The Artful Periscope – The Nimble Art of Storytelling

How many threads take us behind the scenes of the basketball world? In this week’s episode of The Artful Periscope,Larry sits down with author Rich Cohen to discuss his latest book, When the Game was War: The NBA’s Greatest Season. The book chronicles the NBA season of 1987 and the basketball stars that dominated the … Continue reading Episode 70 – How Many Threads Takes Us Behind the Scenes of the Basketball World – Rich Cohen & Michelle J. Manno →

How many threads do storytellers weave together?  Joining Larry on the show is return guest S. J. Rozan to talk about her latest work Mayors of New York.  S. J. shares that she has a love affair with New York City and wants to share that love with the reader.  Larry asks if part of the … Continue reading Episode 69 – How Many Threads Do Storytellers Weave Together? – Author S. J. Rozan →

How are the threads of family history interwoven into storylines?  In this episode, Larry checks off his bucket list by being joined by Pulitzer prize winning author, Stephen Hunter to talk about his new work Front Sight.  Larry and Stephen explore the origin of character names and “if you don’t get the name right, you don’t … Continue reading Episode 68 – How Are The Threads of Family History Interwoven into Storylines? – Author Stephen Hunter →

How many threads connect us to story tellers whether an author or a singer/songwriter?  In this episode, Larry chats with James Wolff author of the book The Man in the Corduroy Suit.  Larry loves spy novels and asks how James picked his “pen name”. James shares what genre of book tickles his fancy and some of … Continue reading Episode 67 – How Many Threads Connect Us to Story Tellers Whether an Author or a Singer Songwriter? Author James Wolff and Singer Pete Mancini →

How many threads lead us to cultural dissonance?  In this installment of the podcast, Larry invites back to the program author Alma Katsu discussing her latest work The Fervor  Larry asks how difficult is it to put a character into a crisis and how they work their way out of that situation?  Alma discusses developing conflict … Continue reading Episode 66 – How Many Threads Lead Us To Cultural Dissonance – Author Alma Katsu →

How many threads connect authors and what we can learn.  On this episode are two amazing authors who really need no introduction.  Nelson DeMille and his son Alex DeMille join the program to talk about their latest work Blood Lines.  Larry asks what it is like to co-author a book with a fellow family member and … Continue reading Episode 65 – How Many Threads Connect Authors and What We Can Learn – Nelson and Alex DeMille →

In the world of espionage, how many threads are unwoven?  In this installment of the podcast, Larry chats with author of the book The Peacock and the Sparrow, I. S. Berry.  Larry talks of origin stories and asks when a child, where did the door open up to have a thought to be a writer?  Ilana … Continue reading Episode 64 In the World of Espionage, How Many Threads are Unwoven Author I. S. Berry →

In a world of espionage, how many threads are frayed?  In this installment of the podcast, Larry speaks with Paul Vidich, author and 3 time guest on the show.  He has penned the new novel Beirut Station. Larry and Paul speak about the parallels between the current crisis in Israel with Hamas and how timely his … Continue reading Episode 63 – In the World of Espionage How Many Threads are Frayed →

In relationships, how many threads are unwoven? This this installment of The Artful Periscope, Larry sits down with Joseph Ammendolea, film director and owner of “I Like to Play with Toys” productions. Joseph recounts his childhood, his early filmmaking experiences at Hofstra University and how he finds actors for his projects. Then the discussion turns … Continue reading Episode 62 – In Relationships, How Many Threads are Unwoven? Joseph Ammendolea →

How many threads connect the past to the present? In this installment of the podcast, Larry sits down with wife and husband writing team Nicci Gerard & Sean French to discuss their latest book The Favor. Together they examine the ethical dilemma at the center of the novel- how far would you go to do … Continue reading Episode 61 – How Many Threads Connect the Past to the Present – Nicci Gerard and Sean French →