Award-winning crime fiction author, Curtis Ippolito, discusses his new mystery WAVES OF BURDEN. This terrific San Diego-based novel explores how family loyalties can lift you up – or destroy you.

A strong author brand is not built during launch week.

In this episode of The Author Next Door, Angela Haas and Cassie Newell talk with Mickey from Creative Edge Publicity about how authors can use PR, interviews, and media opportunities to build visibility long before they need to promote a specific book.

Mickey explains why authors should think beyond individual releases and start building a recognizable public identity early. The conversation covers branding, media relationships, podcast interviews, online presence, communication, and what makes an author easier — or harder — for publicists and media professionals to work with.

They also discuss how authors can evaluate PR opportunities, what to look for in a publicity partner, why consistency and authenticity matter, and how media exposure becomes more valuable when treated as a long-term strategy instead of a one-time promotional push.

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In this episode, Kelly Creagh discusses her transition from YA to adult fiction with her novel 'A Date with Death,' exploring themes of humor, mythology, and her diverse career experiences including belly dancing and library work.

Learn More About Kelly: https://www.kellycreagh.com/

Learn More About Bethany: https://bethanymaines.com/

Welcome to Cozy Up with Traci!

In this episode, we dish about G.P. Gottlieb’s vegan café, Whipped and Sipped, in book three of the series, CHARRED.

Join USA Today bestselling author Traci Hall as she delves into all things cozy—from conversations with fellow cozy mystery authors to books, writing, small-town mysteries, and the wonderfully murderous communities readers love to visit.

Traci Hall is the author of the Scottish Shire Mysteries and Cider Falls Orchard Mysteries. She also writes the Salem B&B Mysteries as Traci Wilton and the Irish Castle Mysteries as Ellie Brannigan.

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Welcome to Cozy Up with Traci!

Who doesn’t love a con artist with heart? Sadie sticks up for the underdog!

In this episode, we talk about doing the right thing despite obstacles with Nicole Leiren, in the third Sadie Sabatini mystery, KILLER CONNECTIONS. Go to https://www.nicoleleiren.com/ for the latest!

Join USA Today bestselling author Traci Hall as she delves into all things cozy—from conversations with fellow cozy mystery authors to books, writing, small-town mysteries, and the wonderfully murderous communities readers love to visit.

Traci Hall is the author of the Scottish Shire Mysteries and Cider Falls Orchard Mysteries. She also writes the Salem B&B Mysteries as Traci Wilton and the Irish Castle Mysteries as Ellie Brannigan.

Subscribe to Cozy Up with Traci for author interviews, book discussions, cozy mystery conversations, and more.

Michael Hingson, Thunder Dog, Ep. 1

Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust is a New York Times bestselling memoir by Michael Hingson and Susy Flory about surviving the September 11 attacks

For more on Michael Hingson at his site: https://michaelhingson.com/

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hH7GzGCFTak

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Blackbird Writers Presents Saralyn Richard by Authors on the Air Global Radio Network

Jonathan Ames is a prize-winning American author. Many of his novels are available from Pushkin Pres, including You Were Never Really Here and the series of Happy Doll thrillers that began with A Man Named Doll. He also created the hit tv shows Bored to Death and Blunt Talk. You Were Never Really Here was adapted for a major Hollywood film by Lynne Ramsay, starring Joaquin Phoenix.

A Past Without Pictures is the first book in a new thriller series starring Maria Cole. Jonathan lives in Los Angeles with his dog Fezzik. Maria Cole is a central character in Ames' work and is the central protagonist in his newly released novel A Past Without Pictures. She is depicted as an LAPD detective with a complex background, having been raised in foster care and facing a history of abuse. This challenging upbringing shapes her character and influences her journey within the police force.

Learn more on Jonathan’s Wikipedia site

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ames

Novels

• I Pass Like Night (1989)

• The Extra Man (1998)

• Wake Up, Sir! (2004)

• You Were Never Really Here (2013 and expanded version in 2018)

Happy Doll series

• A Man Named Doll (2021)

• The Wheel of Doll (2022)

• Karma Doll (2025)

Maria Cole Series

• A Past Without Pictures (2026)

Essays

• What's Not to Love?: The Adventures of a Mildly Perverted Young Writer (2000)

• My Less Than Secret Life (2002)

• I Love You More Than You Know (2006)

• The Double Life Is Twice as Good: Essays and Fiction (2009)

Anthologies

• Sexual Metamorphosis: An Anthology of Transsexual Memoirs (2005)

Comics

• The Alcoholic (2008)

Television

• Bored to Death (creator/writer/producer, 2009–2011, as well as a cameo appearance as "Irwin")

• Blunt Talk (creator/writer/executive producer, 2015–2016)

• Drunk History (as Junius Booth 2013)

Learn more on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0024718/

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A dash of mystery, a sparkle of magic, and all things cozy! Elle interviews fellow cozy authors in this bookish podcast from Authors on the Air Global Radio Network.

Today on the podcast, meet Kathleen Kaska, author of several great mystery series! Elle and Kathleen talk about series arcs, historic hotels, ghost stories, and more. (You can also catch Elle in a couple mispronunciations–must’ve been a mischievous ghost at work!) Enjoy!

Kathleen’s Bio:

I’m a Texas gal. Except for an eighteen-month hiatus living in New York City after college, I lived in the Lone Star State continuously for fifty years. Since then, Texas has been hit and miss—a little hit, but a heck of a lot of miss. There was a time when I thought I would happily die in Austin, Texas. But circumstances and weather—especially weather—changed that. Now, I spend most of the year on Fidalgo Island in Washington State, with a view of the bay and the mountains. When I get homesick, my husband and I listen to Willie Nelson. Soon, we are dancing the two-step, imagining we are at our favorite honky-tonk in Tokio, Texas, where the mayor is believed to be a dog. Who wouldn’t miss that?

Check out my award-winning mystery series: The Sydney Lockhart Mystery Series, set in the 1950s, the Kate Caraway Animal-Rights Mystery Series, and The Classic Triviography Mystery Series, which includes The Sherlock Holmes Quiz Book.

Find Kathleen and Her Books Online:

https://kathleenkaska.com/

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Elle’s Bio:

Elle writes the award-winning Alchemical Tales series, a blend of cozy mystery and cozy fantasy. She has also published spin-off series including Pomegranate Cafe Romance and Marine Magic, as well as numerous short mysteries in anthologies. When not writing, Elle is an active member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America. As a historian and educator, she believes in the value of stories as a mirror for complicated realities. She currently lives in New Jersey with a grumpy tortoise and a three-legged cat. Find free stories and more at ellehartford.com, and back episodes of Cozy Alchemy at ellehartford.substack.com.

In the neighborhood, anyway, NOT in the kitchen! G.P. Gottlieb’s newest Whipped and Sipped Mystery features a case of arson around the corner from the Whipped and Sipped Cafe during COVID, and then there’s a discovery of a body in the ashes AND secret hideaway. Galit dishes about the culinary inspirations behind her series, how she creates a cozy mystery setting inside a Chicago neighborhood, building a cast around her amateur sleuth, and why she’d tackle the challenge of placing a cozy mystery during COVID. Discover Galit’s inventive gluten-and-dairy-free recipes and heaps of favorite writers and books over at her website!

Learn more about Guest G.P. Gottlieb: https://www.gpgottlieb.com/

Learn more about Host Melissa Westemeier: https://www.melwestemeier.com/