspodcast/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlottereader

Charlotte Readers Podcast is a proud member of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network and the Queen City Podcast Network.

© Charlotte Readers Podcast and Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

In this episode 227, we visit with Chris Fabry, award-winning author of “A Piece of the Moon,” a novel inspired by a real-life treasure hunt.

Eccentric millionaire Gideon Quidley feels compelled by God to hide his immense fortune in the hills of West Virginia. As he does, he leaves only a few choice bible verses as clues to where the fortune is hidden. Treasure hunters and locals alike begin hunting for the treasure, but some will find where a true treasure lies.

Publishers Weekly called the book, “"A powerful story of faith and the material things people hold dear…This is Fabry's best yet,” and the Scott County Library Journal had this to say about the book, “The rural South comes to life, with themes of forgiveness and second chances as highlights. The characters are both deeply flawed and immensely relatable, making this another hit for Fabry.”

Engage with the show here: https://linktr.ee/CharlotteReadersPodcast

Detailed show notes here: https://charlottereaderspodcast.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charlottereaderspodcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlottereaderspodcast/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/charlottereader

Charlotte Readers Podcast is a proud member of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network and the Queen City Podcast Network.

© Charlotte Readers Podcast and Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

In the silence of isolation, sensations emerge from the pre-pandemic noise and speak with enlightening clarity. What we miss most are the little things.

I was delighted to sit down for a good chat with bestselling author Maddie Dawson about her fantastic, feel good new novel, THE MAGIC OF FOUND OBJECTS. I adore this book, as I do everything Maddie, and it's available EARLY for you to read on First Reads if you're a Prime Reads subscriber. We also talked about Law of Attraction, gnomes, real life magic, how Maddie came to marry a much younger man, and more.