Here we are at the end of 2016, brought to you by the pharmaceutical companies repping depression and anxiety medications.

Your hosts offer up a sad commentary on the wonderful actors we lost in 2016, then talk about D's recent release and the foibles she encountered promoting in December. Brian is FINALLY writing again and has several novel projects he wants to tackle in the upcoming year.

Then for those who are interested in writing to market, let's discuss some hard numbers for the top genres and some anecdotal evidence for what might be the next hot topic on the horizon.