Wcbs Author Talks

We get into the holiday spirit with the charming new Christmas rom-com from Amy Reichert. Then Viola Shipman shares why it's ok if Christmas doesn't feel like a tv holiday movie. For more podcasts like this one head to lisatbooks.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alice Henderson introduces to the plight of the mountain caribou in her usual entertaining way. And the new crime novel from Jacqueline Bublitz confronts the genre's usual tropes. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We meet a young Jewish matchmaker with a gift for connecting people in the early 1900s in what Lynda Cohen Loigman calls her most joyful novel. Christine Wells introduces us to the real-life woman who inspired the James Bond character of Miss Moneypenny. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We catch up with a couple of authors who were some of our very first guests when we started this podcast 5 years ago. Come along with us as we check out what contemporary mystery writer Daniella Bernett and award-winning journalist Alison Gilbert have been up to. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Deanna Raybourne gets her rage out on the page in her new novel "Killers of a Certain Age". And Leslie Klinger walks us through his new annotation of the classic story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two new novels explore the darker side of New York City. We chat with Louisa Trager about trailblazing journalist Nellie Bly. Then Ellen Marie Wiseman shares the horrors that occurred at the old Willowbrook State School on Staten Island. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Catherine McKenzie invites us to join her secret all-women collaborative where things, of course, are too good to be true. Karen Rose shares why New Orleans was the perfect location for her new crime series. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A dream wedding turns into a nightmare in the new thriller from Amanda Jayatissa. Then we find out if Nan Fischer is a believer or skeptic when it comes to psychics. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Madeline Martin shares yet another untold story from World War II. And the writing team known as Ali Brady delivers the beachiest of beach read debuts. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ashley Poston's new novel combines the best parts of a love story, with the best parts of a ghost story. Barbara Bourland gives readers a modern princess fairytale. KJ Dell'Antonia puts her spin on the mother/daughter relationship dynamic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A noir series with a feminist twist by Tara Moss. Fiona Barton chats her first new thriller in over four years. And we travel around the world with Jessica Nabongo who has visited every country on the map. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A wild ride through Australia, flying high with a woman lost to history and an indigenous coming of age story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Summer reading season is upon us and we think the latest novels from May Cobb, Adele Myers and Chanel Cleeton are perfect for stashing away in your carry-on or summer beach bag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A girl frozen in ice is thawed out speaking a language no one understands in the new literary thriller from Erica Ferencik. Ally Wilkes takes us to the depths of Antarctica with her Edwardian horror novel. Then we kick off our summer read series with the delightful debut from Christine Simon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back from our short hiatus with the new kid's book from mom and healthy eating advocate Camila Alves McConaughey. Rosie Walsh details her love story wrapped in a mystery. Plus Danish author Sara Blaedel shares the teenage escapades that inspired her latest crime fiction novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Author and educator Kimberlee Williams wants to teach black and white women how to talk with each other. Then author Maya Lee shares why it's so important to remain human in the most inhuman situations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Debut author Brendan Slocumb on why he thinks music is for everyone. Stephanie Wrobel wants you to change the way you think about cult members. And Rea Frey shares her biggest fear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marlon James explains how his Dark Star Trilogy is unlike other book series. Therapist Whitney Goodman encourages us to embrace the negative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Love is in the air! We chat with romance novelists Jen Frederick, April Asher & Jennieke Cohen about their newest reads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We chat about the myths and pioneers of women's fitness with "Let's Get Physical" author Danielle Friedman. Janice Hallett talks about her smash UK hit "The Appeal" and her hope for its U.S. publication. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices