Meet Sam Wiebe, Vera Chan, Karen Odden, Bruce Johnson and AJ Devlin, recorded live at Left Coast Crime's Seattle Shakedown.

Joe Kraus details the history of Jewish gangsters before, during and after Prohibition in Chicago, their interaction with other criminal organizations and some of the colorful personalities who lived and died by violence during from the Roaring 20s into the modern era.

Michele Drier shares details and inspiration for her popular SNAP vampire romance series, along with some of the questions readers pose and how she develops interesting characters over the course of a series.

Our visit with Capitol Crimes authors concludes with Judith Starkston, Jennifer K. Morita and Anne DaVigo each presenting current and forthcoming books you will want to add to your library and sharing fascinating backstories on the twists that turned an idea into a book.

When entrepreneur and executive Steve Sarns was told he had cancer, the fight was on. He discusses his book, "Kicking Cancer's Ass," and the secrets of his successful battle, with humor, candor and positivity.

Authors Jessica Arden-Cline, Cindy Fazzi, June Gillam and Laura Jensen-Walker discuss their craft and their latest projects in Part 1 of our visit with Capitol Crimes Authors, recorded live in Sacramento. Join this Sisters in Crime chapter at CapitolCrimes.org.

Joy Ann Ribar introduces The Medusa Murders, a slithering trail of mythology, art history, and family secrets unveiled as two sisters chase a killer.

Sharon Michalove discuses her Global Security Unlimited Trilogy, her short story collection and the path that lead her to The Craft.

Richard Meredith introduces Maskirovka - The Russian Science of Deception, thriller as relevant as today. Rick also talks about plot, characters and why we write.

Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle are disrupting our publishing paradigms and directly addressing the most important question on every author's mind. How do I sell more books? Russell joins us to reveal The 5 Tenants of Direct Sales, and his latest collaboration with Monica, Direct Sales Mastery for Authors: The Definitive Guide.