Authors on the Air

“Based on her family history, exploring the inherited trauma and pain wrought by white supremacy, and the power of a community coming together to fight for change, told in alternating timelines: in 1929 a Black man and his family in Birmingham encounter racially-motivated violence, and in 2019, a young Black reporter investigates the unsolved murder of her great grandfather in Birmingham almost a...

Presented by Authors on the Air and BOLO books.  From the diabolical imagination of Edgar Award–winning novelist, playwright, and story-songwriter Rupert Holmes comes a devilish thriller with a killer concept: The McMasters Conservatory for the Applied Arts, a luxurious, clandestine college dedicated to the fine art of murder where earnest students study how best to “delete” their most deserv...

Paul Levine is the Amazon Number One Bestselling Author of the "Jake Lassiter" and "Solomon vs. Lord" series. NEW: EARLY GRAVE launches to widespread acclaim. "Levine scores with this complex and witty legal thriller. This winner works even for those new to the series." https://paul-levine.com/ #authorsontheair #authorinterview #paullevine #jakelassiter #earlygrave

Deborah Blake is the award-winning author of the Baba Yaga and Broken Rider paranormal romance series and the Veiled Magic urban fantasies from Berkley. Deborah has also written  A Year and a Day of Everyday Witchcraft, The Goddess is in the Details , Everyday Witchcraft and numerous other books from Llewellyn, along with a popular tarot deck. She has published articles in Llewellyn annuals,...

Bestselling author M.L. Buchman started the first of over 70 novels and 100 short stories (along with an ever-growing pile of audiobooks narrated by the author).  His true loves are military romantic suspense and political technothrillers; with contemporary romance, fantasy, and SF all vying for third place.  His current aviation thriller is the Miranda Chase series, for which he created...

USA Today Best Selling author Scarlett St. Clair is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and the author of the HADES X PERSEPHONE SAGA, the HADES SAGA, KING OF BATTLE & BLOOD, and WHEN STARS COME OUT. She has a Master's degree in Library Science and Information Studies and a Bachelors in English Writing. She is obsessed with Greek Mythology, murder mysteries, and the afterlife.   https://www....

.T. Ellison is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 25 novels, and the EMMY® award winning co-host of the literary TV show A WORD ON WORDS . She also writes urban fantasy under the pen name Joss Walker . With millions of books in print, her work has won critical acclaim and prestigious awards. Her titles have been optioned for television and published in twenty-eight co...

Jacqueline Winspear is the creator of the New York Times and National Bestselling series featuring psychologist and investigator, Maisie Dobbs. Her first novel – Maisie Dobbs – received numerous awards nominations, including the Edgar Award for Best Novel and the Agatha Award for Best First Novel. It was a New York Times Notable Book and a Publisher’s Weekly Top Ten Pick.“ #bouchercon #authorinter...

Jacqueline Winspear is the creator of the New York Times and National Bestselling series featuring psychologist and investigator, Maisie Dobbs. Her first novel – Maisie Dobbs – received numerous awards nominations, including the Edgar Award for Best Novel and the Agatha Award for Best First Novel. It was a New York Times Notable Book and a Publisher’s Weekly Top Ten Pick.“ About the book: The Whit...

Douglas Preston is the author of thirty-six books, both fiction and nonfiction, twenty-nine of which have been New York Times bestsellers, with several reaching the number 1 position. Lincoln Child is the co-author, with Douglas Preston, of RELIC, which was chosen by an NPR poll as among the 100 greatest thrillers ever written. He has also published seven thrillers of his own, most recently the Je...

Satish Kumar, peace-pilgrim, life-long activist, and former monk, has been inspiring global change for over 50 years. Aged 9, Satish renounced the world and became a wandering Jain monk. Then in his 20s, he undertook a pilgrimage for peace, walking for two years without money from India to America for the cause of nuclear disarmament. Now in his 80s, Satish has devoted his life to campaigning for...

Benjamin Stevenson is an award-winning stand-up comedian and author. His first novel, Greenlight, was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction, and his second novel, Either Side of Midnight, was shortlisted for the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Original Paperback. Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club in this  fiendishly...

THE LIGHT PIRATE: Told in four parts—power, water, light, and time--The Light Pirate mirrors the rhythms of the elements and the sometimes quick, sometimes slow dissolution of the world as we know it. It is a meditation on the changes we would rather not see, the future we would rather not greet, and a call back to the beauty and violence of an untamable wilderness. "Brooks-Dalton has a different...

A llen Eskens is the bestselling author of The Life We Bury , The Guise of Another , The Heavens May Fall , The Deep Dark Descending , The Shadows We Hide , Nothing More Dangerous , The Stolen Hours , and Forsaken Country . He is the recipient of the Barry Award, Minnesota Book Award, Rosebud Award (Left Coast Crime), and Silver Falchion Award and has been a finalist for the Edgar® Award, Thriller...

Rich Zahradnik is the author of the thriller THE BONE RECORDS and the four critically acclaimed Coleridge Taylor mysteries, including Lights Out Summer, winner of the Shamus Award from the Private Eye Writers of America. His book, THE BONE RECORDS teases: What would you do if you found a bone record—a black-market Soviet recording made on an X-ray? What if you found it at the site of your father’s...

Authors Cheryl Head and Tracy Clark spoke to each other about the challenges of beginning a new series (HIDE) and developing new characters.  Enjoy this fascinating discussion  between two rising stars in the book world. Find out more about Cheryl at https://www.cherylhead.com/ and more about Tracy at https://tracyclarkbooks.com/ .  Listen to all of the Authors on the Air Global Rad...

Edward Zuckerman began his career as a journalist, writing about zombies, killer bees, and many other subjects for Rolling Stone, Spy, the New Yorker, Harper's, Esquire, and other magazines. He wrote two well-reviewed nonfiction books, "The Day After World War III" and "Small Fortunes," and then moved into writing for television dramas, including "Law & Order" (50+ episodes), "Blue Bloods," an...

Retirement Secrets of Mexico is written in an easy-to-read manner by an international bestselling author and Mexican resident of 16 years, RUSSELL BLAKE. It reveals seven of the best kept secret locations for expat living on virtually any budget, and comprehensively describes everything you've ever wondered about relocating but were afraid to ask. With sections covering health care, safety, cultur...

Two fiction writing attorneys (IRL) discuss cyber crimes and personal security in their books and IRL! James is the winner of the Harper Lee Prize and the New York Times bestselling author of 30 novels of suspense, including the popular series featuring Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck. His novels are enjoyed worldwide in 28 languages. "Code 6" is his latest novel, a thriller set in th...

Maddie Dawson is the bestselling author of women's and bookclub fiction. She is known for whimsical, unforgettable characters, touches of magic, and her knack of combining heartfelt moments with laugh-out-loud humor. Her new release, SNAP OUT OF IT, is her 10th novel. Kerry Anne King, who also writes as Kerry Schafer, is the bestselling author of 13 novels. #snapoutofit #maddiedawson #lakeunionboo...

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Called a hard-boiled poet by NPR’s Maureen Corrigan and the noir poet laureate in the Huffington Post, Reed Farrel Coleman is the New York Times-bestselling author of thirty-one novels—including six in Robert B. Parker’s Jesse Stone series—short stories, poetry, and essays. In addition to his acclaimed series characters, Moe Prager and Gus Murphy, he has written the stand-alone novel Gun Church an...

Award winning author Matt Coyle speaks to readers Ruthie Scollan and Dan Williams about his ninth book in the Rick Cahill series.  Matt took questions from Ruthie and Dan about his character's medical condition and how he does research for each book.  Learn more about Matt here https://mattcoylebooks.com/ . #mattcoyle #doomedlegacy #rickcahillseries #suspensenovels #authorsontheair #auth...

Wanda M. Morris is the acclaimed author of All Her Little Secrets, which has been praised by Karin Slaughter as “brilliantly nuanced” .and reviewed by The Boston Globe, LA Times, New York Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Seattle Times, and South Florida Sun Sentinel . All Her Little Secrets won the 2022 Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery Novel and 2022 Georgia Author of the Year for Best First...

Kerry Anne King (who also writes as Kerry Schafer) is a Washington Post and Amazon charts bestselling author who writes compelling and transformational stories about family and personal growth with elements of mystery, humor, and an undercurrent of romance. Often, you’ll also find a touch of magic. When not absorbed in her creative pursuits, you’ll find Kerry hanging out with her Viking and an ass...