Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

Dr. Natasha Bajema interviews Tim Westmyer, Project Lead on Nonproliferation at CRDF Global and the host of the supercritical podcast where he overthinks nuclear pop culture. We talk about how nuclear weapons are portrayed in HBO’s Game of Thrones and Chernobyl Mini Series.

Aspiring suspense author Lucas Prescott stepped into the Interrogation Room to clear up a few things about his experience at THRILLERFEST19. Lucas hails from Fort Collins, Colorado, and journeyed to NYC for the International Thriller Writer's annual conference to participate in two sub-conferences, PITCHFEST and CONSULTFEST.

In this episode, Lucas and Writers On The Beat host Gavin Reese discussed ITW's nurturing environment at Thrillerfest; the value of accessing agents and publishers in person at the event; and why they're both making plans for next year's Thrillerfest20.

Lucas's Twitter:

https://twitter.com/penonajourney

ITW's site:

http://thrillerwriters.org/

Gavin's works:

https://www.amazon.com/Gavin-Reese/e/B072W5PPGS/

Gavin's site:

https://gavinreese.com

Eryk Pruitt stepped into the Interrogation Room to clear up a few things about his writing. He's a filmmaker, true crime podcaster, screenwriter, and novelist. In 2011, Eryk wrote and produced the short film FOODIE, which went on to win eight top awards at more than a dozen film festivals. He's since written several others, along with short fiction that’s appeared in The Avalon Literary Review, Thuglit, Pulp Modern, and Zymbol, among others, and was a 2014 finalist for a Derringer Award. Eryk’s also written three novels, entitled DIRTBAGS, HASHTAG, and WHAT WE RECKON, which released in 2017, and he hosts a long-form podcast called THE LONG DANCE, which details the stories of the lives touched by two North Carolina cold-case murders in 1971.

In this episode, Eryk and Writers On The Beat host Gavin Reese discuss the authenticity of his characters; his definition of "noir;" his experience working to help close cold-case murders; and the personal importance of Raylan Gibbons and Michael Douglas.

Eryk's site:

http://www.erykpruitt.com/

Eryk's podcast:

http://thelongdancepodcast.com/

Gavin's site:

https://gavinreese.com

Gavin's works:

https://www.amazon.com/Gavin-Reese/e/B072W5PPGS/

Bestselling author Louise Jensen steps into the Interrogation Room to clear up a few things about her writing. Louise has sold over a million English language copies of her International No. 1 psychological thrillers The Sister, The Gift, The Surrogate, and The Date. Her novels are translated into twenty-five languages and are USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestseller’s Lists. She was nominated for the Goodreads Debut (2016), The Guardian's 'Not The Booker' Prize (2018), and the best Polish thriller of 2018. The Gift has been optioned for a TV film.

For this episode, Louise and Writers On The Beat host Gavin Reese discussed her latest US release, THE DATE and face blindness; research into psychological thrillers; plotting versus pantsing; and Louisa May Alcott and Charlie's Angels.

Louise's works:

https://www.amazon.com/Louise-Jensen/e/B01E5E8J9K

Louise's site:

http://louisejensen.co.uk/

Gavin's works:

https://www.amazon.com/Gavin-Reese/e/B072W5PPGS/

Gavin's site:

https://gavinreese.com

Brian Shea, a talented writer and veteran investigator steps in the Interrogation Room, just to clear up a few things about his writing. Brian honorably served as an officer in the US Navy before becoming a cop. He spent eleven years pushing a black-and-white and working narcotics and sex crimes cases in Texas and Connecticut, and he's also taught five years of fifth graders. Brian still teaches New England cops, and his latest book, called Murder 8, launched last month.

In this episode, Brian and Writers On The Beat host Gavin Reese discussed working with and humanizing drug addicts; balancing authenticity and story; reading Connelly and Deaver for research; and why all cops' stories have to be funny.

Brian's site:

https://brianchristophershea.com

Brian's works:

https://www.amazon.com/Brian-Shea/e/B07B3QMM5X

Gavin's site:

https://gavinreese.com

Gavin's works:

https://www.amazon.com/Gavin-Reese/e/B072W5PPGS/

Kerry Schafer interviews author Marcella Burnard about the Enemy Within - both the title of the book she is re-releasing and the sneaky excuses that try to keep us from writing.

On this episode of "Now, Appalachia," Eliot speaks with author John Billheimer. Billheimer, a native West Virginian, lives in Portola Valley, California. He holds an engineering Ph. D. from Stanford University and for thirty years was Vice President of a small consulting firm specializing in transportation research. THE CONTRARY BLUES was the first book in the “funny, sometimes touching,” mystery series set in Appalachia and featuring failure analyst Owen Allison.A second mystery series featuring Lloyd Keaton, a Midwest sports writer with a gambling problem, debuted in 2012 with FIELD OF SCHEMES, a mystery involving baseball and steroids. The author’s output includes two nonfiction books, BASEBALL AND THE BLAME GAME, which examines scapegoating in the major leagues, and HITCHCOCK AND THE CENSORS, which traces the rise of movie censorship and documents its impact on Alfred Hitchcock as he battled bluenoses to produce a lifetime of memorable films.

Mark Allan Gunnells loves to tell stories. He has since he was a kid, penning one-page tales that were Twilight Zone knockoffs. He likes to think he has gotten a little better since then. He loves reader feedback, and above all he loves telling stories. He lives in Greer, SC, with his husband Craig A. Metcalf.

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been 50 years. Exactly 50 years.

This show has nothing to do with crime writing or the science of crime. It is rather a step back in world history. And in my personal history. Yes, I was there. Inside the gates of the Cape Canaveral Space Center. July 16, 1969, 9:32 a.m. I remember it like it was yesterday. Please indulge me and join me for this trip down memory lane.

The above picture is more or less the view I had of the launch. The sky was clear, the tension thick, and not a dry eye to be found.

Dr. Natasha Bajema interviews Kayla Izenman, a Research Analyst for the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies at Royal United Services Institute in the United Kingdom. She has a BA in International Relations and has done internships at the U.S. Department of Commerce and Department of State. She’s recently co-written a report on North Korea’s use of cryptocurrency to fund its nefarious activities.