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This week, we’re taking a look into the life of nationally recognized and highly respected book reviewer Oline Cogdill. Her mystery fiction reviews have appeared in more than 300 publications worldwide, including The Associated Press, Publishers Weekly and Mystery Scene Magazine. She’s also received a Raven Award from the Mystery Writers of America and is a judge for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

Our host Ann Bocock sits down with Oline Cogdill to talk about what it takes to review a book. With 30 years of experience, Cogdill shares the power and responsibility that comes with being a well-known book reviewer and discusses how she’s seen books change and diversify over the years. She also reveals how mystery authors like Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky and Marcia Muller impacted her life as a young book lover.

A South Florida resident herself, Cogdill discusses why there are so many new mysteries set in Florida and how this genre has helped us during our time in quarantine. Get all the details on this week’s episode of GO Between the Covers!

Edgar award-winner Angie Kim discusses her debut novel Miracle Creek. Her courtroom drama focuses on a group of people who are part of a special treatment center with a hyperbaric chamber. This chamber helps cure a range of conditions and disabilities, but when the chamber explodes, there is evidence to believe that it was not an accident.

Our host Ann Bocock sits down with Angie Kim to discuss how the novel draws on her own life as a Korean immigrant whose child underwent treatment at a hyperbaric chamber. Kim takes a hard look at motherhood, sharing the guilt and shame that mothers feel when struggling to raise a child with chronic illness and special needs. She reveals how she found community amongst these mothers and what she learned.

An attorney with a Harvard Law degree, Kim also tells us know how she ended up becoming a full-time writer and reveals the challenges of writing a novel in 7 different perspectives. Get all the details on this week’s episode of GO Between the Covers!

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Award-winning author Edwidge Danticat shares her latest novel Everything Inside, a collection of vividly imagined stories about community, family, love and her Haitian roots. Known as one of the greatest writers of all time, Edwidge was only 25 years old when her first novel was selected for Oprah’s Book Club.

Our host Ann Bocock sits down with Edwidge Danticat to discuss her numerous works of fiction and non-fiction. Danticat shares how the massive 2010 earthquake in Haiti has influenced her writing and what she’s learned about death through her books, The Art of Death and Brother, I’m Dying.

Danticat also discusses the importance of being seen and how getting recognition from trailblazers like Oprah Winfrey and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Tony Morrison changed her life. Get all the details on this week’s episode of GO Between the Covers!

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Mamta Chaudhry gives us insight on her truly original debut novel, Haunting Paris. Set in two time periods, the Holocaust and the late 1980s, this timeless love story takes an unexpected turn when a bereaved pianist discovers a letter among her late lover’s possessions.

Our host Ann Bocock sits down with Mamta Chaudhry to explore the deep questions of loss, courage and morality that will make you wonder: Would I have been part of the French Resistance? Could I stand up for justice against the Nazis?

With Paris and ghosts playing a large role in her novel, Chaudhry also tells us her favorite spots in the magical city and reveals if she herself believes in ghosts. Get all the details on this week’s episode of GO Between the Covers!

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New York Times bestselling author Laura Kamoie, widely known as romance novelist Laura Kaye, joins us to discuss the release of her historical fiction, Ribbons of Scarlet. Starting out as a history professor in the U.S. Naval Academy, Kamoie shares her profound love of history and female empowerment. Her epic novel, in collaboration with five other authors, tells the story of seven unforgettable women during one of the most tumultuous events in history: the French Revolution.

Did these powerful women’s paths actually cross in real life? How thin is the line between truth and fiction? Our host Ann Bocock sits down with Laura Kamoie to get the answers, diving deep into her extensive research and creative processes.

Kamoie also talks about her other novel, My Dear Hamilton, which explores the American Revolution through the eyes of Eliza Hamilton, one of the U.S. founding mothers. For all Hamilton fanatics, she gets into the infamous sex scandal and reveals: Did Eliza really burn those letters? Get all the details on this week’s episode of GO Between the Covers!

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Award-winning author James O. Born shares his latest collaboration with the world’s bestselling author James Patterson in the new book Blindside. Set in New York, this thriller follows Detective Michael Bennett as he deals with kidnapping and national security issues.

Our host Ann Bocock sits down with James O. Born to discuss how his long career in police work, DEA and undercover work has helped him write entertaining crime novels. He reveals what it’s like working with the infamous James Patterson and tells us about his other books, such as Scent of Murder, a story about the interesting lives of K-9 handlers.

From his time in Quantico to his undercover work during the Miami Drug Wars, Born shares stories from the many facets of his life. Get all the details on this week’s episode of GO Between the Covers!

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Our first episode drops on Monday, February 8! 

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On our first episode, host Ann Bocock is sitting down with award-winning author James O. Born to discuss his latest collaboration with the world’s bestselling author James Patterson in the new book Blindside. He reveals what it’s like working with the infamous Mr. Patterson and shares how his long career in police work, DEA and undercover work has helped him write entertaining crime novels. 

Some other upcoming guests include New York Times bestselling author Robert Kolker (Hidden Valley Road, Inside the Mind of An American Family), award-winning author Edwidge Danticat (Everything Inside) and debut mystery author Angie Kim (Miracle Creek). 

GO Between the Covers is a weekly podcast produced by South Florida PBS.