We kick the new year into high gear with new thrillers from Dirk Cussler, Alice Henderson, Shea Ernshaw and Robert McCaw.

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We celebrate our 200th chapter with an episode jam packed with books perfect for giving this holiday season.

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Kimmery Martin shares how surreal it was to write "Doctors and Friends" before COVID. Melissa Payne, author of "The Night of Many Endings", wants us all to be a little kinder to each other. And Kelley McNeil urges readers to not regret their life choices in her latest "A Day Like This".

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It's all about going places and eating good food this week. Allyson Johnson from National Geographic shares 19 years of weekend trips with us. Then Gastro Obscura's Dylan Thuras reveals some of the best spots around the world to get great food.

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We get into the Halloween spirit with a trio of books packed with magic, witches, spirits and dark tales.

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We chat with beloved children's author Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) about his first book geared toward adults. Then bestselling crime fiction writer Paula Hawkins shares why murder is tricky nowadays.

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Crime doesn't pay, unless you're a crime fiction writer! We catch=up with cop-turned-author Isabella Maldonado. Then best-selling fantasy writer Laurell K. Hamilton tells us all about her first new series in 20 years.

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As we approach the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we talk with two authors whose new novels explore the events and raw emotions of that day as well as how we coped in the days, weeks, months and years that followed.

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Jane Elizabeth Hughes mixes her finance background with a real life mystery in "The Long Lost Jules". Megan Abbott explores the dark side of ballet in "The Turnout". Plus debut author Zakiya Dalila Harris explains why black history is black horror.

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Samantha Downing shares how a hotel coffee maker inspired her tale of a teacher's killer life lessons. Freaky Friday meets the Mommy wars in the fun new novel from Kelly Harms. And we discuss why Jason Mott's new book really is one hell of a book.

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