Alan Jacobson, author of "The 7th Victim," talks about the research he did for the novel and discusses how FBI profilers aren't always well-received by the law enforcement community.  The full interview from a 2008 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: https://alanjacobson.com/.

Albert Jack, author of "What Caesar Did for My Salad," talks about how the hot dog ended up with it's well-known name due to a trouble with spelling.  The full interview from a 2011 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: https://albertjack.com/.

Pico Iyer, author of "The Man Within My Head," talks about how he went back and forth multiple times each year in between his father's house in California and a fifteenth century boarding school in England, and his quest to discover why he always felt a closeness with English writer Graham Greene.  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: https://picoiyer.com/.

John Irving, author of "Last Night in Twisted River," talks about how one of the main characters is also a writer and how he uses his imagination to get through the challenges of a difficult life.  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: https://john-irving.com/.

Gregg Hurwitz, author of "The Crime Writer," talks about how the main character tries to use his skills as a writer in order to figure out whether he murdered his fiancée, a crime he has no recollection of.  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://gregghurwitz.net/.

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.