BOOKSTORM

New York Times bestselling author LISA BARR joins BOOKSTORM Podcast to discuss THE GODDESS OF WARSAW, her newest release! In this fantastic discussion with Lisa, we move from Hollywood in 2005 to the Warsaw Ghetto in 1943. We talk about the strength of women, both then and now, the power of dark secrets, and our common humanity. We talked about faith, love, desire, and hope in the most desperate o...

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author TOM CLANCY's series -- bestselling writing duo BRIAN ANDREWS & JEFFREY WILSON join BOOKSTORM PODCAST to discuss Act of Defiance , the newest thriller in the genre-defining Jack Ryan novels! WOW, does this book deliver! Our wide-ranging discussion addressed everything from mind-blowing submarine technology to the idea of legacy - between fathers and dau...

New York Times bestselling author Emiko Jean joins BOOKSTORM Podcast to talk about The Return of Ellie Black ! What a powerful discussion! We talked about the quarter million women who go missing each year, with the vast majority of those being women or girls under twenty one. What is fueling these atrocities  - is it primarily an expression of male rage or power? As a society, do we need to dig d...

NY Times and USA Today Best Selling Author, Patti Callahan Henry, joins BOOKSTORM to talk about The Secret Book of Flora Lea! When a woman stumbles across a mysterious children's book, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during WWII are revealed! We talk about the power and truth of story. Operation Pied Piper and the lasting trauma...

New York Times Bestselling author Michelle Gable joins BOOKSTORM Podcast to discuss The Beautiful People , her newest novel! We're transported to the jet-set world of 1960s Palm Beach. We follow two photographers, Margo and the real-life Slim Aarons, as they interact with their ultra-wealthy subjects. The resulting photographs are iconic - were they perhaps a respite from a troubled world? Bu...

NYT Bestselling author Mary Kubica returns to BOOKSTORM Podcast to discuss She's Not Sorry , her newest thriller! This story is full of difficult parent relationships and twists and turns - we talked about how ex spouses can navigate a new normal when they have a common interest in children. We discussed excessive worry when it comes to our family's safety. And since it's a Mary Kub...

Internationally Bestselling Author and Two-Time Emmy nominee, Liza Palmer, joins BOOKSTORM! A powerful mother, three daughters, and a fast-paced, cutthroat culinary legend up for grabs in this darkly witty novel about a family on the edge! We talked about toxic family relationships, learning how to set boundaries, maintaining a legacy and/or breaking free. Our own versions of the truth v. the real...

NYT Bestselling author Christopher Reich joins us from his location in Switzerland at the base of the MATTERHORN itself for this interview about his new thriller! This riveting page-turner is filled with secrets, schemes, spies, and plots! We talked about the intrigue unfolding on the international stage and the private turmoil. Doesn't gamesmanship take a toll on people? How do people weigh...

Internationally bestselling author DERVLA MCTIERNAN joins  BOOKSTORM Podcast from Australia to talk about her newest crime thriller, WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA? We loved this in-depth discussion about the lengths people will go to protect those they love ... or to get to the truth! What if your child has done something wrong? Can a marriage survive that stress, especially when the parents react in very...

New York Times and USA Bestselling author HEATHER GUDENKAUF returns to BOOKSTORM Podcast to discuss EVERYONE IS WATCHING , her new closed-room thriller! We ask her about ALL the great topics in this fantastic novel – how far would you go for $10,000,000? What if it’s streaming live for the entire world to see? What if everything is on the line? And revenge --- how many of us wrestle with that desi...

Acclaimed author Ramona Ausubel joins BOOKSTORM Podcast to discuss The Last Animal , her fantastic new release! This book is a treasure! We talked about the magnitude and power of ongoing, evolving life on this planet. We talked about viewing the big picture through the lens of human relationships. Is there a danger when scientists pursue their goals without considering the human component? What a...

Joining us from Scotland, the NY Times and Sunday Times Bestselling author Jenny Colgan talks about the 4th book in this series. Literature teacher Maggie Adair loves her life at the prestigious Downey House boarding school. She has fallen in love with her colleague David. But Maggie feels restless, lured by a promise of a different life in her Scottish hometown. We talk about youth from different...

NYT Bestselling author SCOTT CARSON (also known as Michael Koryta) joins BOOKSTORM Podcast to discuss LOST MAN'S LANE! This otherworldly thriller is a must read - it's full of the intriguing issues that we love to discuss! Is there such a thing as generational evil? What about generational good? What about the things we see and cannot explain? We talked about the very real issues that ol...

USA TodayBestselling Author, Hank Phillippi Ryan, joins BOOKSTORM to dive down deep into ONE WRONG WORD! The savvy crisis management expert Arden Ward is now forced to handle a crisis of her own. Unfairly accused of having an affair, she is given two weeks to save her career by rescuing the reputation of a man acquitted in a fatal drunk driving accident. Gossip. Lies. Rumors. Is she protecting a k...

From Paris, the NY Times and Sunday Times Bestselling Author, B.A. Paris, joins BOOKSTORM! Iris and Gabriel return home from vacation to find their friend Laure in their house. Laure has walked out on her husband over his confession of an affair. She's moved in and sleeping in their bed, wearing their clothes and re-arranging the furniture! Soon, secrets from all of their pasts begin to unrav...

From Australia, the Bestselling Author and Comedian, Benjamin Stevenson joins BOOKSTORM. In this fiendishly fun locked room murder mystery, a crime-writing festival aboard a famous train turns deadly and it's up to a group of mystery writers to find the culprit! We talked about the rules of writing a good murder mystery and the breaking of those rules. The often securities and doubts of creat...

Internationally bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice joins BOOKSTORM Podcast to discuss MOON OF THE TURNING LEAVES ! This apocalyptic literary thriller will stay with you long after the last page is turned! We dove deep into the Anishinaabe Way and its people's connections to the past and present. We talked about humans versus the natural world. What happens when all that humankind has built di...

NY Times and Internationally Bestselling Author, Lisa Unger, joins BOOKSTORM! When Rosie and Chad inherit a historic luxury NYC apartment they begin to suspect there's more to the Windemere than meets the eye. When one of the neighbors turns up dead, Rosie must get to the truth about the Windemere before she, too, falls under the dangerous spell! We talked about the unseen world, can building...

Number 1 New York Times Bestselling author CJ BOX returns to BOOKSTORM Podcast to discuss THREE-INCH TEETH, his newest release in the wildly popular JOE PICKETT series! We relish these fantastic discussions, especially when we're talking about beasts - the ones in the natural world and the human ones. Why do people try to engage with wild animals - what draws us in? Do we all have instincts a...

#1NY Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 150 novels, Susan Mallery, joins BOOKSTORM! Inspired by the heroines who risk everything for fulfillment, Laurel, Paris and Cassie begin to take chances--big chances--in life, in love. Will they find the courage to change? The importance of being good role models for our children. Are we careful about the attitudes we are projecting? How do we kn...

NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kate Quinn teams up with National Bestselling author Janie Chang! They join BOOKSTORM to dive down deep into their Historical, The Phoenix Crown. A thriller about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles! We talked about persecution and injustices against wom...

#1 New York Times bestseller Ashley Elston joins BOOKSTORM Podcast to discuss FIRST LIE WINS - now a Reece's Book Club Selection ! We loved this mysterious cat and mouse game! We dove deep into the themes of this story -- identity, the importance of memories, our notions of home.  We talked about big and little lies.  We discussed the importance of community and finding your people. Is there...

National Bestselling Author, Nick Petrie, joins BOOKSTORM!  Peter Ash is back! He finds himself deep in the criminal underworld to save his closest friend! As Peter and Lewis battle to keep their dark past buried, they face ruthless foes at every turn. Topics: The Ghost Killers code, "You keep your promises, even when it costs you. You support your friends no matter the danger." Are the...

New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award Finalist Bonnie Jo Campbell joins BOOKSTORM Podcast to discuss THE WATERS , her newest release! This novel takes place on an island in the Great Massasauga Swamp―an area known as “The Waters” to the residents of nearby Whiteheart, Michigan―herbalist and eccentric Hermine “Herself” Zook has healed the local women of their ailments for genera...

Sunday Times Bestselling author CJ Wray joins BOOKSTORM from London to talk about The Excitements! Two fabulous WWII women veterans, now in their late nineties, are on their way to Paris to receive a honorary award! But scandal and crime have always trailed these sisters. Armed with new details about their life-long adversary, they intend to settle scores and pull off one last daring heist! We tal...