This week we welcome urban fantasy author Dennis K. Crosby to the Oddcast to talk about his debut novel DEATH'S LEGACY, releasing November 17. Dennis talks about his journey from a poetry writing private investigator to novelist, his experiences working with a hybrid publisher and where he plans to expand his universe in the next book. With Oddcast regulars Gregory Frost, Merry Jones, Jon McGoran, and Keith Strunk.

On the Oddcast this week, we talk to Lisa Kohn, author of the gripping memoir to the moon and back: a childhood under the influence, which details her childhood indoctrination into the Unification Church (which most of us know as the “Moonies.”) She discusses the difficulty of writing about her family’s inner demons and her own spiritual quest for balance. With Gregory Frost, Merry Jones, Jon McGoran, and Keith Strunk.

The Oddcast is re-running a block of some of our most popular Authors Roundtables to help jumpstart your writing. Learn tips and techniques on battling writers block. An honest, lively discussion for writers of all levels, now featuring a new introduction from Liars Club authors Gregory Frost, Merry Jones, Jon McGoran, Kelly Simmons, and Keith Strunk.

For a more visual experience, watch this episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/mJtt8IljMz8

The Oddcast is re-running a block of some of our most popular Authors Roundtables to help jumpstart your writing. Learn tips and techniques on battling the "mushy middle" of a novel or what the Liars call the Mid-Book Crisis. An honest, lively discussion for writers of all levels, now featuring a new introduction from Liars Club authors Gregory Frost, Merry Jones, Jon McGoran, Kelly Simmons, and Keith Strunk.

For a more visual experience, watch this episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/kshsOeVpCkI

The Oddcast is re-running a block of some of our most popular Authors Roundtables to help jumpstart your writing. Learn tips and techniques about the challenges and importance of setting. An honest, lively discussion for writers of all levels, now featuring a new introduction from Liars Club authors Gregory Frost, Merry Jones, Jon McGoran, Kelly Simmons, and Keith Strunk.

For a more visual experience, watch this episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/MzopkYzDtLo

The Oddcast is re-running a block of some of our most popular Authors Roundtables to help jumpstart your writing. Learn tips and techniques about the impact of good research and how to keep a useful tool from becoming an obsession. An honest, lively discussion for writers of all levels, now featuring a new introduction from Liars Club authors Gregory Frost, Merry Jones, Jon McGoran, Kelly Simmons, and Keith Strunk.

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Philly Poe Guy, book reviewer, and manager of public programs for Philadelphia’s famed Rosenbach Museum, Ed Pettit talks about Poe’s place in Philadelphia, 19th century literary history, and working with the Rosenbach’s world-class collection of original manuscripts and personal papers from Marianne Moore, James Joyce, Bram Stoker, and more. With Oddcast cohosts Gregory Frost, Merry Jones, Jon McGoran, and Keith Strunk.

The founder of Miami’s famous Books & Books chain of indie bookstores and co-founder and chair of the Miami Book Fair, Mitchell Kaplan is also a film producer, podcaster and former president of the American Booksellers Association. He talks about the state of bookselling, film, festivals and more, with Oddcast cohosts Jon McGoran, Gregory Frost, Merry Jones, and Keith Strunk.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Daniel Biddle and distinguished former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Murray Dubin discuss their biography TASTING FREEDOM: OCTAVIUS CATTO AND THE BATTLE FOR EQUALITY IN CIVIL WAR AMERICA, as well as Catto’s role as a black civil rights activist in the 1800s, how his legacy was pushed aside by white historians, and sensitivity over the propriety of two white journalists writing black history. With Oddcast regulars Merry Jones, Gregory Frost, Jon McGoran, and Keith Strunk.

SciFi and fantasy author J. Dianne Dotson joins the Oddcast to discuss her new book ACCRETION, tips for success in indie publishing, rising to the challenge of the new virtual normal, building vital relationships with independent bookstores, and the challenges of women in space. With Oddcast regulars, Merry Jones, Jon McGoran, Gregory Frost, and Keith Strunk.