Rachel Howard, author of "The Lost Night: A Daughter's Search for the Truth of Her Father's Murder," talks about how she came to terms with the investigation of her father's murder that happened when she was a young girl, and about reconnecting with her father's family.  The full interview from a 2006 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: https://rachelhoward.com/.

Ann Hood, author of "The Knitting Circle," talks about how a tragic loss in her own life became part of the story in the novel for the main character, Mary Baxter, and how friendship with a group of women through knitting helped her pull through.  The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: https://www.annhood.us/

Tess Uriza Holthe, author of "The Five-Forty-Five to Cannes," talks about how one of the characters in the book of short stories re-married several times without divorcing his previous wife.  The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

Hannah Holmes, author of "The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself," talks about the one thing that makes human beings unique and stand apart from every other animal.  The full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: geekrealtyblog.com.

Tad Hills, author & illustrator of "Duck, Duck, Goose," talks with host Jim Foster about the conversation in the book in which Duck, Goose, & Thistle wonder which of them can fall asleep the fastest.  The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: tadhills.com.

Joanna Hershon, author of "A Dual Inheritance," reads an excerpt from the book that takes place in Ethiopia in the year 1963 where a man is assisting a film shoot with his anthropological filmmaker mentor.  The full interview from a 2013 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: facebook.com/JoannaHershonAuthor/

Joshua Henkin, author of "The World Without You," reads an excerpt from the novel in which the widow of a journalist returns to the family summer home in Massachusetts for the first time since his death.  The full interview from a 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: joshuahenkin.com.

Paul Heavenridge, the Executive Director of Literacy Works, talks about how money and buying a home can be great motivators for adults trying to achieve a higher degree of literacy.  The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: literacyworks.org.

Noah Hawley, author of "The Good Father," reads an excerpt from his novel in which a doctor pontificates about how his son strayed down an unthinkable dark path.  The full interview from a 2012 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.

Adam Haslett, author of "Union Atlantic," talks about how he illustrated in the novel the role corruption in the banking world has on people everywhere and not just those directly involved.  The full interview from a 2010 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: adamhaslett.net.