Bookreporter Talks To

Jane Harper joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about EXILES, the final book in her Aaron Falk series. She explains why she felt it was time to say goodbye to Falk. The book takes place in a lush area of South Australia, and Jane mentions a trip there that in her mind solidified the book’s setting.

She discusses how a sense of place matters to her, and addresses our reviewer Katherine B. Weissman’s question about why she may see place differently from someone who has been permanently rooted in Australia.

They also talk about the movie adaptation of THE DRY and the one coming up for FORCE OF NATURE, and how plans may be forthcoming for EXILES.

Book discussed in this episode: EXILES: https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/exiles

THE DRY: https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/the-dry

FORCE OF NATURE: https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/force-of-nature

Latest “Bookreporter Talks To” Interviews:

Deborah Goodrich Royce: https://youtu.be/0DluxmfXGoI

Allegra Goodman:  https://youtu.be/l_Un9MvpmNQ

Dani Shapiro: https://youtu.be/cxN5wItfyP0

Clare Mackintosh: https://youtu.be/yxU_npofftw

Jamie Fiore Higgins: https://youtu.be/bz6tTCLmxlE

Thrity Umrigar: https://youtu.be/295H-VzRJeU

Check out our past “Bookaccino Live” Book Group events:

Nita Prose: https://youtu.be/f_Ev0KN8z2M Chamaine Wilkerson: https://youtu.be/0DluxmfXGoI

Joyce Maynard: https://youtu.be/atXP9_gxGU8

Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray: https://youtu.be/rYelwWiTJbE

Janet Skeslien Charles: https://youtu.be/47Sx9DtcAkA

Miranda Cowley Heller: https://youtu.be/gVlKvApDO8M

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Nita Prose joined Carol Fitzgerald for a "Bookaccino Live" Book Group discussion about her debut novel, THE MAID. Three readers shared questions on screen, and then there were numerous audience questions. Nita talked about her inspiration for the book, as well as her characters and how she wants readers to see the story through their own lens. The conversation was lively and covered a number of topics, including what is next for Nita and THE MAID.

Latest “Bookreporter Talks To” Interviews:

Deborah Goodrich Royce: https://youtu.be/Mrc3DmMuM8I

Allegra Goodman: https://youtu.be/l_Un9MvpmNQ

Dani Shapiro: https://youtu.be/cxN5wItfyP0

Clare Mackintosh: https://youtu.be/yxU_npofftw

Jamie Fiore Higgins: https://youtu.be/bz6tTCLmxlE

Check out our past “Bookaccino Live” Book Group events:

Chamaine Wilkerson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DluxmfXGoI

Joyce Maynard: https://youtu.be/atXP9_gxGU8

Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray: https://youtu.be/rYelwWiTJbE

Janet Skeslien Charles: https://youtu.be/47Sx9DtcAkA

Miranda Cowley Heller: https://youtu.be/gVlKvApDO8M

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Deborah Goodrich Royce joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss her latest book, REEF ROAD, which is a Bookreporter Bets On selection. This is Deborah’s third novel and was inspired by the murder of her mother’s best friend. REEF ROAD opens on a surf beach where young surfers find seagulls hovering over something in the sand, which ends up being a hand. Deborah talks about adding this later --- and the woman the boys never see on the beach.

She offers insight into why she writes short chapters and the two voices in the book --- that of The Writer and The Wife. She has experience on the screen as an actress and as a script editor, which influences her writing. She also has restored a number of historic places, namely Ocean House in Rhode Island, and discusses how this skill finds its way into her writing. Deborah references a number of books and films that she has read and watched --- and details how they inspire her as a writer.

Book discussed in this episode:

REEF ROAD: https://www.bookreporter.com/features/bookreportercom-bets-on/reef-road

Latest “Bookreporter Talks To” Interviews:

Allegra Goodman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_Un9MvpmNQ

Dani Shapiro: https://youtu.be/cxN5wItfyP0

Clare Mackintosh: https://youtu.be/yxU_npofftw

Jamie Fiore Higgins: https://youtu.be/bz6tTCLmxlE

Thrity Umrigar: https://youtu.be/295H-VzRJeU

Alli Frank and Asha Youmans: https://youtu.be/4kvcZ6nqoo4

Check out our past “Bookaccino Live” Book Group events:

Chamaine Wilkerson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DluxmfXGoI

Joyce Maynard: https://youtu.be/atXP9_gxGU8

Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray: https://youtu.be/rYelwWiTJbE

Janet Skeslien Charles: https://youtu.be/47Sx9DtcAkA

Miranda Cowley Heller: https://youtu.be/gVlKvApDO8M

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Allegra Goodman joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss her latest novel, SAM, which is a “Read with Jenna” Today Show Book Club selection. They talk about the character development of Sam, and Allegra’s challenge of writing her with the right voice as she ages.

They explore Sam’s worldview during her coming of age and how it changes through the years, as risk comes more to the forefront. Allegra explains why she included climbing in the book and who inspired Sam as a young climber. And they share their love of adventure films, namely one called Free Solo.

Book discussed in this episode:

SAM:

https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/sam

Latest “Bookreporter Talks To” Interviews:

Dani Shapiro: https://youtu.be/cxN5wItfyP0

Clare Mackintosh: https://youtu.be/yxU_npofftw

Jamie Fiore Higgins: https://youtu.be/bz6tTCLmxlE

Thrity Umrigar: https://youtu.be/295H-VzRJeU

Alli Frank and Asha Youmans: https://youtu.be/4kvcZ6nqoo4

Check out our past “Bookaccino Live” Book Group events:

Chamaine Wilkerson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DluxmfXGoI

Joyce Maynard: https://youtu.be/atXP9_gxGU8

Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray: https://youtu.be/rYelwWiTJbE

Janet Skeslien Charles: https://youtu.be/47Sx9DtcAkA

Miranda Cowley Heller: https://youtu.be/gVlKvApDO8M

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Dani Shapiro joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about SIGNAL FIRES, which was named a best book of 2022 by Time Magazine, the Washington Post and Amazon, and was a 2022 Bookreporter Bets On selection. Dani shares that she started this book 15 years ago — but shelved it to turn to other projects — and came back to it in 2020. They talk about their favorite character (they both loved the same one) and what a terrible secret can do to a family who decides to keep it. Dani narrated the audio edition of SIGNAL FIRES, as well as some of her other work, and explains why she enjoys this experience. She also discusses her current project working on the screenplay for the book, as well as her podcast “Family Secrets.”

Books mentioned in this interview: SIGNAL FIRES by Dani Shapiro: https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/signal-fires INHERITANCE by Dani Shapiro: https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/inheritance-a-memoir-of-genealogy-paternity-and-love

More “Bookreporter Talks To”: Clare Mackintosh: https://youtu.be/yxU_npofftw Jamie Fiore Higgins: https://youtu.be/bz6tTCLmxlE Thrity Umrigar: https://youtu.be/295H-VzRJeU Alli Frank and Asha Youmans: https://youtu.be/4kvcZ6nqoo4

Check out our past “Bookaccino Live” Book Group events!

Chamaine Wilkerson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DluxmfXGoI Joyce Maynard: https://youtu.be/atXP9_gxGU8 Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray: https://youtu.be/rYelwWiTJbE Janet Skeslien Charles: https://youtu.be/47Sx9DtcAkA Miranda Cowley Heller: https://youtu.be/gVlKvApDO8M

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Welcome to our End-of-the-Year video where Carol Fitzgerald talks about all 40 of the books that she selected as Bookreporter "Bets On" selections in 2022! You can read more about these titles and enter to WIN ALL 40 of them by Friday, January 6th in our End-of-the-Year Contest: https://www.bookreporter.com/features/end-of-the-year-celebration/end-of-the-year-contest-2022

Here is a list of the books discussed (in order) and (*) notes authors who were interviewed on "Bookreporter Talks To" this year.

The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki * Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Meant to Be by Emily Giffin Mustique Island by Sarah McCoy * Sister Stardust by Jane Green * Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus * Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson * The Shore by Katie Runde * Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan Vacationland by Meg Mitchell Moore * Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro The Good Son by Jacquelyn Mitchard * The Real Mrs. Tobias by Sally Koslow * Tracy Flick Can’t Win by Tom Perrotta * Never Meant to Meet You by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans * Count the Ways by Joyce Maynard * Honor by Thrity Umrigar * Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez * The Maid by Nita Prose * The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb * Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner * The Cage by Bonnie Kistler * The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark * What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline The Lifeguards by Amanda Eyre Ward * The Other Family by Wendy Corsi Staub * The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf * The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain Two Nights in Lisbon by Chris Pavone * Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh * Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier * The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda The Long Weekend by Gilly Macmillan * Bully Market by Jamie Fiore Higgins * A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney

Check out our past "Bookaccino Live" Book Group events!

Chamaine Wilkerson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DluxmfXGoI Joyce Maynard: https://youtu.be/atXP9_gxGU8

Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray: https://youtu.be/rYelwWiTJbE

Janet Skeslien Charles: https://youtu.be/47Sx9DtcAkA Miranda Cowley Heller: https://youtu.be/gVlKvApDO8M

More “Bookreporter Talks To”: Clare Mackintosh: https://youtu.be/yxU_npofftw Jamie Fiore Higgins: https://youtu.be/bz6tTCLmxlE Thrity Umrigar: https://youtu.be/295H-VzRJeU Alli Frank and Asha Youmans: https://youtu.be/4kvcZ6nqoo4

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Carol Fitzgerald and Tom Donadio talk to 11 Bookreporter reviewers about their top three books of 2022. Narrowing their selections down to just three was a challenge for many of them!

You can see the books that they discussed here  https://www.bookreporter.com/sites/default/files/Bookaccino_Live_Special_Event_Bookreporter_Reviewers_Favorite_Books_of_2022.pdf.

The covers for each of these titles, along with picks from two reviewers who were not able to attend, can be found in a special blog post here (https://www.bookreporter.com/blog/2022/12/09/bookaccino-live-special-event-reviewers-favorite-books-of-2022).

We have timestamped the video, so if you would like to hear from a specific reviewer, you easily can do that.

0:00 - Introduction 1:26 - Norah Piehl 12:25 - Eileen Zimmerman Nicol 18:55 - Bronwyn Miller 31:04 - Kate Ayers 41:53 - Sarah Rachel Egelman 53:58 - Harvey Freedenberg 1:04:30 - Rebecca Munro 1:17:33 - Pamela Kramer 1:35:50 - Stuart Shiffman 1:50:05 - Megan Elliott 2:00:27 - Ray Palen  2:17:23 - Outro

Charmaine Wilkerson joined Carol Fitzgerald for a "Bookaccino Live" Book Group discussion about her debut novel, BLACK CAKE. Three readers shared questions on screen, and then there were numerous audience questions. Charmaine explained how she writes in bursts, and that her writing can sometimes appear in brief on the page, while at other times more is explored. She talked about her characters, her background that inspired the story…and, yes, black cake! There was also discussion about the cover and the additional materials in the paperback edition.

Check out our past "Bookaccino Live" Book Group events! Joyce Maynard: https://youtu.be/atXP9_gxGU8

Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray: https://youtu.be/rYelwWiTJbE

Janet Skeslien Charles: https://youtu.be/47Sx9DtcAkA Miranda Cowley Heller: https://youtu.be/gVlKvApDO8M

More “Bookreporter Talks To”: Clare Mackintosh: https://youtu.be/yxU_npofftw Jamie Fiore Higgins: https://youtu.be/bz6tTCLmxlE Thrity Umrigar: https://youtu.be/295H-VzRJeU Alli Frank and Asha Youmans: https://youtu.be/4kvcZ6nqoo4

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Clare Mackintosh joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about her latest novel, THE LAST PARTY, which is a blend of police procedural and psychological thriller. It’s set on the border of England and Wales, where each country has a lot of national pride at stake when a crime happens across the border. As Clare was writing, she realized that this would be the start of a three-book series featuring Detective Constable Ffion Morgan. She writes from multiple points of view and timelines, and discusses what drew her to write in that style and flesh out so many characters. They both love to swim, though Carol hands the cold water sans wetsuit swims over to Clare.

Books mentioned in this interview:

THE LAST PARTY by Clare Mackintosh:

https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/the-last-party/about

More Bookreporter Talks To:

Jamie Fiore Higgins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz6tTCLmxlE&t=3s

Thrity Umrigar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=295H-...

Alli Frank and Asha Youmans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kvcZ...

Lynda Cohen Loigman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bdC9...

Check out our "Bookaccino Live" Book Group events!

Joyce Maynard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atXP9...

Lisa Scottoline: https://youtu.be/-SCBGFZeoaM

Lisa See: https://youtu.be/SdfiOwpBJ2s

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Photography Credit: Greg Fitzgerald

Video Edited by Jordan Redd

Jamie Fiore Higgins talks to Carol Fitzgerald about BULLY MARKET: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs. Jamie explains what drove her to join Goldman Sachs in the late ’90s and the obstacles she faced as she started her career. She shares details about the demands of the job and the cost of her success. As both her marriage and her mental health were tested, she made plans to leave the company, creating a “spreadsheet of freedom” to calculate the moment “she would have enough financial security to quit.” As she moved on from Goldman, she discusses how she worked to redefine herself --- and what a challenge that was. They also talk about how the book has been resonating with book groups --- and what they are reacting to.

Books mentioned in this interview:

BULLY MARKET by Jamie Fiore Higgins:

https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/bully-market

More Bookreporter Talks To:

Thrity Umrigar: https://www.youtube.com/watch

Alli Frank and Asha Youmans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4

Lynda Cohen Loigman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

Sally Koslow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

Check out our "Bookaccino Live" Book Group events!

Joyce Maynard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atXP9_gxGU8&t=9s

Lisa Scottoline: https://youtu.be/-SCBGFZeoaM

Lisa See: https://youtu.be/SdfiOwpBJ2s

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Photography Credit: Greg Fitzgerald

Video Edited by Jordan Redd