Publishers Weekly Pw Litcast

On this show we speak with Sarah Jensen and Maynard James Keenan coauthors of "A Perfect Union of Contrary Things," which is published by Backbeat Books.

In this two volume set, Some Fun Tonight!, Chuck Gunderson highlights the Beatles first U.S. concert tours from 1964 to 1966. Gunderson gives readers a city-by-city synopsis of the Beatles' activities as they traveled the United States and Canada for their groundbreaking series of concerts.

PW LitCast speaks with author Meg Little Reilly about her debut novel, We Are Unprepared (Harlequin MIRA). Tune in for insights into how this former Obama administration staffer envisions her novel contributing to national conversations about climate change and how she attempts to instill an appreciation for nature in her own children.

In this LitCast, Lara Naughton discusses her recovery from abduction and assault as well as the work she does to help others with similar experiences in her memoir, "The Jaguar Man."

PW LitCast speaks with Terry Roberts about his new novel, That Bright Land,a gripping whodunit set against the background of a turbulent post-Civil War South.

PW LitCast speaks with Josi S. Kilpack, author of Forever and Forever, about how she turned the legendary seven-year courtship of Henry Longfellow and Fanny Appleton into a tender historical romance novel. We discuss research, making historical characters appealing to modern readers, and much more.

PW LitCast speaks with Dominic Smith about his new book, 'The Last Painting of Sara De Vos,' an intricate novel centering on an enigmatic 17th century artwork by the first woman admitted as a master painter to Holland's legendary Guild of St. Luke.

In this episode of PW LitCast, Katie Chin discusses her new cookbook, Katie Chin’s Everyday Chinese Cookbook.

PW LitCast speaks with John Perkins about his updated memoir, The New Confessions of An Economic Hit Man, an eye-opening account of how countries around the world are systematically cheated of trillions of dollars.

PW LitCast speaks with Stella Cameron about her new novel, Out Comes The Evil, her second mystery featuring Folly-on-Weir's pub owner Alex Duggins and her friend, Tony Harrison, a veterinarian, as detectives.

PW LitCast speaks with David Hewson about his new novel, The Flood, in which an English art student and a semi-retired Italian police detective team up to investigate an act of vandalism in a Florence church in 1986.

In this LitCast, Rick Hall talks about his life as a producer and owner of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Ala. In his book, “The Man from Muscle Shoals: My Journey from Shame to Fame.”

Tracy Groot talks about her new World War II-era novel 'Maggie Bright' and the rewards and challenges of writing historical fiction.

John W. Whitehead, author of 'Battlefield America: The War on the American People,' talks about his stark warnings that the United States is no longer the land of the free.

Patricia Gussin discusses her novel, 'After the Fall,' in which her series lead, Laura Nelson, must shift professional gears after an accident ends her career as a surgeon, in the midst of murder and intrigue.

Julian Kulski speaks about his new book, 'The Color of Courage, A Boy At War: The World War II Diary of Julian Kulski.' Listen in as we discuss some of his amazing experiences as a young boy in the aftermath of the Nazis' invasion of Poland, including his acts of sabotage aimed at the Germans, his time in the Warsaw Ghetto, and his imprisonment.

Declan Hughes talks about his new thriller, 'All the Things You Are.' A twisted novel about the murderous ramifications of a childhood mistake.

Journalist Doug Fine, author of 'Hemp Bound' (Chelsea Green), is high on the many virtues of hemp, a wonder crop that you can eat, use in construction, and renew the earth with.

Historian Tobias Churton reveals magus Aleister Crowley's place in the art world of Weimar Berlin.

Rick Steves talks about his travels in Europe, as well as building his Europe Through the Back Door series, from its first self-published volume in 1980 to this year's releases, which includes Italy.