Mark Mayer, author of the new book Aerialists: Stories, is my guest today for Episode 570. “Mark Mayer writes with a humorous, wistful elegance. His stories are singular, as detached and intimate as dreaming.” –Marilynne Robinson Welcome to the sublime circus […]

Today my guest is author of the fantastic new book The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls. “If you enjoyed An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, read The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls…an absorbing commentary on love, family and forgiveness.”—The Washington Post   […]

Today’s author interview guest is Jeff Sweat, author of the new YA futuristic thriller Mayfly. A futuristic thriller that pits teens against teens. Jemma has spent her life scavenging tools and supplies in her tribe’s small enclave outside what used […]

My guest today is Katharine Smyth, author of All the Lives We Ever Lived: Seeking Solace in Virginia Woolf A wise, lyrical memoir about the power of literature to help us read our own lives—and see clearly the people we love […]

My guest today is Falguni Kothari, author of the new book The Object of Your Affections. Two best friends rewrite the rules of friendship, love and family…and change everything they thought they knew about motherhood Paris Kahn Fraser has it all—a […]

David Swinson stops by the show today to talk about his incredible journey to becoming one of the best crime fiction writers, making stops along the way in the 80’s punk scene, spending time with Timothy Leary and Hunter S. […]

Jasper Fforde, author of the new book Early Riser, joins me today to talk about his writing career, humor, satire, and more. The new standalone novel from bestselling author Jasper Fforde Every Winter, the human population hibernates. During those bitterly […]

Mother and son writing team Caroline & Charles Todd write and publish under the name Charles Todd. Their newest book, The Black Ascot, is the 21st release in the Inspector Ian Rutledge series. Scotland Yard’s Ian Rutledge seeks a killer […]

Today’s guest on Author Stories is Renee Knight, author of the new psychological thriller The Secretary. Renée Knight follows up her international sensation Disclaimer with this shivery tale of psychological suspense, featuring a character as disturbing and compelling as Mrs. Danvers in […]

Laura Benedict, author of the fantastic new psychological thriller The Stranger Inside. What if you came home to find a stranger living inside your house? An “oustanding, ever-twisting, surprise-filled” psychological drama (Publishers Weekly), in the tradition of Shari Lapena and […]