A Book & Its Author

Marco Pico Rentería discusses and reads a poem from Contrapuntos (Digitus Indie Publishers, 2013-present), the multilingual literary journal for which he serves as director, promoting cross-cultural dialogue through literature and translation, advancing the notion literature without linguistic borders. https://digitusindie.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Ins...

AnnElise Hatjakes discusses and reads from Matter Out Of Place (University of Nevada Press, 2026), a short story collection about characters who seek to find and define themselves while navigating tempestuous cultural spaces and the strange, surreal urban and natural environments of northern Nevada. https://www.annelisehatjakes.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.socia...

Keith Knight discussed his comics memoir, I Was A Teenage Michael Jackson Impersonator And Other Musical Meanderings (Keith Knight, 2023), in which he reminisces about his days playing the part of the pop idol, interspersed with wry and heartfelt musings about a variety of musicians who made an impact on him. Plus details on the Kickstarter campaign aimed at bringing his work to animated life. htt...

Sydney Martinez discusses and reads from Finding Nevada Wild: The Terrain, Culture, And People Of The Most Mysterious State In The West, a coffee table book which uses extraordinary photos and lively text to take the reader to the far reaches and hidden corners of the Silver State. https://findingnevadawild.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram: a_book_a...

Angela Laverghetta discusses and reads from her novel, The Buried Knight (Dark Land Books, 2023), an urban fantasy laced with Arthurian legend, in which Genny Wylde finds herself caught up in the conflicts of the faerie realm and begins to uncover the secrets behind her ability to see the ghosts and fae who make Carson City, Nevada, their home. patreon.com/angelalaverghetta angelalaverghettaauthor...

David Rondel discusses and reads from A Danger Which We Do Not Know: A Philosophical Journey Into Anxiety (Oxford University Press, 2024) , which offers a wide survey of how different modes of philosophical thought have engaged with the problem of anxiety, and how anxiety may well be one of the key underpinnings of one's interest in philosophy. www.davidrondel.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Blues...

Rachael Wright discusses and reads from The Twins Of Strathnaver (Green Avenue Books, 2025), a novel set in northwest Scotland, in which twins Margaret and Hugh have to reckon with mysterious visitors in search of gold, the suspicions of their neighbors, apocalyptic rumors, and their close relationship with the village ghosts. www.authorrachaelwright.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abooka...

Katherine Fusco discusses and read from Hollywood's Others: Love And Limitation In The Star System (Columbia University Press, 2025), which explores the non-normative undercurrents of some of the biggest stars and productions of the 1920s and 30s, and the way media and fans engaged with these. https://katherinefusco.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram:...

Mark J. Wilson discusses and reads from his debut novel, Full Of Beans: A Back-In-Time Mystery (Redwood Publishing, LLC, 2025), about a private detective who solves crime and creates plenty of problems of his own by using a polaroid camera to traveling back in time. www.markjwilson.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram: a_book_and_its_author Facebook: abo...

Bernard Schopen discusses his latest, No Great Tragedy: An Academic Novel (Luminaire Press, 2025), which follows a "neither heroic nor tragic, merely academic" Classics professor as he stumbles through the collapse of his department, the deterioration of his marriage, and a reassessment of his place in it all. abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram: a_book_and...

John M. Glionna discusses and reads from Rebels And Outliers: Real Stories Of The American West (University Of Nevada Press, 2025), a collection of pieces written while a roving reporter for the LA Times and others, detailing often overlooked corners of the West and the unique, resilient people who occupy them. https://www.johnglionna.com/ john.glionna@gmail.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky...

Travis Kennedy discusses and reads from his debut novel, The Whyte Python World Tour (Doubleday, 2025), wherein the CIA exploits a glam metal band as part of a psy-op to destabilize communist countries during the cold war. https://traviskennedy.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram: a_book_and_its_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Threads: a_book_and_it...

Zeggy discusses and reads from Infernulls: The Golden Letter (Zeggy, 2025), a light novel homage to anime, role playing games, and classic fantasy, following the adventures of Lamya Cade and an unlikely party of companions that become an even more unlikely group of friends. https://infernulls.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram: a_book_and_its_author F...

Bruce Rettig discusses and reads from Refraction: An Arctic Memoir (Wayfarer Books, 2022), about three summers worked in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, home of one of the largest oilfield in America, where an inhospitable landscape and remarkable people reshaped the author's view of himself and his world. https://brucerettig.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram:...

Terri Farley discusses and reads from Seven Tears Into The Sea (Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 2005), a coming-of-age novel in which seventeen-year-old Gwen revisits her seaside childhood home to learn about herself, about her family, and about a mysterious boy who just may be a mythological selkie. Plus music by Arianna Mae. https://www.terrifarley.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

Lillian I. Wolfe discusses and reads from O'Ceagan's Legacy (Pynhaven Press, 2016, 2025), a star-faring adventure in which the crew of a family-run cargo ship must contend with space pirates, Celtic spirits, and wormhole travel gone horribly wrong. lillianwolfe.online abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram: a_book_and_its_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Thr...

Bill Brown discusses and reads from The Mansion (Lobos Coast Media, 2025), a haunted house yarn in which a team of scientists sets out to prove the existence of ghosts and find something far more terrifying in the abandoned 18 th century mansion.   billbrownnovels.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram: a_book_and_its_author Facebook: abookanditsauthor Thr...

Laura Newman discusses and reads from The Darling Of The Black Rock Desert (Delphinium Books, 2025), a collection of three novellas of the West, which explores how diverse characters forge connections, in ways that are by turn funny and tragic, informed by grief and hope. lauranewmanauthor.com abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram: a_book_and_its_author Faceb...

Alix Christie discusses and reads from her novel, The Shining Mountains (High Road Books, 2023), which begins in the Rocky Mountain west of the 1830s and tells the story of a Scottish fur trader and the Nez Perce woman he loves, set against a backdrop of sweeping landscapes and seismic colonial upheaval. https://alixchristie.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social I...

John Jacob Dawson discusses and reads from his debut novel, Past Crimes (John Jacob Dawson, 2024), which uses the development of time travel as a means of examining the ramifications of trauma, grief, and obsession, and how the pursuit of justice can shape people, for good or bad. https://linktr.ee/jjdauthor abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram: a_book_and_i...

Esra Mirze Santesso discusses and reads from Muslim Comics And Warscape Witnessing (The Ohio University Press, 2023), which looks at the growing body of Muslim graphic narratives, and how these comics have become an increasingly potent means of visualizing a variety of Muslim perspectives and experiences. Plus music by The Discipline. https://thediscipline.bandcamp.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com...

Raymond Benson discusses and reads from The Mad, Mad Murders Of Marigold Way (Beaufort Books, 2022), a comic mystery in the vein of the Coen Brothers thrillers, set in the strange setting of the American suburbs, in the even stranger period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus music by Raymond Benson. https://raymondbenson.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram...

Alicia Barber discusses and reads from Reno's Big Gamble: Image And Reputation In The Biggest Little City (University Press Of Kansas, 2008), which explores the history of this Northern Nevada city, and the unique push-and-pull between urban identity, civic pride, nonconformist reputation, and economic growth. https://aliciambarber.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.s...

Suzanne Morgan Williams discusses and reads from her YA/middle grade novel, Bull Rider (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2009), in which fourteen-year-old Cam O'Mara must face the fears of riding bulls and having to reforge a relationship with his war-wounded older brother. https://suzannemorganwilliams.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Instagram: a_book_and_its_a...

Eric Drooker discusses his graphic novel Naked City (Dark Horse Books, 2024), which follows a painted, a musician, and a dancer, as they ponder – and experience! – what it means to be an artist in the big city, and in the 21 st century. https://www.drooker.com/ abookanditsauthor@gmail.com Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Twitter: @it_author Instagram: a_book_and_its_author Facebook: abookand...